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Nordgreen Infinity Watch Review for Discerning Purchasers
Monday, 02 December 2019
by Hilda
Review of Nordgreen Infinity Watch I used to wear a watch. In fact, Graham gave me a watch 38 years ago on our first Christmas as boyfriend and girlfriend. My friends teased me that this was a sure sign that he would propose. He did: two months later, on St Valentine’s Day! I still have
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Gift Guide Part 2 – the ‘Smelly Stuff’
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
by Hilda
My most memorable gift when I was teenager was perfume. Who remembers ‘Charlie’, a floral fragrance with sandalwood and musk produced by Revlon? The perfume epitomised the modern girl and I considered myself one of those. The TV and print advertisements with Shelley Hack (later of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ fame) in her jumpsuit was the girl
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Gift Guide for Christmas or Anytime
Monday, 03 December 2018
by Hilda
Buying the right gift can be a nightmare for some people. If the man in your life needs some help, get him to read this. BEAUTY I have been very privileged to try many different beauty treatments and products this year. I only wrote about those that suited my skin or improved it in
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Valentine’s Day…what we do for love!
Thursday, 09 February 2017
by Hilda
History lesson. Where did Valentine’s Day originate? Who was this St. Valentine fellow? Seemingly, Emperor Claudius made it illegal for young Roman men to marry, because he felt that single men made better soldiers. But a priest named Valentine continued to secretly marry young lovers. Of course, he was found out and sentenced to death.
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