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Author Archives: Navnet

Contagious: Why Things Catch On – book review

June 1, 2013by Navnet 1 Comment

Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m not sure how useful this book was. There are many regurgitated facts in this book […]

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Reading

Outdoor spaces at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013

May 29, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

Our garden needs help. We have a plan from a landscape architect but she went on sick leave and didn’t leave us with much of an action plan. The rough […]

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Gardening, London, Places, Things I love!

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking – book review

May 29, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas. It’s so easy to confuse schmoozing ability […]

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Reading

The Mediterranean Diet Myth

May 16, 2013by Navnet 1 Comment

Much has been written about The Mediterranean Diet and usually the focus is on how much red wine you can drink without feeling ashamed. Occasionally, they mention increasing your consumption of eggplant […]

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Italy, Ranting, Travel

Quick and easy: Cheesy Dinkel

May 13, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

Quick and easy dinner much inspired by our last trip to Italy and the contents of my pantry. We had leftover chicken breasts and the rest of the ingredients were loitering in […]

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Cooking, Italy

The Feminine Mystique – book review

May 2, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

“…women who ‘adjust’ as housewives, who grow up wanting to be ‘just a housewife,’ are in as much danger as the millions who walked to their own death in the […]

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Reading

The Sun Also Rises – Book Review

April 29, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

“The bulls are my best friends.” I translated to Brett. “You kill your friends?” she asked. “Always,” he said in English, and laughed. “So they don’t kill me.” The Sun […]

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Reading

Manarola – another pearl on the Ligurian coast

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We stayed in Manarola this year and it was so wonderful to see the city different times of the day. It was rainy during our stay but that didn’t dampen […]

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Italy, Photography, Travel

Staying in Manarola – La Torretta

April 24, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

If you want to feel like a princess make sure you stay at La Torretta on your next visit to Manarola. Well, first of make sure that Manarola, part of […]

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Italy, Travel

Orange soup

April 18, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

We are having a slow going spring here in Emden and soup still sounds good. They are predicting warm weather for the weekend and I spotted southern German white asparagus […]

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Cooking

Tuscany

April 17, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment
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Italy, Photography, Travel

Beautiful Ruins – book review

April 11, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter My rating: 4 of 5 stars I wasn’t familiar with Jess Walter but the recommendation from NY Times bestseller list enticed me but it was […]

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Haugesund, Reading

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