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Pie’s On Twitter!

March 1, 2013

I’m on Twitter… what have I done?

Twitter pie

“Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a…” Oh, suit yourselves!

After dancing around the idea and reading up on the pros and cons, I finally took the plunge late last year and signed up. It’s another avenue of blog promotion of course, but I also wanted to be part of the Twitterverse in general. There’s so much you can do: follow the news; see what your favourite celebrities are up to; be inspired by interesting quotes, articles and music; voice your opinions, and generally waste a lot of time.

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A Beard? Hirsutes You, Sir!

February 25, 2013

John Lewis has caused a stir. Their advertising campaign for the spring/summer menswear features a model with… a big bushy beard. It’s been called Hobo Chic and urban woodsman amongst the fashionistas. I couldn’t give a monkey’s arse about the labels: he looks great. John Lewis has played a blinder here. You’d usually find this kind of model fronting the campaign for some hipster store in Shoreditch.

John Lewis model with beard

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Pie’s 2012 – Here’s What I Didn’t Write Earlier

December 31, 2012

2013 is nearly here and many of us will be reflecting on 2012 as the moments tick away.

Goodbye 2012, hello 2013

Oooh, look! New shiny year coming…

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Merry Christmas, One And All

December 24, 2012

Have a happy and peaceful Christmas, dear reader. You can worry about the hangover tomorrow.

Pie and Biscuits blog Christmas card 2012

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Why I’m Going To The #Actionaidblogparty

August 14, 2012

Not the usual type of title you’d expect from one of my posts, dear reader. Indeed, it has not come from my (sometimes) fertile brain. Here’s why I’m using it.

Mel, one of my most regular readers and an occasional commentator who works for Actionaid, put me forward for this event – a blogparty! I know what a block party is, but a blogparty?

Here’s what it involves. There’ll be talks, short films, a brainstorming session and top tips on blogging and social media. All sounds good, doesn’t it? But I ummed and ahhed about getting involved, because: 1. I wasn’t sure how blogging for this, or any other charity, would work. 2. I don’t write for other people. I do this purely for my own amusement. 3. The tone of my blog is mostly irreverent and at times can be snarky. Surely, they want someone writing with the right mixture of gravitas and reverence? In the end, my curiosity overruled my doubts and I decided to give it a go. At the very least I’ll know more at the end of the session than I did before I started. And I’ll meet some nice people.

So I’ve signed up and I’m going. I have no idea how this will unfold. What I am sure of is that I’ll be filled with cake and biscuits. I’m willing to go with that!

I’ll let you know, in due course, how it went.