Category Archives: Shopping

Thanks for the Memory — with Pork Chops Attached

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Touch2Touch

(Note: Vegetarian readers, avert your eyes. This post is NOT for you.) When I was quite a small girl, a thousand years ago, one of my favorite places to go with my mother was to the butcher store. It had … Continue reading →

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Another Northampton Original: THORNES MARKETPLACE

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Touch2Touch

I promised to tell you about Thorne’s Marketplace many months ago, this quirky shopping attraction in the heart of our quirky town of Northampton, before I got sidetracked by summer and visitors and illness. Now that the cold weather’s upon us, … Continue reading →

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Redemption at the Mall —

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Or perhaps I mean Inspiration at the Mall? Hadn’t picked up my camera in ages, had no ideas, nothing lit up or intrigued me, everything was down down down for me in the world of photography. And then I remembered … Continue reading →

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Welcome to NORTHAMPTON

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Maybe you were expecting me to introduce you to Northampton, our new home, with something a tad more glamorous? More exalted? But Northampton is a very quirky place and I think it’s really fitting that I start you off in … Continue reading →

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