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Books I have read in 2013
Solar by Ian McEwan
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane
The Sisters' Brothers by Patrick deWitt
25 Rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro
Honour by Elif Shafak
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The Midwife's Confession by Diane ChamberlainBlogroll
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Sorting out the necessities of life
I’ve been having a bit of a grown up week this week. I’m not sure why. I got off to a flying start at the beginning of the year but then we all got really ill with whatever winter bug … Continue reading
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Motherhood
I’ve been tagged by Kate On Thin Ice on this Motherhood meme, eight questions on all things motherhood. So here goes: Describe Motherhood in three words My biggest blessing. Does your experience differ from your mother’s? How? Completely. My mum … Continue reading
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My first…
The extremely funny Anya from Older Single Mum has very kindly tagged me on this “My First…” meme. I really enjoyed reading Anya’s answers and they are here. After an extended period away from the blog and writing in general, … Continue reading
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Newsflash – Unhappy Shepherds in Kent, UK
Following on from Ally Bean’s picture of the Midwestern US sunset earlier this week, I thought I would share this image of the sunrise from my bedroom window this morning. It’s supposed to be 18 degrees today, so not sure … Continue reading
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The Highs and Lows of 2011
This post was inspired by Kate at www.kateonthinice.wordpress.com who tagged me to take part in this challenge. She looked back on 2011, the good and the bad, and then blogged about it. If you would like to take part answer … Continue reading
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Snow
This was the snow situation hereabouts this time last year. Not quite 6 feet, more like 4, deeper where it had drifted and been blown up against buildings. It was lovely for Christmas time. It couldn’t be more different this … Continue reading
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10 on Tuesday
The delightful Heidi from Him_Me_Three has started a new feature on her website called 10 on Tuesday. The idea is that a different person each week answers 10 simple questions about themselves so that other bloggers can get to know … Continue reading
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Spooky Happenings
Do you believe in angels, reincarnation, the spirit world, ghosts, aliens? This was written for Patti Roberts in response to a request for stories such as the following. Patti is @PattiRoberts7 on Twitter. Here is a link to her ebook … Continue reading
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10 Questions
I’ve been tagged by the lovely helloitsgemma to answer 10 questions, so we all get to know one another a little better. The idea is to then tag someone else, preferably someone who is taking part in the NaBloPoMo project. … Continue reading
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The Versatile Blogger Award and Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Me
It’s nearly a week since the lovely Mummyplum tagged me in her Versatile Blogger piece. So thanks to Claire at mummyplum.blogspot.com for reading my blog and nominating me! The idea is that you share seven little known facts about yourself … Continue reading
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