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The perfect wife and mother, Rebecca runs a home, a village magazine and is working on her novel. She does not visit the gym or jog but is in amazingly good shape. She enjoys photography, playing the piano and arguing with the TV. She lives in Amersham with her husband and youngest child (aged nine). Her eldest, now 26, lives and works in Buckinghamshire.
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Do skinny models cause eating disorders?
Posted on 10:08am Thursday 18th March 2010
Can the fashion industry be blamed for mental illness now?
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The New Look Amersham
Posted on 10:36am Friday 12th March 2010
It might be my age but change concerns me. It feels like Amersham might change quite quickly.
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Life as Film: Rebecca gets surreal
Posted on 10:24am Wednesday 10th March 2010
Elizabeth Bennett, Cleopatra, the new Mrs. deWinter, Jason (with his Argonauts)... I'm all for a little fantasy.
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David Cameron has Tony Blair’s hands – what does it mean?
Posted on 10:43am Thursday 4th March 2010
I’m not following the conferences or run up to the election with any commitment. But I did catch Mr. Cameron in Brighton the other day. And the snippet I saw was enough to have me talking personally to him (via the TV) in the foulest language.
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World Book Day – This Thursday
Posted on 9:07pm Sunday 28th February 2010
My daughter’s school makes World Book Day a big event. Children are invited to dress up as a character from a book they’ve read. Last year she knew in January what she wanted to be. This year, well, we’re struggling.
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UK Children – Poor, Neglected and Unloved?
Posted on 10:39pm Saturday 27th February 2010
What are we doing to our children? We’re still under the illusion that the UK is wealthy and offers the best in education and therefore our youngsters should be thriving. They’re not.
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Crime and Punishment – You Decide
Posted on 9:31pm Tuesday 16th February 2010
On one of the radio stations there’s a menacing ad telling us that offenders can serve time in their community paying back for their crimes. And we, the public, can have a say in how they pay back. How very democratic and forward-thinking.
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Three Things That Money Can’t Buy
Posted on 10:21pm Sunday 7th February 2010
In case you think I’m going to spout on about love and honesty and all those human qualities which often can’t even be inherited, let alone bought, I’m not. I want to talk about goods which are by nature imperfect regardless of how much money someone has.
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Valentines Day looms: so why not check out the divorce statistics?
Posted on 10:06am Monday 1st February 2010
Having just begun to surface after Christmas, I’m now aware that Valentine’s Day is upon me. There’s red everywhere. (Though for those not anywhere near a relationship, shops are also displaying Easter goods.) I imagine roses and romantic dinners and proposals on bended knees. As I ponder the cost of this day, I start to wonder what Valentines Day is for.
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Try Something New Today: One Up to Tesco
Posted on 12:24pm Wednesday 27th January 2010
There are times when what you once used to do (and no longer do) looks appealing. It’s easy to get lulled into rosy reminiscences of how nice it would be to have long hair again/go fishing/eat cold chips and ketchup after midnight/date and old flame. My advice is to go and do it again just to check. It’s unlikely to be the same.
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