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Pre-Raphaelites - Astarte Syriaca

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Pre-Raphaelites - Astarte Syriaca

I have been enamoured of the Pre-Raphaelite movement since I was 10 years old, when I received a birthday card of a Pre-Raphaelite print (I think it was ‘The Bower’), and many more were to follow!  

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Divine GINspirations

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Divine GINspirations

I am a glutton for food and drink inspirations and their crossover with perfume + smell, so ever since my ‘7 Noses of Soho‘ walk, I have been itching to try out one of the bars recommended by our...

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Scent & Architecture: Evocative structures

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Scent & Architecture: Evocative structures

An extract from Daniel Defoe‘s Journal of the Plague Year, 1722, is quoted in the book and he wrote: “If we came to go into a church when it was anything full of people, there would be...

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The smell of liquid gold for an Olympian

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The smell of liquid gold for an Olympian

Sigh, I have now had some time to recover from the emotional highs, lows and drama of part one of the Olympic Games.  Intoxicating tension, inspiration and amazing  demonstrations of courage...

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Stench and the City

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Stench and the City

I spotted this hilarious photo in The Metro, the nose sculpture was picked to promote the The London Dungeons'  'Stinky Summer' exhibition.

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It's 'National Book Lover's Day'

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It's 'National Book Lover's Day'

If you can bear to drag yourself away from the Olympics coverage, why not take a break in a sunny spot and get your nose stuck in a book - new, old or swapped!