How heatwave Britain finally learned to turn on the style for summer

Source: Guardian Unlimited

For all but the most resolutely miserable residents of our green and – now very – pleasant land, the mercury rising to such dizzy heights makes everything seem so much easier, so much more … possible. Waking each morning filled with the natu ...
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Sing it, be it: a brown paper package tied up with string

Source: Edmonton Journal

On the opening night of The Sound of Music , in fine yodel at the Citadel, the usual audience soundscape of rattling Ricola wrappers and bronchial tubes was supplanted by something else: people surreptitiously singi ...
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How I Met the Queen: Sandra Dobler, 5, slips through security cordon

Source: Toronto Star

"It was very overwhelming," recalls Sandra Dobler. Charles Mitchell/The Canadian Press Sandra Dobler admits she was afraid of the police when her mother was pushing her to slip under the silk rope and up the red carpet to talk ...
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European-style fountain celebrates Frankenmuth's 50-year partnership with German sister city Gunzenhausen

Source: MLive.com

FRANKENMUTH, MI — After two years of work and some last minute tweaking, the gentle sound of flowing water filled the Gunzenhausen Platz in Frankenmuth. On Wednesday morning, Frankenmuth Downtown Development Director Sheila S ...
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Fathom: A Vintage Addict Ransacks San Francisco

Source: The Huffington Post

How's this for mixing business with pleasure: FATHOM contributor Joanna Williams scours the globe in search of one-of-a-kind finds for Kneeland Co. , an LA-based studio archive of vintage prints, textiles, garme ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post  More like this  3 days ago, 6:10am CDT

Letter: Mom's three-day visit a Crailsheim highlight

Source: Worthington Daily Globe

Greetings from the beautiful city of Crailsheim! I say beautiful because in the last few weeks the spring weather has enriched us with beautiful flowers everywhere. The last time I wrote, it was a week before Easter. For East ...
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Bayerisches Modeschnäppchen

Source: MyShoppingBag

Als Münchnerin in Hamburg muss ich ja hin und wieder mal der Heimatliebe fröhnen. Das geht selbstverständlich auch modetechnisch (und nein, damit meine ich jetzt nicht, dass ich mich hier im Dirndl ins Café setze). ...
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Abigail's Party, Wyndham's - review

Source: This Is London

Bring out the cheesy pineapple sticks! Lindsay Posner’s whip-sharp production of Mike Leigh’s modern classic, originally seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory, reacquaints us with the suburban drinks party from hell and has ...
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