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When I was kicking around on Instagram in the dead of night last week, I found a great account called Little Lit Book Series. Lucky for us, they’ve got an actual…
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Listen/Watch/Read Photography + Art + Design Pip-Life things I found outThings I Found Out: What A Swell Party This Isn’t. Thanks Pia Zadora.
In today’s episode of Things I Found Out (a new thing I am doing and may never do again!) we chat about one of the stories behind Iggy Pop and Debbie…
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Honestly, in a world gone mad, Foyle’s War is a make-believe-yet-historically-accurate welcome refuge. Do you know why? Here is why. Just watch it already.…
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Listen/Watch/Read Pip-Life Rad PeoplePS I’m Addicted To Online Advice Columns and BTW “We’re all great!”
Perhaps you were once like me, poring over the advice columns in teen magazines as though they may hold the very meaning of life, if only you sassily read between the…
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How Good Is/How Good Are? Remember how I was talking about those beautiful, rustic Japanese Minka homes the other day? Well I thought ‘why not talk about them a bit more,…
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How was your weekend?…
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Chaturday is a new thing I’m doing. It’s partly to record the scribbles on the little post-it note flags I keep putting in the books I’m reading. And it’s partly because…
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Hardie Grant sent me this ace book to share with you. How nice of them, right? Thanks HG! Eat This My Friend is a beautiful illustrated vegetarian cookbook by Jade O’Donahoo,…
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I love this photo of Joan Didion (below). It was taken by her daughter Quintana and later became the subject of heated correspondence between a reviewer and Joan’s husband, John Dunne,…
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I’m up to Chapter 22 in the Joan Didion biography I’m reading. That’s over half-way through. I’m reading at least one chapter each day, usually waking up at 5-ish, putting on…
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Wow. It’s so hot where I live – in Melbourne- right now. I mean to say, it’s not the hottest it gets, but there’s been a slew of days over 30…
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I am in love with this cute, whimsical foodie series. Alice In Paris is part Amelie, part Food Lover’s Guide and totally adorable. If you, like me, wish you were in…
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This might just be the most meta list ever. A list of lists. I KNOW! Gasp. I’ve really not read as much as I’d hoped this year, so I’m keen to add…
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Hello! So nice to see you here. Gosh. It’s that time of year when people start letting their heads spin around and generally freaking out. I have decided to watch shows…
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Probably you’ve missed me. I know, I know. I’ve been hunkered down doing a LOT of writing and a lot of reading and watching the new Gilmore Girls over and over.…
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Listen/Watch/Read Pip-Life What To Buy For ChristmasWhat to buy for Christmas (or the heck of it!) : Books Part 1
Please note: this post contains affiliate links. This means if you buy one of these books, I receive a 5% commission from the bookseller. I love books. Books are my…
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I’ve been doing some research for a piece I’m writing, and I stumbled across this essay by my great-grandfather, FW Boreham. I thought it was lovely in all kinds of ways,…
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Hello! Some days I wake up and think about the 27 constructive things I could do before I start work… and then I just watch YouTube clips and drink coffee. I’m so…
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Listen/Watch/Read Pip-LifeWhat To Watch If You Need To Distract Yourself From The Election Aftermath
Here’s what I’m eyeballing right now. So very many good things you can watch if you are unable to take one more second of US election coverage. The Crown I am…
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Gilmore Girls Listen/Watch/ReadThe Official Gilmore Girls ‘A Year In The Life’ Trailer Has Just Dropped!
I’m on the hop this morning, but I just wanted to pop in and squeal about the new Gilmore Girls trailer! Can you even believe it’s almost Gilmore Girls time again?!…
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One of my friends shared the wallpaper making video below on Facebook yesterday and it reminded me that there are a BUNCH of great vintage craftspeople type clips on YouTube. What…
