March 22nd, 2009 by Caroline
Unless you were rummaging through the business section of The Times newspaper yesterday, you might have missed it. So I’m happy to share the good news with you here.
A short tubby Frenchman is coming London. But not any old short tubby Frenchman. No, for the man who it seems is planning descend [...]
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March 21st, 2009 by Caroline
It’s all stations go at Fabiola & Sing Sing today, as we prepare ourselves for a day at the fair, to support a local Oxford church.
Holy Trinity Church is a picturesque church in Headington Quarry, Oxford famous for being the place of worship for celebrated author CS Lewis who attended the church, and first preached [...]
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March 19th, 2009 by Graham
I was reading this article in The Guardian about the popularity of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster.
We’ve certainly seen the Keep Calm and Carry On phenomenon in action at Fabiola & Sing Sing, with lots of interest in our Keep Calm and Carry On tea towels, Keep Calm and Carry On mugs and [...]
Category: Cool Britannia, Retail therapy | 2 Comments
March 8th, 2009 by Graham
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the confusion regarding the date of Mother’s Day.
In Britain it’s always the fourth Sunday in Lent (which will make it Sunday March 22nd this year). In the USA it will be the second Sunday in May (which will be May 10th in 2009).
Well, it seems [...]
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March 7th, 2009 by Graham
Every mum loves to receive flowers, of course, and we’ve got nothing against them. But if you want to show a little more imagination this Mother’s Day and really show your mum that you love her, why not give her one of the unique and beautiful gifts from Fabiola & Sing Sing’s 2009 collection?
Whether [...]
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March 2nd, 2009 by Caroline
Many of you know that I am a bit mad about aprons.
I own aprons, I sell aprons and now equipped with my new sewing machine, I am going to make aprons!
This is inspired by a blog I have recently discovered (actually my lovely husband found this for me, as he knows I’m just [...]
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