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Natural Anti Mosquito Protection

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Along with the summer sun comes the nasty bugs that bite. Most popular and effective insect repellent sprays contain terribly toxic chemicals and smell awful, enough to repulse even the most ardent admirer as well as the intended pests. Thank heavens then for Mrs White’s Unstung Hero™; an all natural anti-mosquito repellent with a revolutionary formula which combines a fragrant, fresh Eau de Cologne and an ingredient that renders you 'invisible' to mosquitoes, ticks, black fly, wasps and bees. The Eau de Cologne's uplifting lemon tea fragrance is suitable for men and women, with subtle notes of tea infused with fresh citrus. In fact you can wear it as a fragrance without anyone knowing you are wearing anti-mosquito protection and you will be complimented on your cologne! So you smell wonderful, but not quite good enough to eat! The 250 ml bottle means there is ample cologne to spritz on bedding and pillows as well as yourself and your clothes, and being non-oi

House on Peckham Rye

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Our House in the Tmes Magazine 20th March 2010

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Happy Easter

High Time We Brought Back High Teas

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Memories of my childhood growing up in Dulwich are filled with sunny bank holidays and sandwiches. Easter Mondays would be spent running around with my cousins in my Great Grandmother’s garden in Woodwarde Road before tucking into a delicious and elaborate ‘high tea’. Whilst afternoon teas have become popular again, ‘high teas’ as a tradition are almost lost. Taken later than tea, between 5 and 6 pm, high tea would be a mixture of savoury and sweet items and we children loved it as it was an opportunity for us to exercise some autonomy over what we ate. Plates would be piled high with crumpets, buttered bread (crusts on and crusts off), cold meats, sliced cheeses, salmon - on special occasions - and salad. We would assemble our own sandwiches with glee. As a family tradition the high tea is ripe for a relaunch, which I am fully supporting, it is the perfect, relaxed way to entertain friends without hours of preparation and minimal waste. Ideal for us hectic hosts! Each tea was rou