Week Six: Libraries, Legacies, and the Art of Not Stepping on Toes

Week Six: Libraries, Legacies, and the Art of Not Stepping on Toes

Week Six: Libraries, Legacies, and the Art of Not Stepping on ToesHamed Arab
Published on: 13/10/2025

There's something profoundly surreal about receiving an email informing you that your book – the thing you poured a decade's worth of experience into – will be permanently housed in some of Britain's most prestigious institutions. It's the sort of news that makes you sit down rather suddenly with a cup of tea and stare at the wall for a bit.

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Week Three: Royal Appointments, Bond Street Wanderings, and the Art of Not Burning Lamb

Week Three: Royal Appointments, Bond Street Wanderings, and the Art of Not Burning Lamb

Week Three: Royal Appointments, Bond Street Wanderings, and the Art of Not Burning LambHamed Arab
Published on: 23/09/2025

From CAD designer to meeting the Crown Jeweller - this week brought a surreal London trip, Bond Street wanderings, and kitchen disasters. Sometimes life writes better plots than fiction.

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