Menna Van Praag's Blog, page 16

August 28, 2014

Chocolates yesterday, tomatoes today. I have an enormous ...

Chocolates yesterday, tomatoes today. I have an enormous bowl of these on my desk & gobble them up as I write. Every hour, on the hour, I allow myself two delicious chocolates. Thus a happy, productive writing day passes…


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Published on August 28, 2014 14:01

The most deliciiiious chocolates in England! @Melt Chocol...

The most deliciiiious chocolates in England! @Melt Chocolates in London – & I do believe I’ve tried them all ;)


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Published on August 28, 2014 13:59

August 25, 2014

Fabric deer in Liberty’s, London – beautiful!!

Fabric deer in Liberty’s, London – beautiful!!


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August 24, 2014

17 years ago we met in a restaurant – I was a waitress, h...

17 years ago we met in a restaurant – I was a waitress, he was a chef – I didn’t speak Portuguese, he didn’t speak English. 9 months later we got married ;)


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Published on August 24, 2014 13:35

August 19, 2014

Seen as I walked out of a pub loo: “this is just a cupboa...

Seen as I walked out of a pub loo: “this is just a cupboard – not Narnia!” As a kid I hoped every closet was the gateway to Narnia – okay, so I still do ;)


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Published on August 19, 2014 11:15

August 17, 2014

Wedding weekend – many congrats to our friends MJ & Ivan,...

Wedding weekend – many congrats to our friends MJ & Ivan, what a beautiful day :) After that glamour we spent today cleaning the flat – discovered far too much dust! Hope you all had a lovely weekend!


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Published on August 17, 2014 12:13

August 13, 2014

Happy Writing Day! Had a glorious few weeks writing a new...

Happy Writing Day! Had a glorious few weeks writing a new novella – so much fun! Just finished!


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Published on August 13, 2014 14:06

August 10, 2014

I booked our tickets to Costa Rica yesterday! Then I saw ...

I booked our tickets to Costa Rica yesterday! Then I saw this flashback photo from nearly 3 years ago – can’t believe it! In Jan we’ll be going on another glorious Costa Rican Adventure @TransformationMadeEasy – so, SO excited!!


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Published on August 10, 2014 14:03

August 7, 2014

Macaroons – one of my very favourite things! Yauatcha, Lo...

Macaroons – one of my very favourite things! Yauatcha, London does some of the best of all :)


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Published on August 07, 2014 13:33

August 6, 2014

One space left on my writing workshop on Aug 16th! 4-5pm ...

One space left on my writing workshop on Aug 16th! 4-5pm UK time, £30, 3 edited pgs, lots of inspiration & fun! Let me know asap if you’d like to grab it!


pic: HOPE & The Little Warthog selling side-by-side in one of my fav Cambridge bookshops: G Davids on St Edward’s Passage.


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Published on August 06, 2014 14:05