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I have been reflecting on a lot of serious things that happened in this last year, but there is one thing that — most definitely — was not. Those of you who subscribe via feed readers or email don’t always see some of the stuff I do direct on the blog’s design, but over the past year, I decided to have a little fun with the logo. With each new holiday or season (or just whenever I felt like it), I changed things up to give my little duckling some personality.
Speaking of, did we ever decide on a name for this guy? I can’t even remember.
It was simple, and that’s part of the reason why I liked it so much. But it also meant I could do random things to it just for fun, like last December when I made him into Duckling Santa (which happens to be the same one that’s up on the site now):
December
In January, I gave him a party hat and confetti, but kept the snowflakes — even though it hardly ever snows here in Georgia, at least the site was festive!
January
Whenever there was a good opportunity, I kept the idea going. Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. I tried to take the “less is more” approach with most of them. ;)
February
March
Easter/April
(I know Easter was in March, but it was cute, so I kept it)
By the time my birthday and summer rolled around, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do regarding holidays, so I went with a more seasonal approach to last a few months (and not to mention, I spent a lot of that time outside and away from my computer anyway):
Summer
Football/Fall
And by December, we were right back to where I started!
It was kind of a silly exercise, but it was also a fun way to flex my creative muscles whenever I found myself hitting a design slump (it happens, and sometimes there’s not a lot you can do about it except push through!) and to see who noticed and left comments about it. A few of you really seemed to like it, so I think in 2017, I’m going to keep it going with some new ideas. They might get a little more obscure if I feel like having an inside joke or two, but I hope at the very least, it brought a few more smiles this year. Have a good one tonight, and I’ll see you all in the new year!
If you’ve been reading this blog for a few years, you’re probably aware of our holiday baking tradition. It always takes place in Mom’s kitchen, all of us doing various levels of helping decorate (sometimes ahem, only doing quality control) and bake the various cookie types. This has also included some rather incriminating photos of me…
With permission, I shared two of those recipes in the last couple of years — my Granny’s favorite, kolaches, and my own personal favorite, hard-boiled egg cookies.*
*The name isn’t the most appealing, but they are delicious. If you don’t want to try them, that’s just more for me!
But this year, as my sister Em and I were rolling out the dough, my mom started talking about one of her favorites: anise cookies. She had made a batch of dough and intended on baking them along with the rest of the cookies we were doing. And it reminded me of yet another funny holiday story that I haven’t shared with you guys yet.
If you’ve never heard of anise cookies, they contain an oil that tastes like black licorice, making them the absolute worst possible cookie flavor of all time. Not to mention, their name always makes me have to pronounce them a second time with friends (“No. anissss, with an ‘i’.” Yes, I know what that sounds like. And yes, they do at least figuratively taste like shit.”)
Growing up, I always hated them. Why the hell did someone invent a cookie that tastes like bad candy? Merry friggin’ Christmas, let’s leave Santa a “treat” that would make even the jolliest want to stomp on our presents. There’s just one little problem…
If we use cookie cutters, they look almost exactly identical to my favorite cookies. They bake and puff almost the same. And for years, as kids, we decorated every cookie that came out of the oven with the same icing and sprinkles.
You can see where this is going. Mom would bake the various cookies in small batches and all at once, and we would go apeshit with covering them all in sugar. So, naturally, I would smell that all-too-familiar smell of my my favorite cookies baking in the oven, grab one that’s sitting on the rack cooling, take a BIG bite, and then…
Ewwwww. The cookie would immediately come tumbling out of my mouth in a fury of crumbs and a WTH?!? look on my face. And to make Mom laugh even harder, she never actually meant to prank me; I would just be unlucky sometimes. You would think I could at least smell the anise ones to distinguish them if they looked too similar to know by sight, but with a kitchen full of cookie smell, it was still too confusing for my weak nose.
I’m not proud of the learning curve on this one. It took us years before I stopped gambling with my 50/50 odds of getting the right cookie. I did stop taking such big bites, though.
I find it pretty hilarious that I would forget to prevent this issue so easily by the next time Christmas came around again. Eventually, our solution was to bake a whole bunch of mine and not ice them (I actually hate icing, so it worked out great) and would leave the anise cookies in a simple round shape (sans cookie cutter). They still look a little confusing when they’re all in the same cookie tin, but it’s now accidental-prank-free.
Do you have any funny cookie memories? I hope you’re all having a wonderful holiday!
Perhaps that, and for many of my own reasons why (which I’ll cover in my 2016 recap and not this post), I expected myself to go all out on the holiday decorations. I’m stubborn (duh, hi, have we met?), so I wanted to end the year on a high note: a last, big flourish of Christmasy-ness. Lotsa glitter. Silver. Gold. White.
Classic. Complete. Done.
And instead, I did what felt like nothing. I did about 3% of the things I thought I was going to do.
I started out ambitious; I put my tree up the weekend of Thanksgiving. I bought it for myself last year and was really looking forward to getting home from my parents’ house and immediately starting the holiday season. It’s pre-lit and snaps together in only three pieces (which I LOVE — I can’t find the exact one online anymore, so here’s the affiliate link for one that’s similar). I plugged it in, stood in the glow of the white lights…
… and basically didn’t bother to throw on a single ornament for all of December.
At first, I thought the usual culprit — procrastination — was to blame. Every day that I walked by my tree, I told myself tomorrow, and kept doing other things. I sorted through all of my ornaments for the color scheme I wanted to go with. I bought four new ornaments that coordinated with the color scheme I planned to go with. And yet, tomorrow. I left it as-is.
It was blank (well, almost, since the lights were already attached) and comforting. I could walk by, let my eyes glaze over, and just appreciate my nearly-naked tree. I put a skirt on it because it seemed silly without one, but that was it.
I did the holiday thing at other people’s houses and came home to doing my own, quiet thing. It’s actually been really nice to feel a sense of slowness at a time of year where everything else seems so rushed. I’ve been spending time with family, new and old friends, and neglected to feel bad about not throwing glitter on a year that I am not even planning to be friends with as of January 1st.
In hindsight, I’m glad I did things this way; my 2016 tree reflects my feelings about 2016 pretty well.
How I felt about 2015:
How I feel about 2016:
Yep… seems about right.
So, it’s not going to be in anyone’s pretty Christmas roundup or get pinned a million times, and that’s perfectly alright. Instead, I’m going to spend the rest of the season getting myself ready to bring on a new year with lots more in store (for example, in case you missed my comments in the sneak peek last week, I have been working with a brand on my laundry room makeover project and that big reveal is coming in January).
Have you ever put up a Christmas tree, only to not decorate it? I know I can’t be the only one, but I’m curious how many of you did the same or similar!
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If you’ve followed this blog during the holidays in years past, you are probably well aware that my family makes a tradition out of Black Friday. Often, I use Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday to get the things I’ve been otherwise saving for the rest of the year, like a new TV or washer and dryer. This year, I don’t have a lot of big ticket items on my need-to-have list, so I thought it might be better this time around to give you guys a head’s up on the stuff worth scooping up (either for yourself or as a gift… to yourself).
Oh, and affiliate links are included here — all that means is that I make a few pennies/dollars when purchases are made from my recommendations (but like every post I did before I started using affiliates, I’d recommend these things regardless if that were true). My disclosure page goes into more boring detail about this, but let’s get to shopping!
I’ve been planning on doing several gift idea roundups this year, one of which includes gifts for runners. I’m not a strong runner, but I do run with lots of people who do marathons and I’ve learned quite a lot from them in addition to my own preferences. These Powerbeats Wireless In-Ear Headphones were/are going to be on that list, but they are a steal right now, so I’m jumping ahead of that later-planned list and telling you to scoop them up while the gettin’s good. I use these when I’m working on outdoor projects in the heat as well (they handle sweat like a champ). They have a long charge, a Bluetooth connection that automatically syncs with my phone when I turn them on (I love that I don’t have to go into Settings to connect), and they stay put, even if I’m getting jostled around on a backhoe. They come in several colors, but I have the bright yellow-green ones, which are really easy to find when I’m looking for them.
So, I don’t actually own either of these products, but I’ve been reading reviews like mad, and I think I’m going to buy one or both of these this weekend. A bunch of stores are selling these items for the same price, so you can either try to rush out and get one from the store or order online (though I recommend the one that comes to you).
I don’t have this one in my house, but I have helped install a Nest thermostat before, and they are really easy! I love that they sync to your phone and other devices (including Alexa, which is what the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot connect to above as well, so that makes for a pretty smart home system). The Nest indoor security camera is on sale as well, which I’ve also seen before but I’m not really recommending for the sole reason that they have an outdoor one and that seems like a better option to me (the Nest Cam Outdoor IS on sale, but it’s a new release, so it probably won’t have a similar Black Friday discount until there’s a second generation or next year).
I got this as a regift for my birthday (a used regift, actually), and even though that person is forever deserving of a good punch to the crotch for their misdeed, this thing is awesome and a top-recommended product for how many times it’s saved my butt. What it does is work as a key/phone/anything finder that you download as an app on your phone and then attach Bluetooth-enabled trackers to your most-used stuff, like your remote, your keys, and your purse. They now have a slim one that you can stick in your wallet and mini versions as well, which make great stocking stuffers because it’s a universal truth that everyone misplaces their stuff. The best deals are if you get them in combo packs (which, bonus for you, means you can keep one or two for yourself).
I’m going to add these items to one collective group of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals, along with whatever else I find throughout the weekend/week (like tools, clothes, etc.), but I’ve got to get out and go grab a few things myself, so I’ll leave it at that for now!
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Top Picks
Also, just for savings in general…
More Savings Tips
I have several things I use on my computer and phone that help me to save on discounts and rebates during the year. Just for the sake of making sure you’re aware of those too, I’ve included some referral links to the stuff I like most (usually by signing up via the referral code, it gives us both an incentive, like a free $5 or whatever).
Honey – this installs in most major browsers and can save you a LOT of time in searching for discount codes. On Amazon, it also has a little button that confirms if this is definitely the cheapest price it can find or will suggest a different seller. Basically, it searches the internet for all of those promo codes and coupons and lets you search and apply them with one click. If it can get you a better deal at checkout, it most definitely will. It also occasionally gives cash back. I’ve saved additionally (5-10%) on big-ticket items and even food orders just by using this thing.
Wikibuy – this is another browser install that scans other websites to see if they are offering a better deal. I haven’t used this quite as much as I have Honey, but it flat-out tells you the difference in savings, and sometimes it’s significant enough to click and see what’s up. The way it often works is they act as a middleman and don’t necessarily tell you the actual website offering the cheapest price (they basically try to work their own exclusive discounts), but they also guarantee the item you’re purchasing so you can buy without worrying if the website offering said “deal” is sketch. Right now after looking at just a handful of items, I am seeing offers that are even slightly less than Black Friday purchases (so perhaps they have a special discount on top).
Paribus – in this case, this browser tool tracks your purchases and gives you refunds if the prices drop during a certain time period (minus a small % for giving you the refund). Don’t you hate it when you buy something and it goes on sale for cheaper the next day? With this app, the concept is that you can eliminate that game for good. This is the app I have just recently started trying out, but I was amazed at how well-integrated it was with my recent purchases and look forward to trying it out more.
Happy Thanksgiving, folks! My family and I celebrated early so more family members could join over the weekend, but as usual, we’re still planning on our Black Friday tradition. I’m enjoying some family time, eating leftover pie for breakfast, and left my laptop at home, so I’m making my first-ever attempt at writing this entire post from my phone (albeit on a bit of a cinnamon sugar high).
And as for Charlie, she too has her own tradition whenever she visits my parents’ house. For one, she guts one of the stuffed toys she found in the toy basket (because they belong to Buddy, so she spitefully destroys)…
She also begs for food but refuses to go into the kitchen (she has a thing about not going in that room, which is weird and quirky and that’s why I love her).
And finally, this:
All. Day. Long.
So, I hope you have a happy turkey day. Thank you for following along, thank you for your comments, and I’m very grateful for all of you! <3
IN L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a yellow brick road leads Dorothy and company to the Emerald City, a land whose apparent “brightness and glory” is ultimately deceptive.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913542.Brighton_Little_Theatre_heading_down_the_yellow_brick_road/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
COMMUTERS have dismissed a pledge from the transport secretary to improve Sussex train services as just "a lot of fluff".
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913586.Commuters_dismiss_transport_secretary_pledge_to_improve_Sussex_train_services_as__quot_a_lot_of_fluff_quot_/?ref=rss
THE first near-complete skeleton of the extinct dodo bird to come up for sale in nearly 100 years is set to fetch up to £500,000 next week, auctioneers predict.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913576.Rare_Dodo_skeleton_could_sell_for___500_000_at_auction/?ref=rss
A MULTI-MILLION pound project transforming a 1960s university building into a state-of-the-art research, teaching and information building has been recognised in the prestigious Green Gown Awards 2016.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913546.National_recognition_for_University_of_Brighton/?ref=rss
IN L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a yellow brick road leads Dorothy and company to the Emerald City, a land whose apparent “brightness and glory” is ultimately deceptive.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913542.Brighton_Little_Theatre_heading_down_the_yellow_brick_road/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
COMMUTERS have dismissed a pledge from the transport secretary to improve Sussex train services as just "a lot of fluff".
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913586.Commuters_dismiss_transport_secretary_pledge_to_improve_Sussex_train_services_as__quot_a_lot_of_fluff_quot_/?ref=rss
THE first near-complete skeleton of the extinct dodo bird to come up for sale in nearly 100 years is set to fetch up to £500,000 next week, auctioneers predict.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913576.Rare_Dodo_skeleton_could_sell_for___500_000_at_auction/?ref=rss
A MULTI-MILLION pound project transforming a 1960s university building into a state-of-the-art research, teaching and information building has been recognised in the prestigious Green Gown Awards 2016.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913546.National_recognition_for_University_of_Brighton/?ref=rss
IN L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a yellow brick road leads Dorothy and company to the Emerald City, a land whose apparent “brightness and glory” is ultimately deceptive.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14913542.Brighton_Little_Theatre_heading_down_the_yellow_brick_road/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
A fresh row has flared between the biggest rail union and Southern Railway ahead of a new wave of strikes which will cause more travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14911633.RMT_and_Southern_Railway_in_fresh_row_over_holiday_pay/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
A fresh row has flared between the biggest rail union and Southern Railway ahead of a new wave of strikes which will cause more travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14911633.RMT_and_Southern_Railway_in_fresh_row_over_holiday_pay/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
A fresh row has flared between the biggest rail union and Southern Railway ahead of a new wave of strikes which will cause more travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14911633.RMT_and_Southern_Railway_in_fresh_row_over_holiday_pay/?ref=rss
A LANDLORD has been forced to pay more than £10,000 after fire inspectors concluded his properties were substandard and posed a risk of serious injury to tenants.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910819.Landlord_pays___10_000_after_properties_deemed_fire_risk/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
A LANDLORD has been forced to pay more than £10,000 after fire inspectors concluded his properties were substandard and posed a risk of serious injury to tenants.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910819.Landlord_pays___10_000_after_properties_deemed_fire_risk/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
A LANDLORD has been forced to pay more than £10,000 after fire inspectors concluded his properties were substandard and posed a risk of serious injury to tenants.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910819.Landlord_pays___10_000_after_properties_deemed_fire_risk/?ref=rss
THE 1,000 affordable homes proposed in a £106 million joint venture may fall below the standards the council requires of other developers building in the city, it has emerged.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910869.Scheme_for_1_000_homes_may_not_be_up_to_standards/?ref=rss
CITY College's proposed merger could help it move to the next level and become an outstanding institution, its chief executive has claimed.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910820.City_College_boss_hopes_merger_will_take_college_to_next_level_after_encouraging_Ofsted_report/?ref=rss
A LANDLORD has been forced to pay more than £10,000 after fire inspectors concluded his properties were substandard and posed a risk of serious injury to tenants.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910819.Landlord_pays___10_000_after_properties_deemed_fire_risk/?ref=rss
PETER Kyle has warned that he will be among a "significant number" of parliamentary colleagues who will ignore his party leadership after it insisted Labour would not block a vote to trigger Article 50.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14910815.Kyle_to_ignore_Labour_Party_leadership_over_Brexit_vote/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699._This_could_have_killed_you_____you_have_been_living_on_a_timebomb__/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699._This_could_have_killed_you_____you_have_been_living_on_a_timebomb__/?ref=rss
A teenager accused of murdering a senior civil servant he met via the gay dating app Grindr said he slashed his throat because "it was just the way I felt at the time."
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14909324.Teenager_killed_man_he_met_on_Grindr_becasue__It_was_just_the_way_I_felt_at_the_time__/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699._This_could_have_killed_you_____you_have_been_living_on_a_timebomb__/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699._This_could_have_killed_you_____you_have_been_living_on_a_timebomb__/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699._This_could_have_killed_you_____you_have_been_living_on_a_timebomb__/?ref=rss
The rail regulator is being urged to halt controversial changes to the role of guards on Southern Railway amid claims they are creating "confusion and chaos".
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907892.Union_plea_to_watchdog_over_Southern_Railway_conductor_changes/?ref=rss
The rail regulator is being urged to halt controversial changes to the role of guards on Southern Railway amid claims they are creating "confusion and chaos".
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907892.Union_plea_to_watchdog_over_Southern_Railway_conductor_changes/?ref=rss
COURT cases ground to a halt and inmates were locked up in their cells after thousands of prison officers walked out on strike.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907705.Court_cases_halted_and_inmates_locked_in_cells_after_thousands_of_prison_guards_walk_out_in__quot_unlawful_quot__strike/?ref=rss
A COUPLE could have been killed after cladding work by a council contractor exposed them to deadly carbon monoxide fumes and more householders could be at risk.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14907699.Residents_could_be_at_risk_of_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_after_boiler_vent_cladding_blunder/?ref=rss
FILMMAKING students from City College Brighton and Hove have been recognised with a special presentation for their work live streaming events for Brighton Dome.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14906109.Students_stream_events_to_thousands/?ref=rss
A WAR veteran who used to print last minute breaking news and match reports for The Argus has been awarded a medal for the part he played in the D-Day landings.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905192.Argus_ex_employee_receives_medal_for_the_part_he_played_in_D_Day_landings/?ref=rss
CITY College Brighton and Hove has retained its good rating after its first Ofsted inspection in five years.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905581.City_College_Brighton_and_Hove_retains_good_rating_after_first_Ofsted_inspection_in_five_years/?ref=rss
A WAR veteran who used to print last minute breaking news and match reports for The Argus has been awarded a medal for the part he played in the D-Day landings.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905192.Argus_ex_employee_receives_medal_for_the_part_he_played_in_D_Day_landings/?ref=rss
CITY College Brighton and Hove has retained its good rating after its first Ofsted inspection in five years.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905581.City_College_Brighton_and_Hove_retains_good_rating_after_first_Ofsted_inspection_in_five_years/?ref=rss
A WAR veteran who used to print last minute breaking news and match reports for The Argus has been awarded a medal for the part he played in the D-Day landings.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905192.Argus_ex_employee_receives_medal_for_the_part_he_played_in_D_Day_landings/?ref=rss
CITY College Brighton and Hove has retained its good rating after its first Ofsted inspection in five years.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905581.City_College_Brighton_and_Hove_retains_good_rating_after_first_Ofsted_inspection_in_five_years/?ref=rss
WARNINGS have been issued over the use of alternative medicine following the death of a woman at a therapy retreat - as it emerged a child had died receiving the same controversial treatment .
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905221.A_child_died_after_the_slapping_therapy/?ref=rss
IT IS feared key workers such as nurses and teachers will be priced out of the city centre after a second developer considered backing out of providing affordable homes.
from The Argus | News http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14905219.Key_workers_could_be_forced_from_city_centre_as_affordable_housing_crisis_grows/?ref=rss
A WAR veteran who used to print last minute breaking news and match reports for The Argus has been awarded a medal for the part he played in the D-Day landings.
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SUSSEX'S longest-standing MP has backed local newspapers' "right to investigate" in the face of a proposed law change which could see the press hit with huge legal fees even if they win court challenges.
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A SCHOOLBOY has got a taste of life treading the boards after bagging a part in a national touring production of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.
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THE East Hoathly and Halland Carnival weaved its way through the Wealden village on Saturday night. The Bonfire for Remembrance Parade was watched by thousands of spectators. A procession of blazing fire banners made its way to the bonfire site. Those taking part also carry poppies - each one representing a villager lost in the two world wars.
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BMX specialists, a wine estate and a high-tech firm have beeen throwing their doors open to give young people the chance to see their business in operation.
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SUSSEX'S longest-standing MP has backed local newspapers' "right to investigate" in the face of a proposed law change which could see the press hit with huge legal fees even if they win court challenges.
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