Lucy AitkenRead's Blog, page 20
September 18, 2014
5 things you need to enjoy the outdoors
1 A jar of peanut butter *sings* Just a spoonful of peanut butter makes the hiking go down! This is my must-take to ay sort of activity outside. We always have a stash of PB in our bag be it … Continue reading →
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September 14, 2014
I’m not telling you how to vote, but…
It is voting season here in NZ. All the campaigns kicked off a couple of weeks ago and within days the rash of National (the right wing party currently running/ wrecking the country) billboards had been edited. One close to … Continue reading →
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September 13, 2014
I’ve got a new writing gig and it’s pretty unlikely…
If I were to imagine the last place I’d ever be found writing a column it would be a toss up between the UKIP weekly newsletter and Cosmo. Well. Never say never. Introducing my first column, DIY All Natural Mascara … Continue reading →
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September 9, 2014
Kids at school? Protect their rights and nurture their curiosity
It is Back To School week. The week that, for a third of my life, filled me with the uneasy combination of dread and excitement. Dread because I hated almost every single element of school, excitement because I usually had … Continue reading →
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Why Canvas Prints Are Absolutely Amazing
In the name of stylish, thrifty living I present this guest post on Canvas Prints-see more on my disclosure about that. . What do you reckon? You have a cracker on your walls? I have one of Ramona and I … Continue reading →
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September 2, 2014
Let’s talk about sex, baby
I was sitting in the bath this week discussing gender reassignment surgery with my almost four year old daughter, Ramona. Crikey. What brought us to this point? Is it this scourge of liberal parenting sweeping the nations that will eventually turn … Continue reading →
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September 1, 2014
Animals – good for empathy (and eating)
There has been an aura of death around the farm this week. One of our cows, Shine, was shot and butchered. It was why he was raised, he was fulfilling his life’s purpose etc, but I still felt a bit … Continue reading →
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August 26, 2014
Wilting rainbows and 20 other reasons to play in the wild
My friend used to be a teacher in South London and he came back from a school trip to a farm that made us all fall about with laughter and gnash our teeth with worry in equal measure. They were all sitting … Continue reading →
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August 25, 2014
Through the wardrobe…
One of the hardest things we found buying/ foraging for in our recycled home in London was wardrobes. Blimey, what a mission. We literally had to wait a year before we found something that would tuck right into those nooks … Continue reading →
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August 18, 2014
Give a child a knife and you’ll empower them for a lifetime
I’m taking a little break from being the internet’s favourite filthy hippy to write a little something about one of my other favourite topics: children and knives! Well, more widely, about how capable kids are and how it is up … Continue reading →
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