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Temping…what’s the deal?

Like many people at the moment, my employment history reads like a who’s who of random employers. From my first job aged 16 in a supermarket and telling people how much things cost in a Poundland (I wish I was joking), and I’ve been fired from three waitressing jobs for being “beyond useless and utterly [...] Temping…what’s the deal? is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/24lQgf

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Home Sweet Home – Crass Stitch

We’ve been taking part in some naughty antics of late. We went along to the South Park Swearalong to yell Shut Your Fucking Face Uncle Fucker at the tops of our voices, and just last weekend we got back from Reading Festival where it’s totally ok to shout c*** at your friends, stumble about getting [...] Home Sweet Home – Crass Stitch is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/24Th8z

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Wish you were here…

To all at The High Tea Cast! I thought I’d send you a postcard. My summer ‘beach’ holiday has begun. And, where did I go? None other than to the hottest gay holiday destination in Europe: Gran Canaria. Or, Playa del Ingles – to be more precise. The weather here is gorgeous – and, so [...] Wish you were here… is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/24SMng

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Muddy Fields – Reading Festival 2012 review

When thinking about spending a few days, kicking back with good friends, good music (though sadly not usually good weather), it is important to make sure you are fully prepped and kitted out for your festival experience. A little bit of work beforehand goes a long way to guaranteeing your enjoyment, so let The High [...] Muddy Fields – Reading Festival 2012 review is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/24C1Mb

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Brew Music – Writing a song

Since the subtle age of around 10, a passion of mine has been writing song lyrics. I have many notebooks completely filled up with innocent 10-year-old topics, my teen angst from when I was around 14 (and obsessed with Myspace) and many lyrical rhymes about girls I liked whether they existed or not. Since then, [...] Brew Music – Writing a song is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/249H5H

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Muddy Fields – Post festival pampering

When thinking about spending a few days, kicking back with good friends, good music (though sadly not usually good weather), it is important to make sure you are fully prepped and kitted out for your festival experience. A little bit of work beforehand goes a long way to guaranteeing your enjoyment, so let The High [...] Muddy Fields – Post festival pampering is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/23w2Cq

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Button It – Rise of the Lady Shirt

I have never been a connoisseur of culture or a phenomenon of fashion, nor have I ever claimed to be.  In fact I openly say that the world of fashion scares and bemuses me in equal measure. So recently when I awoke to the mutterings of an all male fashion show on BBC Breakfast, I [...] Button It – Rise of the Lady Shirt is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/23tjrJ

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What happened to the sisterhood?

Why are women so cruel to each other? I have pondered this for many many years now, but I was spurred into action again by reading Cosmopolitan Magazine and their Facebook updates which, hour by hour, ask us to pour judgement on our fellow woman. It isn’t just Cosmo or the only “female friendly” glossies. [...] What happened to the sisterhood? is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/23dVVn

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My top five weird crushes

Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a crush on someone famous. You probably think this is nothing unusual, that everyone has crushes on celebrities; well let me elaborate. Before I discovered more popular crushes such as David Tennant and Johnny Depp, I fancied some really odd celebrities, so bizarre in fact they wouldn’t even [...] My top five weird crushes is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/23c5Df

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Your nan would never approve!

Heard of knit graffiti? Yarn bombing? Guerilla knitting? Well, have you at least seen some of these? Cool huh! Well, I’ve been knitting for a little while now and I love the idea of using it to draw attention to something, brighten someones day or for plain old graffiti! There are even “crews” like Knitta [...] Your nan would never approve! is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/23NW5q

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Three tricks to make you look like a household goddess

Housework is a pain in the arse. No one likes it, no one really has time to do it and it certainly isn’t a thing we can all afford to have someone do for us. I’ll be the first to stand up and say that right now there’s a pile of ironing in my room [...] Three tricks to make you look like a household goddess is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/239TWl

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Beauty Bites – Little pots of wonder

Beauty is a dirty game. It is expensive, and it draws you in like a moth to the flame. We are always so tempted to grab the biggest or best (or in my case most shiny) thing. There is something about trying the next brand new miracle product, no matter how expensive, that makes us [...] Beauty Bites – Little pots of wonder is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22x9jm

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Health Diaries – Eating cake on a treadmill

I’m not going to get all life guru and preach the importance of health and fitness and remind you of how important it is to exercise. Because it is. But I rarely do it. I’m also not going to get all women’s magazine and tell you how to get the perfect body and the perfect [...] Health Diaries – Eating cake on a treadmill is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22w45q

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Beauty Bites – Nail biting

I’m a terror for chewing on my fingers. Normally triggered by an anxious fit, boredom or anger, nibbling my nails is one habit that set in as a child and I’ve never been able to kick it. Aside from the fact that you don’t exactly not look a bit special out in public with your [...] Beauty Bites – Nail biting is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22g7Zc

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The Sexy – The last taboo: DP

I’d like to think we’re a relatively open nation when it comes to sex. Despite us Brits being labelled as being a bit prude and having a stiff upper lip (oo-er!), I’ve often heard gaggles of women chatting loudly about vibrators and handcuffs over a bottle of wine. Hell, who hasn’t shared their fantasy threesome [...] The Sexy – The last taboo: DP is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22dJZn

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Is there ever a “right” time to have a baby?

As I speedily approach my thirties like a runaway train with no brakes, the whole concept of parenting and baby making (not in that way you filthy people) seems alarmingly close by. In my head growing up I always had the magic age of 32 as a good time to start. And yet as I am [...] Is there ever a “right” time to have a baby? is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22Nmpm

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Eats A Treat – Japanese, organic & vegan at Itadaki Zen

Japanese, organic, vegan…it didn’t sound like my sort of place but I was planning a dinner for two dear friends, both of who are vegetarian. I get a bit sad about the poor vegetarian selections in most places and so I decided that a vegetarian restaurant it must be. Everybody in London has been to [...] Eats A Treat – Japanese, organic & vegan at Itadaki Zen is a post from The High Tea Cast Blogzine Content on this feed may not be used or reproduced without permission. © Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Find us on Twitter | Facebook | Hello Cotton | Bloglovin' http://dlvr.it/22M9tQ