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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Category Archives: Keeping Up Appearances

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #250

December 6, 2019by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

LOVE: White Christmas: I don’t have any passion for Christmas. Like everybody who grew up with the tradition, I enjoy the over-the-top gifting and spirit of commercialism, but the deeper […]

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ALDI, BBC, Broadway, comedy, cooking, garden, Keeping Up Appearances, music, shopping, technology, wine

Buying Heroin with Mickey and Kris Jenner

July 17, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Jessica was thrilled as ever to be going to Disneyland. After all these years, I still don’t understand where she finds the energy for her enthusiasm. She can’t be bothered […]

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California, Disney, Disneyland, Keeping Up Appearances, Kris Jenner, Los Angeles, travel

Things I Loved / Hated This Week #56

January 18, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Lentils: Oh, I can’t begin to describe how much I love lentils. It’s a strange ardor and one that I never thought I would have. Since becoming a vegetarian, […]

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Amelia Peabody, clothes, Egypt, garden, insomnia, Keeping Up Appearances, lentils, Olympics, sleep, Tea, travel

Why Don’t You #19

January 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you get a job in a public school? It’s not always pleasant or fun, but it can be rather delightful at times and you get a ridiculous […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, Keeping Up Appearances, restaurant, Why Don't You?, work

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“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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