2023 Wrap Up
2023, you’ve been great. You can see what I thought of it in my book wrap up video. 2024 you’ve got a lot to live up to
Category: General
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Merry Christmas 2023
Christmas wishes really do come true! Read on to find out mine. For those that celebrate, wishing you and yours the merriest of Christmas’ and a happy new year.
Bank Holiday Preview – August 2022
My bank holiday weekend in a photo. I shall spend most of it reading, resting and enjoying a BBQ if the weather holds.
WOTD – Groke
Groke is a word for our times: “gaze at somebody while they’re eating in the hope that they’ll give you some of their food”. This old Scottish word needs to come back into everyday usage. I’m looking forward to doing my bit by using it soon #wordoftheday
Loving a book to death, or when you used to!
I loved Mills and Boon as a tween/teen and avidly consumed this sub genre of romance novels on a frequent basis. So much so that they were battered beyond recognition. Now I look at that time and think, why don’t I read that genre as much now. Why are some of my old favourites out of favour?
Words, Words, so many delightful words
Who isn’t fascinated by words?
If you’re ambivalent about it then this post if for you. Hopefully my enthusiasm will rub off and you will find one or two that you like.
A brief introduction to why I like words so much and which ones are taking my fancy. Hint – the more obscure the better!
Welcome 2021
Living life dangerously, once again I make plans for the year ahead. Take a peek at what they are to see if I’ve incorporated lessons learnt from the pandemic blues of 2020?
2020 Wrap Up
Did I meet my reading goal for 2020? What did I watch during the pandemic? Read on to find the answers to this and more including the winners of the annual book awards
Merry Christmas 2020
Christmas 2020 as expected was different to ‘normal’ but that doesn’t mean that we didn’t celebrate.
Catch Up: The Pause
When you notice you’re in a reading slump, what do you do? In my case, I navigated my way through by listening to music and other distraction tactics. Read on to find out how well that worked.
