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#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

#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 2

Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to Day 2 of #15Daysof30Lists - where we continue on through my lists of 30 favourite things in the run up to my 30th birthday. This is a little something for you, the readers, to get to know me a bit better through the medium of lists, but also for me to find out … Continue reading #15Daysof30Lists: Day 2

Now That’s What I Call Lost Gems!

Jul 22, 2018Jul 30, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

This week is by all accounts a historic week of celebration for an institution of British pop music, as on Friday just gone, the 100th edition of the legendary compilation series Now That's What I Call Music was released. Spanning over 35 years, and having included over 600 number one hits across four decades, we've … Continue reading Now That’s What I Call Lost Gems!

We’re back!

Mar 15, 2018Mar 15, 2018 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone! A lot of you noticed that this here blog was notable by it's absence earlier this week. We weren't in Blackpool. Hell we weren't even in Timbuktu. No, owing to some internet issues that have been intermittent in the last couple of weeks, we were forced offline - or rather, to limited usage … Continue reading We’re back!

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