Karen Lawson

Karen Lawson’s corporate job back in the UK had included entertaining clients in some of the best restaurants. This ultimately sparked a curiosity ‘Just how do they do that?’ (she confesses she was brought up on meat and vegetables, so this was all very exciting). She’s the ex MD of Spotify, Peloton and has been a Mr & Mrs Smith ‘Tastemaker’, she’s flashpacked around the world, learning about wine, experiencing different cultures and cuisines and had a two- year love affair with it all. Originally from England, she’s settled in Australia and continues to be besotted by food, wine and travel preferring to focus on the luxury end of town (thread count does matter).

Hotel Review: Manly Pacific Sydney – MGallery Collection, villa ocean views, Bistro Manly with ‘that scallop risotto’, wonderful beachy service to top off the best seaside staycation in Sydney

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And here we…sitting on the balcony drinking a glass of rose surveying our kingdom like a smug seagull. My ears are tuned into the rhythm of the waves. As the sun dips the Norfolk pine trees stretch their shadows. An orchestra of voices rises from below; a shriek of laughter, the odd woof, babble of children playing, chatter – life.

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Product Review – Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo Vacuum Cleaner. Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, All-in-One Cleaning Station, 11000Pa, ZeroTangle Technology, TruEdge™ Edge Cleaning, Hot Water Mop With Bonus Powerbrush

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If you have a robot cleaner there are things it can’t do: make a margarita, clean the stairs, your soft furnishings or reach those surfaces like kitchen counters or TV units. So you need an upright/hand held.

Also with wooden floors/tiles a mop is needed, the Deebot does this too. So the question is can you get rid of an upright, stick, mop and general cleaner and just have one thing – the T30S Combo. My hope is fairy tale clean. I have lived with it now for 3 weeks and this is how it performs.

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