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‘Tis the season

No, not Christmas. I wouldn’t mention that to you in August, I wouldn’t be that cruel. Besides, AlaraApothecary: we worship God, not mammon 🙂 No, it’s the season for the interior design shows in London, and for the first time in aeons, I might not attend due to work pressures. Quelle horreur! Is Decorex even […]

O give me a home

  I’m sorry I dropped out of circulation for a while there. I was moving home: yes, that nice, restful exercise. Just the thing to bring my stress levels down. I returned from Jersey on a Thursday and had to find a new home, arrange movers and packers, and move by the next week’s Saturday. […]

The sublime to the ridiculous

Back in sunny London – hurrah and huzzah! I have had a million things to sort out, hence my absence from the blogosphere, but I’m Baaaack. I am appalled at the way people have been taking liberties while I’ve been distracted. Rich people have been indulging their usual taste-deficient ways, they really need to be […]

Samuel Johnson? Pah!

  So here I am in Jersey once again – for the last time. Yippee! Now, you may be wondering what poor Jersey has done to deserve this, seeing that loads of people come here on holiday and have a lovely time. Dear Jersey, it’s not you, it’s me. When you speak with someone who […]

It’s true! Or is it?

It’s Monday and it’s my solemn mission to give my readers a headache. I’ve been musing about the content of this particular blog over the last few weeks. Being a pharmacist, I’m used to reading any number of spurious claims made by scientists in a bid to big up their research and attract funding– Cancer […]