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November Plans

November Plans

November is that month where it becomes acceptable to turn on the heating, to start planning for Christmas and to enjoy the cold weather. Novembro é aquele mês em que se torna aceitável ligar o aquecimento, começar a planear o Natal e gozar o tempo frio. Family My cousins and I are planning on a trip to Henley on Thames to explore the village and have a pub lunch this month. We did a similar thing last year and it was so much fun! A bit of an early Christmas celebration before my cousins T&MN go off on their honeymoon…

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October favourites

October favourites

October has been such a fun month, full of good discoveries and fun moments! Here is a summary of what stood out for me. Outubro tem sido um mês bem divertido, cheio de boas descobertas e momentos divertidos! Aqui fica um resumo do que se destacou para mim. Family My two London based cousins (M & T) and I met up for dinner near the middle of the month. It was so much fun to have a girlie dinner with them, just chatting about exciting things we have going on in our lives. Not that it needed reminding, of course,…

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Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt

Hi guys! Hope you’re all well and having a good week so far. Today I’m telling you a bit about the new Amazon Originals series, Good Girls Revolt.  Olá a todos! Espero que estejam bem e a ter uma boa semana. Hoje falo-vos um pouco sobre a nova série da Amazon Originals, Good Girls Revolt. The series is based on Lynn Povich’s book of the same name that tells of how, in the 1960s/70s, Newsweek’s female workers sued the magazine for the right to be fully fledged reporters. A série é baseada no livro do mesmo nome de Lynn Povich,…

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A very special Afternoon Tea

A very special Afternoon Tea

Last Sunday afternoon I headed to Liberty London for a very special event with two of my favourite bloggers, Anna and Lily. The girls were hosting an Afternoon Tea in the Heritage Room of the famous London store, in aid of Look Good Feel Better UK. No domingo passado dirigi-me à Liberty para um evento muito especial com duas das minhas bloggers preferidas, Anna e Lily. Elas organizaram um chá no Heritage Room da famosa loja londrina, a reverter para a Look Good Feel Better UK. This is a great charity that helps women and teenage girls struggling with the…

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No197 Chiswick Fire Station

No197 Chiswick Fire Station

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well, and excited for the coming weekend. I know I am! Today I’ll be sharing a place I found recently that is great for a weekend brunch. Bom dia a todos! Espero que estejam bem e ansiosos pelo fim-de-semana. Eu estou! Hoje partilho convosco um sítio que encontrei há pouco tempo que é óptimo para um brunch de fim-de-semana. I found a post on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago about the new restaurant in Chiswick, No 197 Chiswick Fire Station. I decided to try it as soon as I saw the beautiful interiors:…

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