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To say it’s heartbreaking when a person dies prematurely is as true as it is an understatement. No matter what the reason, a life lost young is only ever a tragedy. The news on Saturday that Amy Winehouse had been found dead at her Camden home was no exception. Indeed, a frightening talent stopped in […]
July 20, 2011
A self-diagnosed word perv, EP’s take on the English language has garnered her an affectionate tagline among her friends: ‘Plumspeak’. On a one woman mission to broaden the nation’s vocabulary, EP brings you Word of The Week. This week’s linguistic gem is… Agerasia [pronunciation ă-jer-ā′zē-ă] This week’s word might appear to be the moniker employed […]
July 19, 2011
What with being in Spain and everything at the moment, my boyfriend and I regularly find ourselves analysing the subtle differences between us, a pair of Brits, and our Spanish counterparts. This isn’t a dissective Eurofest or anything; but while we share our home with two Spaniards, it’s sometimes good to take a step back […]
July 14, 2011
Last night, I posted the video of MC Hammer’s 1990 hit Can’t Touch This up on my Facebook profile. As one who purports to know good music when she hears it, and as one who’s been described as having ‘discerning’ taste in music, slapping MC Hammer up on my public profile was, in a vain […]
July 11, 2011
Over the last few days, I’ve been trying – and failing – to assimilate the cut and thrust of a blog post I really want to write. Nay, need to write. Where Electric Plum plays happy platform for me as a place where I can blurt my thoughts and opinions (regardless as to whether or […]
July 8, 2011
A self-diagnosed word perv, EP’s take on the English language has garnered her an affectionate tagline among her friends: ‘Plumspeak’. On a one woman mission to broaden the nation’s vocabulary, EP brings you Word of The Week. This week’s linguistic gem is… Bombilate [pronunciation bom-bi, leyt] As I write this, a disconcerting electrical buzzing […]
July 6, 2011
At the end of June, I found myself gripped by a helter-skelter of emotions. On the evening of Wednesday 22nd June, I was travelling by train from Plymouth to Exeter. Along the way, scores of people – young, old, sharp, crusty, male, female – loaded up with various bits of camping paraphernalia bundled aboard the […]
July 5, 2011
So, it’s been over a month since I pasted my head over EP. If you missed me, sorry, hi again, nice to see you; if you didn’t, bully for you and I guess welcome to the Electric Plum blog. There are reasons for my absence. Nothing spurious: I’ve just been busy jet-setting – June’s often […]
July 25, 2011
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