In episode 15, Rosie manages to stretch her birthday celebrations out for an absurdly long time, Jessica reports on an exhibition she went to ages ago and Rosie reports on some excellent food she’s had out and about, plus a Cholera Outbreak. There’s a Strictly Update, Top 5s, a Snack of the Week and some disappointed animals.
You can listen to it on iTunes or online here:
This week’s songs:
Jessica picked ‘Stacey’s Mom‘ by Fountains of Wayne, because it is apparently it is 2003.
Rosie chose ‘Another Sunny Day‘ by Belle and Sebastian. That’s quite a lovely animation set to it as well.
Jessica went (Not this week. At all.) to the Ballgowns: British Glamour since 1950 exhibition at the V&A which is on until 6 January 2013.
Rosie recommends the Red Velvet Whoopie Pies at the Hummingbird Bakery. Yum yum.
For more information on the 1854 Cholera Epidemic in Soho, there’s a whole Wikipedia article and a photo so you can really picture where we were.
The Day of Fun Comic Book Retailer of Choice is Gosh!.
Twelfth Night has now closed, but do go to the Globe Theatre if you get the chance.
Delicious, delicious breakfast-y and non-breakfast-y food (especially the When Halloumi Met Salad wrap) at The Breakfast Club.
Jessica’s “revolutionary” clothes-folding techniques can be replicated using these videos. For other impressive home organisation, marvel at this post on xojane.com
You can see clips of all the dances from Strictly at the BBC website.
This week’s Top 5s – Children’s Books
Jessica’s Top 5s run ‘in no particular order’: Truckers, Diggers and Wings by Terry Pratchett, Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem, Ivy Cottage by E.J. Taylor, The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg and Jessica by Kevin Henkes.
Rosie picked Brambly Hedge, Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne, Just William by Richmal Crompton, Humphrey’s Corner by Sally Hunter and Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars by Mark Haddon.
Rosie and Jessica remind you to support your local library and bookshops!
Honorable Mentions: Horrible Histories, Oxford Reading Tree, Scrambled Legs, Anastacia, The Railway Children, Peter Pan, Puddle Lane and Jacqueline Wilson.
Needle and Fed
Rosie is having a knitting meltdown. She’d rather we didn’t talk about it.
Rosie’s birthday cake was an ombre and actually worked:
Starbucks might want to rethink their van designs.
This children’s librarian has excellent tattoos.
Buzzfeed offer you scared fratboys and disappointed animals.