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Easter Baking: Spiced Easter Cookies

By Nicole Quy, The Croft Co-Editor in Chief

The Croft Magazine// I’m a huge fan of Easter food, notwithstanding that it coincides with the emergence (finally) of the sun and warmer weather. Easter baking, especially, is often characterised by sweetness, both in the sense of taste and the tweeness that often accompanies an array of Easter themed treats. Arguably a perfect combination.

Controversially, however, I've found that the older I get, the less craving I have for chocolate when it comes
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Little Miss Sunshine

By Nicole Quy, The Croft Co-Editor in Chief

The Croft Magazine// Being an optimistic person is generally a great thing. To be able to have a positive impact on others by sharing this optimism can even feel like a privilege. But what happens when we begin to centre too much of our identity around being a 'happy person', especially when times are tough? Co-Editor-in-Chief Nicole reflects on how the innocence of garnering a reputation as 'the happy friend' can swiftly take a damaging turn, and rem
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In the Borderline

The prospect of liminality may be defined as ‘occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold’, but in an era which has been characterised by a sense of the heimlich- to borrow from our German friends . The familiar nature of isolation and the solitary mean that the word has now become more associated with the idea of ‘liminal spaces’.

Across the internet, in the form of both real and fashioned images, ‘liminal spaces’ can be found. On various social media platforms, users
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