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Trish Burgess

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Lincolnshire, UK
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Read geography at Cambridge University. Now living in South Lincolnshire, UK.
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Book Review: Inter Rail by Alessandro Gallenzi

Trish Burgess Posted on05/08/201229/06/2017 Book reviews 4 Comments

Inter Rail is a novel about Francesco, a young, educated Italian who leaves home for the first time to taste freedom across Europe. Inspired by the author’s own experiences as a young traveller, the novel

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Review: Sub 0 G luggage at Matalan

Trish Burgess Posted on20/07/201229/06/2017 18 Comments

It was my birthday last Thursday. There’s a tendency when you get to my age to try and forget about birthdays but when family and friends make a fuss with cards, presents and messages and

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A conversation I wish I’d never started: No 6

Trish Burgess Posted on16/07/201221/09/2016 Conversation I wish I'd never started 29 Comments

Regular readers will know this feature on my blog usually involves my inability to finish sentences or think of people’s names when talking with my teenage son. In a recent twist, I also had a

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Trish Burgess Posted on12/07/201221/09/2016 Lucky Dip 37 Comments

You know your child has got you well and truly sussed when they give you this card for your birthday….  

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Man and Boy

Trish Burgess Posted on07/07/201221/09/2016 Teenagers 35 Comments

The end of an era? The little boy on the left starting his reception class with a big smile and a neat uniform. The young man on the right, at the end of Year 11,

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Mama says…go and see Footloose!

Trish Burgess Posted on06/07/201228/12/2016 Musical Theatre/Am dram/Entertainment 8 Comments

Let’s here it for the boys….and girls of Limelight Youth Theatre, for a fantastic opening night of their production of Footloose at the South Holland Centre, Spalding A talented group, aged 11 to 17 years, took

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July travel round-up for BritMums

Trish Burgess Posted on02/07/201230/07/2017 BritMums Travel Round-up 5 Comments

My latest travel round-up for BritMums is live on their website today: Camping, Cornwall and Cologne. There are links to posts from the following blogs: Mummy from the Heart, Mostly Yummy Mummy, Random Rantings of

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Mum’s gone to The Hoxton Hotel, London

Trish Burgess Posted on01/07/201229/06/2017 London 17 Comments

The Hoxton has established itself as a chic place to stay in London; a choice for the cool and trendy looking for a reasonably priced bed for the night without compromising on style and comfort. I only

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