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My Crazy Brain – Mental Health & Me
I've talked quite a bit about my mental health battles. The flood gates to some of my mental health problems well and truly opened when I started my blog - Girl About Yorkshire - over two years ago. Having a platform to talk about my experience with mental health...
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Guest Blog – A Beach Hut Called Brian – Saltburn-by-the-Sea
(Review of Marshall's Beach Huts at Saltburn-by-the-Sea by Helen Suddes, North Yorkshire) Or Mary, or Anne or Victoria. No, not a verse from Mambo Number 5 but some of the names of Marshalls Beach Huts at Saltburn-by-the-Sea. The husband has just departed to work on...
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A Right ‘Royale’ Treat at The Ivy, Leeds
I visited the brand new Ivy cafe in the centre of Leeds last Tuesday - briefly and blissfully toddler-free. Proudly one of the first to get to experience the latest edition to the flamboyant foodie scene in Leeds. I didn’t take note of available highchairs, nor...
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Part 4: My Journey to Sobriety – Special Occasions, Sober October & Fools Rules
"It's our 10th wedding anniversary for fuck sake!" I have kept meaning to update you - honestly I have. Truth is, my declaration of sobriety has taken somewhat of a back seat over the summer. Not intentionally, it just sort of happened. Booze crept back into my...
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Heaven is a Lake House in The Lake District
Celebrating 10 years of marriage at The Gilpin Lake House in Windermere Mr T and I loll lazily on the two identical wooden Muskoka chairs that sit on the wooden jetty looking out over the Gilpin Lake House's very own private lake. The sun beats down on us and the...
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Interview with Leeds Chef – John Farrar: A Chef’s Co-op & an Industry First
I met chef John Farrar a couple of years ago when I reviewed the Leeds-based, underground restaurant - My Nobody. Farrar was head-chef at the time. I was instantly drawn to his shy and rather awkward demeanour, but more so, once I'd spoken to him, his passion and...
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About Girl About Yorkshire
Girl About Yorkshire is a personal blog written by me – Lyndsey Thomas – a thirty-something Yorkshire-born, haphazard mum of two. I blog candidly about life with a focus on my love of food, fun, family and life in Yorkshire.
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