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Month: Aug 2019

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 9

Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It is now Day 9 of #15Daysof30Lists - bit later than scheduled today as we've had a bit of a crazy day. And also our last Monday as a twentysomething. Go figure! Thanks for all your lovely feedback on my lists of favourite things so far - please keep leaving comments or Tweeting me your … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 9

#TweetHeeHee (19/08/2019)

Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

With the weather on the up, and another bank holiday weekend on the horizon, there's plenty to smile about at the start of this new week - and we've got more for you right now as we bring you our round up of all the funniest bits on our social media travels in the last … Continue reading #TweetHeeHee (19/08/2019)

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 8

Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello wonderful people - hope you've all had a good weekend. We now enter the home stretch and Day 8 of #15Daysof30Lists - where each day up until my 30th birthday (a week tomorrow) I bring you fifteen lists of my favourite things from all manner of life enjoyments/enhancements. I want to hear your thoughts … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 8

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 7

Aug 17, 2019Sep 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

We're at the halfway point! We're at Day 7 of #15Daysof30Lists, the series of blogs where I give you fifteen lists of my 30 favourite things everyday until my 30th birthday. Hope you're enjoying them so far - don't forget to please leave your comments below as to my choices, or Tweet me - let … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 7

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 6

Aug 16, 2019Sep 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to Day 6 of #15Daysof30Lists - where I continue to bring 15 lists of 30 different favourite things all in the run up to my 30th birthday a week on Monday. I want you to get to know yours truly a bit better through this exercise, and likewise me with you so please leave … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 6

#SongoftheWeek: Léon – ‘Falling’

Aug 16, 2019Aug 23, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

ARTIST: Léon SONG: Falling SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? One of the beautiful things about how the music industry works these days is that there's been a return to the time when you released a song, sometimes a couple of times over, it grew in popularity steadily and you had … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Léon – ‘Falling’

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 5

Aug 15, 2019Sep 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hellooo...so we are now on Day 5 of #15Daysof30Lists. Which means we're a third of the way to my 30th birthday. Woopah! Five lists of 30 favourites down, ten more to go. Thanks for all your feedback so far - don't forget to leave your comments below or Tweet me your thoughts on my choices. … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 5

The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

Aug 15, 2019May 7, 2024 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This is The Story of Pop: 1999. Every Thursday, it's your trip back in time to the UK chart movers and shakers from twenty years ago. This week: a one hit wonder from Canada that charted twice before becoming a late summer time smash... Formed in 1994, and taking their name from the Swedish liqueur … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 33)

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 4

Aug 14, 2019Sep 4, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Good evening gorgeous people - we are now on Day 4 of #15Daysof30Lists, where each day up to my 30th birthday on 26th August I am counting fifteen lists of 30 favourite things. Hope you're enjoying them so far! Don't forget this is an opportunity for you to learn more about yours truly as well … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 4

#15Daysof30Lists: Day 3

Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Evening all, it's now Day 3 of #15Daysof30Lists, my series of blog posts where I make lists of my 30 favourite things by category every day until my 30th birthday, which is a week and a half hence. Why I'm doing it: so you can all get to know yours truly a bit better ahead … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 3

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