Category: Wonderings
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Conversations with Conservatives
Gillian, my MP, is used to me. This year, I’ve emailed her at least once a month. Sometimes, it’s once a week. I think I did three in so many days at one point. She’s a Conservative MP. She does not get the best side of me, I’m afraid. She chose to be a representative…
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Ballet
I started dancing as a sturdy little thing with an intolerance for baby ballet. I’d been imagining arabesques; I got skipping with scarves. I didn’t like children even when I was one. But I stayed with ballet for over a decade. I’ve loved it and hated it, but it’s in me. A couple of years…
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My coven
There are some amazing women in my life. They are doing things they didn’t think they could, making the world better and investing in themselves. Wow. Can I just? Wow. OK, so Becca has been asked to judge the D&AD entries for Graphic Design, which is MENTAL. I’ve been to D&AD several times and I…
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Face fashion
Masks. Are. Cool. From 24 July, we’ll all be wearing them in shops. All the silly British reluctance to do something a bit funny will be moot. You could have been wearing them all along, getting used to it and building up a facial wardrobe – but no. You had to sniff and mutter about…
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Sartorial power
Since lockdown, one of my best things has been two special women: Chloe, who is a long-time copybuddy, and Becca, who I’ve got close to since the world turned upside down. We are three very different women, but have so much in common and seem perfectly harmonised for a supportive circle. Triangle, I suppose. I…
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