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I was just waiting to hear the last part of Keith Floyd’s autobiography, Stirred but not Shaken, on BBC Radio 4. I've so enjoyed sharing Floyd's curiously all consuming passion for food and drink over the course of the week. In the process, I caught the end of Desert Island Discs, something I usually go out of my way to avoid, mainly due to the off-putting opening music....

I once asked the film director, Oliver Stone, to name his favourite film. Mr Stone has a reputation for being something of a misogynist and probably needed no excuse to look down his nose and sneer at my “stupid question”, telling me in no uncertain terms that he had “hundreds” of favourite films....

Seasonal mania
You’d be wrong if you think I’m permanently fixed to a chair in front of my computer. Occasionally, I venture out – but only if it’s really worth making the effort. And tonight it was. I simply couldn’t miss a showing of Vivienne Westwood’s Spring Summer 2010 Anglomania collection (ye...

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Rainy days...and Mondays
As I woke up to water leaking through my bedroom ceiling, I was reminded of my mother. She had an old cassette of The Carpenters that she insisted on playing in her clapped out old car - and Rainy Days and Mondays was her favourite track. I used to find this an intolerably unhappy song, but not a...

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Dinky little Art Deco style disco bag, probably from the early 1970s. Glittery gold detailing on classic black Lucite with gold popper fastening and 58 cm long chain carrying strap. Can be used as a clutch, on the shoulder, or worn across the body, so you don’t have to dance around your handbag. ...

Enter our curious Christmas gift contest!We’ve decided to hold a contest to find the most curious, creative and covetable Christmas gift. We’re looking for the sort of items that our customers ...

California dreamin'
The British weather can be so depressing. Ever since the clocks changed and the evenings got darker, I’ve wanted to be somewhere else. What's more, today - Friday 13th - it's raining buckets, and gales are forecast for later. I decided to cheer myself up by looking at some photos from a coup...

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Unusual Christmas gifts - a matter of personal taste
Ever received a totally tasteless gift for Christmas? What on earth were they thinking of when they gave you that tacky Santa loo seat cover? Were they expecting you to actually use it? What do you do with your unwanted Christmas gifts? Do you rush down to your local charity shop as soon as Chr...

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Exquisite hand painted, lacquered Chinoiserie style musical jewellery box with red velvet lined compartments. The fully working winding mechanism plays a Viennese waltz at a rather slow speed. Comes with original key and measures approximately 28 x 20.5 x 7 cm. ...

Exotic and unique Middle Eastern filigree silver card holder/cigarette case with semi-precious stone clasp. In very good (unpolished) and working vintage condition. Measures approximately 11 x 8.5 x 2 cm.

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Rare gold painted coin chain belt, made from original British coins from the reigns of Edward VII to Elizabeth II. The chain is around 85 cm long (or just over 33 inches) in total – and so would probably ...