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Boost Your HOME IMPROVEMENT With These Tips
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Designer, Mindy Lavender

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Most of the time, when the crew makes a discovery in the course of the demolition, the information is not good. Defective wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just some less-than-ideal surprises. Nonetheless, the rehabilitation of this Thirties Georgian in Lengthy Seashore, California, unearthed a contented shock: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase.

“The speakeasy dates again to Prohibition instances,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even authentic liquor labels from the Thirties on the partitions, together with handwritten notes scribed from previous visitors.”

Everybody was on board preserving the sudden discover,

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All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’
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All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’

All the time Had ‘Open Ears for Folks in Want’

King Charles III, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

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King Charles III’s first cousin, Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, has died. He was 89.

On Thursday, the Home of Baden introduced that Margrave Maximilian Andreas Markgraf von Baden, who glided by Max, died at Salem Citadel in Germany. Max’s mom was Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the elder sister of Prince Philip, making him first cousins ​​with King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.

“Since 1963, Max Margrave of Baden was head of the home on the head

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5 fab things to do with kids at King’s Cross London
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5 fab things to do with kids at King’s Cross London

June 23, 2023

Do you ever find yourself shimmying to work at high speed with your eyes closed?

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Me too!

*Not literally, obviously!

But, you know… not really looking up and taking things in. That’s been me. For years I’ve been scuttling through King’s Cross station without a pause. And then one day, I discovered a whole heap of things to do with kids. I kick myself now for such a big miss. *And made up for it by doing a grown ups tour of the place which may or may not have involved a lot of food

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#DreamTeam linky – 28th May 2023
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#DreamTeam linky – 28th May 2023

May 28, 2023

Hi everyone, we are back with another round of the #DreamTeam linky! A fab place to share your writing, read what others have been up to, and share a bit of blog love! Come join us…

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I’m really excited to show you our picture book WILD translated into Spanish! It feels very surreal to know that children and grown ups over in Spain will be able to see this on the bookshelves. It’s a bit of a pinch me moment 🙂 *someone pass the cake!

Annette Demetriou

Thank you to everyone who is joining in with

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