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Going Dry
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February 22, 2012, Leave a comment

Grace Fletcher-Hackwood shares her tips for going dry, from anticipating your own excuses to the problem of the Risotto Exception – whatever that is.

Dry January: Halfway There (Image: DC Sterne)

Dry January: Halfway There

January 17, 2012, No comments

(Guest post by Grace Fletcher-Hackwood) On Day 2 of Dry January, a group of us descended on one of my favourite bars in Manchester's Northern Quarter ...

Duff Zero

Diary: Duff Zero Man Brings Home the Plastic

January 6, 2012, 2 Comments

So that’s us all limping collectively into 2012 bearing our collective hangovers, if not of the alcoholic kind then the financial. My own Christmas ...

Dry January (image: malko)

Dry January: The Calm Before the Drought

December 31, 2011, 1 Comment

(Guest post by Grace Fletcher-Hackwood) I'd say my drinking habits are about average for someone from my age and background. In other words: inconsist ...

  • Shopping for gifts
    Great Gifts for Non-Drinkers
    December 17, 2011, 1 Comment

    Wondering what to get that non-drinker for Christmas now that a bottle of scotch is out the question? Here are five ideas to get you thinking. Spa treatment For many ...

  • Santa and beer
    Sober at the Office Party
    December 8, 2011, No comments

    Christmas is coming, the goose is getting absolutely plastered. With a bunch of other geese it wouldn’t even be talking to if it didn’t work with them. The office christmas ...