Category: THINGS I LOVE
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“THIS COUNTRY” (BBC)
I doubt I’m the only person raised in a former mining town wondering “how did they get it so right!?” “Kurtan” is the average Hucknall 20-something, or at least was back in the 90s. The hair (which I had a worse version of), the outfits, the backwater mindset – it’s uncanny. Such a good show about the UK’s hopeless…
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“THE LAST DANCE” (Netflix)
If this isn’t the ultimate nostalgia TV I don’t know what is?! I played basketball in junior school and loved it. I was pretty good too (for a chubby white kid), so was disappointed to find out that my high school didn’t have a team. Nonetheless, during those formative years “The Bulls” turned basketball into…
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CHEAP IMITATIONS THAT ARE (ALMOST) AS GOOD AS THE REAL THING
I was first introduced to Yankee Candle when I was about 20. On my first trip to the US my American girlfriend dragged me into a candle store with a jingoistic patriotic name and “US customer service” (which I hated). On the flip side the store was very well upholstered, more like an upmarket perfume…
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Little things make big differences
I like my house to smell AMAZING! Looking good is a non-negotiable, tidy is essential but smelling heavenly is the icing on the cake. To that end I highly recommend these “Hotel Collection” reed diffusers from Aldi. They look both stylish and prominent due to their extra-large size. Allegedly they last 5-6 months and the…
Dr Martin James 