Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Iphone Apps for Kids: Casper’s Scare School
People must think I’m in the back pocket of Mindshapes as I’m always raving about their apps. However, I think there success it due to the fact that they have consultant teachers on board so you end up with fun apps that are also educational. I was sent a promo code for their latest iPhone…
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Turning 40!
OMG! I’m 40! How on earth did that happen? I remember being 19 and my mate was 25 and I thought she was ancient! I’m not panicking about being 40, I enjoy birthdays and stretch them out as long as I can, as I love the attention. However, it’s heading towards 50 that freaks me…
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Fancy Dress Costumes in time for Halloween!
With Halloween around the corner I thought this may be of interest to you (there’s a discount code at the bottom of this post). I was sent a selection of Fancy Dress outfits for my 4-year-old from Angel Fancy Dress to review. However, they also do costumes for adults if you have any parties coming…
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Congratulations to the Women of Saudi Arabia!
I was absolutely thrilled last week to read that Saudi is going to give woman the right to vote and run in elections. A few years back I worked in Riyadh, Saudi on behalf of the British Council and apparently I was only the second woman ever allowed into the Ministry of Education. I met…
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Fish is Easy!
Last week I flew up to Edinburgh to learn how to cook fish. The Scottish Taxi driver thought this was truly hysterical, ‘why would a Canadian bird from London come all the way to Edinburgh to learn how to cook fish? What is there to learn, you just dip it in batter and fry it,…
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