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Earlier this week Public Health Minister Anne Milton urged doctors to stop mincing their words and tell overweight patients the hard truth – that they are FAT! So how would you feel if your GP told you in no uncertain terms you are FAT.. would it shock you into asking for a diet that works or would you up and leave! I think if we are honest with ourselves we know when things are not as they should be in the ‘weight’ department… let’s face it with the media thrusting size zero down our throats it’s hard to feel ok about your body … Read More »
DRUM ROLL PLEASE ..******************************* WE HAVE A WINNER All the names of the peeps who answered the question correctly went into a hat… we put a blindfold on marigold, strapped her to a unicycle and spun her around, she then reached in to said hat…and pulled out AMY MARKS.. Well done Amy and we hope you have the most amazing time at the event xxxxxxxxxxxxxx answer was: “Vintage is the brainchild of designers Gerardine Hemingway MBE and Wayne Hemingway MBE of Red or Dead fame in partnership with Lord March, mastermind behind the internationally acclaimed Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival.”
Marigold and I have been in touch with the fab people at Goodwood and we have come up with a competition… the prize is TWO CAMPING AND ENTRANCE TICKETS to this amazing weekend event. So pack up your tent, jump in your morris traveler with your vintage outfits on and scoot along with tickets in hand to the glorious camping site at Goodwood, Nr Chichester, West Sussex. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION ‘WHICH STYLE GURURS AND LORD CREATED VINTAGE AT GOODWOOD? ( check on the Goodwood site for a little help http://www.vintageatgoodwood.com/home.aspx EMAIL YOUR ANSWER TO contact@hangupsandhandbags.com and RT details cupcakefancy onTwitter, first one … Read More »
‘Too much of a good thing can be wonderful’ said Mae West. Clever girl. I thought the same when driving home from Chichester Festival Theatre a couple of nights ago. The story goes something like this. Last year I was taken to the aforementioned theatre and posted a review on this very blogspot. So I couldn’t believe my luck when I received two invitations to the same theatre in the last month. So there I was, sitting on the back seat of my friends’ car, eager with as much anticipation as a schoolgirl newly set free from a remote boarding school on her way to the … Read More »
Lynda Bellingham, Lost and Found, My Story. “ everyone has a story to tell. I realise how fortunate I am to be able to publish. I hope that people can identify with many of the things that have happened to me and I want everyone to know there is always hope at the end of the tunnel. “ Has Lynda Bellingham had an easy life…sadly in parts no she hasn’t…. but she has made the most of everything thrown at her. She can be seen as one of the much loved panellists on Loose Women, she was on last years popular … Read More »
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SHE HAS DONE FILMS, TV DRAMA AND SITCOM, ADS AND NOW HER BOOK LOST AND FOUND, her story. Lynda Bellingham, the OXO mum, Helen in All Creatures Great and Small, tough nut crook in the Bill, getting naked in the West End ‘Calendar Girls’ and so much more. We are so pleased to have caught up with her, here are her Q&As interview. Book review on it’s way…. Cupcake do you twitter? No I do not twitter. I hate all that. People should get out and meet each other face to face. It makes me uncomfortable that our society values as depicted through the … Read More »
HERE IS ANOTHER LITTLE GEM FROM SPOONFEDSUPPERS.COM…. WE ARE LOVING THIS BEAUTY Pronto Prawn Paella Repeat after me: “La comida estuvo deliciosa” Ah shucks. You are making me blush! Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 1 red pepper, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 150g / 5 ¼ oz / ¾ cup paella rice Pinch saffron 1 tsp paprika 400ml / 14 fl.oz / 1 ¾ cup vegetable stock (a vegetable stock / bouillon cube crumbled into 400ml of boiling water) 215g / 7 ¾ oz / 1 cup king prawns, cooked and peeled 100g / 3 … Read More »
OMG I can’t believe it at last KAI is here in the UK…. for those who have not found the infinite pleasure of KAI products, it is simply the most beautiful perfume in the world. I was given a tiny perfume oil by a friend coming back from the States, she was telling me about all the celebs the other side of the pond who use the perfume, it is truly divine and totally unforgettable, (OH loves it!) try as I might I could not find a stockist in the UK…rest of the world yes, but not good old blighty! As you can imagaine Marigold and … Read More »
Q&A Interview with David Essex who is currently appearing in ‘All the Fun of the Fair’ on at the Garrick Theatre until September. You will come out tapping your toes.. full details below Cupcake do you twitter? David no – but I sing a lot Cupcake I love black and white movies. Do you have a favourite genre of film, maybe horror or Film Noir, comedy or documentary? David I prefer the Theatre Cupcake What was the last thing you read? David These question Cupcake What’s your favourite comedy TV programme, present or past? David Only Fools and Horses … Read More »
Marigold got me thinking yesterday with her zero lost and found list… plus I had been talking about being stuck on a desert island with no phone or computer, that would be the most tragic thing for a start! but then I was wondering what could I never go without…. TEN THINGS (bit like desert island disc’s only we get ten) There are a million very talented beauty bloggers out there so I will steer clear of details of why I would need/want some of the bits in my list and I don’t want to show myself up. here goes: 1 Braun elec … Read More »
This week I’m celebrating (is that the right word?) a ‘zero’ birthday. Another decade passed, and very much a time for reflection. I’ve been thinking of all the things I’ve learnt, lost and gained over those 10 years, some silly, some scary, some sentimental. So here goes! LOST A much loved father and sister, a schoolfriend who was far too young, a quite frightening amount of skin tone, my womb, a favourite pair of earrings (and I’m obsessionally tidy), opportunities, a bit of weight here and there, half an inch in height, lots of ridiculous hang ups about nothing important (hurrah), money, silly money on silly clothes (why did I do … Read More »
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How about this for an amazing idea, everyday you get an email with fantastic idea’s for supper that evening, one day a week you get the shopping list… I am in love with Candy from Spoonfedsuppers.com it has to be the most useful and wonderful sight ever! check it out. today: Meat Free Mondays: Summer Couscous with Halloumi www.Spoonfedsuppers.com. A lazy supper for a lazy summer’s day! Ingredients: 100g / 3 ½ oz / ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 small aubergine, sliced and then quartered 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and roughly diced 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges 1 … Read More »
Tennis. (What else would this be about?) Love or hate the game, aren’t you going to miss the style and elegance of those tennis players after today’s men’s finals? Not to mention the pleasure of the one time you can genuinely say men look really good in shorts, even when they are wearing socks! Marigold xx
After what seems like an age, I’m back on line, back on blog and feel like I’ve re-joined the world. How can a major computer glitch have such an impact on your life? It’s maddening, but I can’t tell you the feeling of relief and re-control I now have. I’ve been in this internet and information desert and at last I’ve found my oasis. Firstly, big thank you’s on their way to Cupcake for holding the fort and love all her blogs. Wow, does she find out some stuff! And yes, we had an amazing time yesterday. It was one of those days when everything just flows, with … Read More »
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Today Marigold and I met up with friends in the most stunning garden EVER, it was a beautiful sunny day with just the right amount of breeze. We talked about families, the government, theatre, HRT, designers, the pill, newspapers, food, TV programmes, wine, fashion, books, writers, sunglasses and then films, I will not cover every comment made, you may well fall asleep… but you know the saying.. ‘you really just had to be there’ well you did. There were no moans and groans, no stress or anger, no noise or pollution, just good honest and wholesome giggles, laughter and love… how often do … Read More »
