Produce Of The Season – Hearty, Healthy, And Healing Food (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/produce-of-the-season-hearty-healthy-and-healing-food#.VgvKjPm6fIU Autumn is here, as much as we’d like to be able to say otherwise.  The subtle advance of fungi across lawns and a trace of frost spied by early risers attest to the fact.  However, one of the positives of this season’s approach lies in the change to our diets. Slowly shelved are the…

Tuesday Tunes [On A Wednesday] – Poetry Through Music, #24, 2015

[Image by Mac Rebisz] [Inspired by Martin Buttrich’s “Tripping in the 16th”:] Her voice accompanied him everywhere, his own personal, portable Angel of Conscience whispering in his ear as he strolled the streets, trying to come down enough to return to her bed. It wasn’t easy being chastised like this, dizzying, in fact.  A conflicted swirl of…

The Office Is Calling, Mum – Autumn Fashion For The Return To Work (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/the-office-is-calling-mum-autumn-fashion-for-the-return-to-work#.VgkjQcu6fIU The holidays are over, the children are back at school, and it’s time to get oneself back into the workplace rhythm.  How we look more often than not dictates how we feel, hence the most effective way to put one’s frame of mind back into the office is to hunt down some new season…

Sunday Sonnet [Without Rhyme Scheme], #13, 2015

[Image sourced from drinkcoffee.com] A morning chill that a tighter grasp of blankets demands, toes wriggling, relaxed and nestled safe from cares that await rising, planting his feet on floor – so cold – to start the long day, cloaked in fine clothes, yet feeling a beggar inside, mental hands proffered in asking, in grasping for…

Study Tips And Tricks – Back To School With An A+ (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/study-tips-and-tricks-back-to-school-with-an-a#.VgUeEsu6fIU It seems no sooner has school broken up for summer than August flies by and we find ourselves back at those very school gates ready to start the autumn term. Though, to be honest, the recent inclement weather perhaps gave us a clue as to the new term’s approach (a month’s rainfall in 6…

Tuesday Tunes – Poetry Through Music, #23, 2015

[Image from Inspirebee.com] [Inspired by The Heavy’s “Same Ol’”:] It was a taste, particular; an addiction she couldn’t give up.  She only had to look at him, lying there, arms above his head, skin alabaster white but for the singular sleeve of ink – colours so appealing it set her tongue tingling. She liked him…

London Fashion Week SS16 – The What’s What For Fashion Bloggers (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/london-fashion-week-ss16-the-whats-what-for-fashion-bloggers#.Vfvbud-6fIU It’s that time of the year again: London Fashion Week SS16 is back, this time at the new location of the Brewer Street Carpark, Soho.  Sponsored by Swatch, The Mayfair Hotel, and Maybelline New York (among others), and now centrally located, Fashion Week officially launches at 10am today and runs until the 22nd. The…

Open House London 2015 – Which Architectural Treasures Not To Miss (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/2015/9/16/open-house-london-2015-which-architectural-treasures-not-to-miss#.VflmChG6fIU Make a note in your diaries, put a reminder on the calendar in bold: Open House London, the capital’s largest annual festival of architecture and design, is returning on the 19th and 20th September this year. Open House London was begun in 1992 on the premise that, “Buildings surround us in a city but…

Autumn City Breaks – The Perfect Weekenders With That Touch Of Seasonal Romance (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/autumn-city-breaks-the-perfect-weekenders-with-that-touch-of-seasonal-romance#.Ve_n2RG6fIU In Britain, when it comes to quick trips abroad, it’s quite easy to fall into the habit of merely crossing the Channel and being satisfied with a French sojourn, whether it’s by plane, train or ferry.  However, this autumn, why not stretch your travel goals further? You won’t find Paris suggested below.  It may…

Pup Aid 2015 – Ending Puppy Farming And Rehoming Dogs In Need (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/pup-aid-2015-ending-puppy-farming-and-rehoming-dogs-in-need#.Vemu2Pm6fIU We are a dog loving household that takes pride in our obsession with all matters canine.  Our two boys – a Yorkie and a Rough Collie – bring us so much joy from morning to night, big eyes and big hearts seizing any opportunity for a display of affection (or for stealing socks). It…

Back To School, Back To Sanity – Tips And Trends For Autumn’s Return To Education (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/2015/9/4/0964kto4j6bihjtvqxs6792jmnb0qz#.VemEovm6fIU If you’re a parent, you’ll know what September signals (and look forward to it, just a smidgen; admit it).  For when that ninth month of the year comes round, it’s Back to School time; otherwise known as Return to Sanity time for mothers, and fathers, throughout Britain. Of course, preparations for this autumnal event…

Preserve Power Women – Blogging And Kitchen Table Entrepreneurship (Spreaditfast)

http://www.spreaditfast.com/articles/2015/9/1/g5xv94u65wuoeu9nwwsz979x2arwpo#.VeWeDvm6fIU Ah, September: romantically autumnal weather, the first open fires if particularly chill, and the seasonal pastime of scouring the hedgerows for that dark purplish fruit, the blackberry – Nature’s delectable freebie. Eaten as is, tossed into crumbles and cakes, or made into delicious preserves for enjoyment now and later as accompaniment to hot buttered…