Art Of Gentle Revolution - Pankow

"The gentle art" of enjoying your home and all things "domestic".

Advantages: Lots to look at and enjoy visually. Plenty to do too!
Disadvantages: Expensive I suppose.

This is a delightful book celebrating all things domestic. I have a copy with a gorgeous cover but different to the one illustrated. Mine is a brilliant blue with a sugar pink heart on. I mention all this because this book is truly delicious to look at. Subject wise it includes the domestic arts such as embroidery, knitting ,baking and patchwork. There's a chapter on gardens. But in an unusual departure from the ordinary "cookbook" it looks at how these hobbies/crafts have been depicted in Art, film and literature and that's what I love most about this book. It's not just a coffee table book with sumptuous photos ,paintings and stills. It discusses how "women's "crafts have been immortalised in verse and film etc and the important role they play in women's lives. It's hard to say whether it is good value. Others may want more recipes ...

countrywife 22.04.2009 · Read full review
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The sound of a revolution

Advantages: Great sound, sturdy, easy to use
Disadvantages: Only runs off mains power

Before I got my iPod and sounddock, I was one of those who refuses to subscribe to the technological revolution. Prefering hi-fi and compact disc to the digital music phenomenon. However, within a week (once I'd worked out how to use it), I was hooked on my iPod and once I got the sound-dock, there was no turning back. I think it's fairly safe to say that the era of compact disc players and tape decks is over... The only reason I still have a normal cd player in my house is to listen to the radio, and those few albums that I just haven't got around to putting on my iPod yet. The Bose sound-dock is a piece of mastery in the area of audio technology. Beautiful, sleek and streamlined; it's large frontal speaker provides both volume and sound quality. The music I play on the sound-dock sounds almost incomparably better than CDs ...

cocoklo 11.12.2005 · Read full review
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Revolution on the Locks!

Advantages: Variety of vodka shots, free water, nice sofas, good atmosphere
Disadvantages: Not to everyones taste

There are two Revolution bars in Manchester, one being in the studenty Fallowfield area and one in the rather more up market area Deansgate Locks. I have never been to the Fallowfield one so this review is based entirely on my experience at the Locks. Deansgate Locks is a strip of bars situated by a canal with access to the clubs via bridges. It all looks very nice as you approach. Towards the far end is Revolution. The bouncers are ok usually but I have once been told it is over 21s when I presented my ID which was news to me but I will give them the benefit of the doubt. As you enter there is a fairly large room with a lot of big black leather sofas. If you can manage to grab yourself one (you will be lucky as it is very busy!) you will find a table and probably a shot menu. There are all sorts of flavours of Vodka shots ...

missixty 29.10.2004 · Read full review
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