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28th July 2017

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AD - PR Gift - Did someone say TAPAS NIGHT!? 😍⁣
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I can’t begin to tell you how much I’ve missed @laterrezaupton! Although they are not open for eating in yet, you can bring the Spanish flavour straight to your home! ❤️⁣
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We ordered a selection of tapas, but it was pretty easy for me to decide what we were having as I already had some firm favourites including Pollo Manchego (creamy chicken) homemade Spanish meatballs and of course, no tapas is complete without Patatas Bravas 🤤 ⁣
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We also grabbed a bottle of Sangria to complete the meal which was every bit worth it and just as sweet and zingy as I remembered 🍹⁣
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If you’re looking for your next weekend takeaway (or even a midweek treat!) I’d recommend ordering from La Terraza to take home with you - and if you do, it would be super kind of you to leave them a TripAdvisor review which is really helpful to them during this time! 🙏🏻⁣
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What’s your favourite part of tapas? Is it all the flavour combinations? The fact it’s all picky food? I love it all 🙌🏻 #NavigatingNorthants #NavigatingLocal

Happy Independents Day ✨⁣ ⁣ Today is the day

Happy Independents Day ✨⁣
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Today is the day where lots of independent businesses re-open their doors again after what’s been months of uncertainty. Let’s celebrate as I’m sure all foodies will be thrilled over the fact their favourite pub, restaurants and cafes are back!⁣
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Here’s your daily reminder that when you’re thinking of buying a takeaway, or you’re looking to sit in a restaurant: shop local & independent as they need your support more than ever! ❤️⁣
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We’ve already booked for our first brunch tomorrow and I’m looking forward to seeing how our independents have adapted to social distancing.⁣
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Show some love for your favourite independents and tell me in the comments who you’re excited to visit! 👇🏻 (throwing it back to brunch at @oldmarketinkettering who are now open!) #NavigatingNorthants #NavigatingLocal #ShopLocal #SupportIndependent

Iced coffee weather ☀️ ⁣ ⁣ Who else really

Iced coffee weather ☀️ ⁣
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Who else really struggles to sleep when it’s scorching hot? Because I know I do 🥵 so it’s definitely an iced coffee day and maybe treating myself to working outside!⁣
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Might have to treat myself to another one from @tenhandscafe because returning for what has been months felt like SUCH a glorious day! 😍⁣
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Lots of independents are making their plans to reopen, whether it be fully welcoming customers inside, or sticking to takeaways: so it’s just your daily reminder that you should continue to #supportlocal not just on 4th July, but everyday 🙌🏻⁣
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Which local businesses and places have you been excited to go and visit again? I’m looking forward to a garden centre mooch, to visit some nice green spaces and more cafes and restaurants! 💭 #NavigatingNorthants⁣ #NavigatingLocal

#AD Dinner inspo made easy thanks to @theturkeykit

#AD Dinner inspo made easy thanks to @theturkeykitchen 😍⁣⁣
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I’m always looking for easy quick dinners to make at home for dinner, especially when we are having one of those days where we just want something fuss-free, so #theturkeykitchen comes to the rescue!⁣⁣
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We’ve been trying the Cajun Turkey Strips (because Cajun makes anything better) and they are super easy to cook, yet have such a nice mild chilli kick and smokiness to give this moist turkey an authentic shake up! Plus, the turkey is made with the finest British-farmer turkey which is really important to us 👌🏼⁣⁣
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We mixed ours with some homemade cauliflower cheese, grilled asparagus and corn on the cob - all done in 20 mins! 🙌🏻⁣⁣
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If you’re looking for something a bit different that’s inspired by world cuisines, give these a go! What side dishes would you combine Turkey Kitchen with? 😋 ⁣#NicoleNavigatesHome

We said goodbye to Benji this morning 💔⁣⁣
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Sadly, he was taken seriously unwell yesterday morning and it just went downhill from there. He was surrounded by his whole family as we said our goodbyes in the sunshine; a comfort during a horrible scenario. ⁣
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He was the best dog I could have had for 12 years and it still doesn’t feel real that you’re not here. ⁣I’m hoping you’re at peace and you’re running around, chasing birds and sunbathing in the sun somewhere. ⁣
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I’m going to take however long it takes away from social media to grieve our loss. I’ll miss you baby ❤️

How I’m supporting local businesses and sharing

How I’m supporting local businesses and sharing content going forward 💭 ⁣⁣
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⁣As a lot of local businesses are preparing to open the doors this week, I am thrilled to see some of my favourite places re-open again and I’m gearing up to go out and visit; as being honest, the introvert in me has been enjoying my time at home, but I would love to gain some form of independence again and start navigating and visiting places again 😁⁣⁣⁣
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But I am also aware that some people aren’t *quite* ready to go out again and might be concerned about what content I share, so I wanted to ⁣⁣share how I will be approaching things:⁣
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1. I will continue to share my local eats and navigations of where I personally go but I’m also enjoying sharing what I can order and have delivered to my home too 🏡 ⁣⁣⁣
2. I’ll be sure to use gentle language so instead of encouraging you to visit somewhere and recommend you to go straight away, I’ll just be sharing my honest view of how I find a place and you can do what you wish in terms of taking my advice or choose to not! ☺️⁣⁣⁣
3. I’m also a little nervous about going back to “normal” again so I’ll continue to share how I slowly get back into the swing of things too!⁣⁣⁣
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As much as I am dying to go navigating here, there and everywhere again, I am also very conscious that some people might not be ready to go out and return to normal; and that’s okay as we all have different comfort levels - you do you! ❤️⁣⁣⁣
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My Northamptonshire content will be here waiting for you for when you’re ready, I have content live on my blog and I’ll continue to update my highlights as of when! ⁣⁣⁣
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But if you can, whether it’s staying at home and ordering online, or going out and visiting local places, you can support local whenever and however you choose 👌🏼 I hope now more places are reopening, people will still choose to support them and not be tempted to go back to big chains.⁣⁣⁣
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How are you feeling about businesses reopening again? Has your point of view changed since lockdown about supporting local? My DM’s are open 💭 (throwback to just before lockdown when we visited @vintageretreat who are back open today from 10-5!) ✨⁣#NavigatingNorthants

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