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Food love

Before leaving London, in a team farewell party, we talked about what we miss the most about the city - some said security, some said transport and I said food, to everyone's surprise. When I search for strawberries in online grocery sites to find them out of stock or get raw avocados and let them ripe in room temperature for few days only to find them ruined, I think about markets next to our office/home filled with ripe avocados and juicy berries and weep a little😢. So, I felt like writing about the foods I had during my stay in London and wish I could still eat them. Pistachio eclairs:  I used to stop by this tiny patisserie in Canary Wharf, conveniently located in the same building as our office - a tiny counter tucked under an escalator 😊. I liked all their confectioneries, but its the eclairs that I absolutely loved - pistachio cream ones especially. They are fluffy and the cream is just heavenly😇. I don't think any of my future trips to London will end without payi...

October empties

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There are quite a few things which got emptied last month. In fact, I finished up more products half way through the month than I normally do in an entire month. On the bright side, my friend asked me to make a list of things I want during Christmas sale and I thought I wont have many things to ask but now I do. 1. The body shop drops of youth eye cream: I bought this one during sale from TBS site - they have offers almost as good as in UK. The eye cream is of very thin consistency in a cylindrical bottle with a steel roll on. The cream comes out,with pushing the button next to the outlet, around the steel ball thingy looking like a smiley. The feel of steel is quite soothing while applying. It don't absorb into the skin immediately and takes about 2-3 minutes. I got another one of these and a sample of Kiehls eye cream. I could still add eye cream to list of things I could ask my friend to bring from London. 2. Engage pocket spray: I buy these mostly for its compact ...