A love/hate thing…
I woke up the other morning – and saw a few leaves falling from the tree in my back garden. It was also a tad chilly. Not cold – just chilly.…
Category: Reading
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Simply messing about…
Rat (Ratty to his friends) was so right … There is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats … I read the…
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Battle of the books…
My TBR (to be read) pile is growing – it has expanded to a second shelf in the bookcase – that’s a bit strange for someone who buys most of her…
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288 milion visitors can't be wrong
This week, I had the absolute pleasure of spending some time at the Wellington Library , near Telford in Shropshire. The event was a readers and writers day held in conjunction…
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A difficult history…
Like so many people, I’ve seen Gone With the Wind. My vision of the American deep south was very much formed by Clark Gable’s charm and Vivien Leigh’s accent. I didn’t…
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The Mighty Mississippi
Continuing my blogs about my US road trip – I thought I should talk about the cause of the whole venture – the Mississippi River. At school we were taught that…
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City of the Dead
I’m back from a fabulous road trip – crossing the USA from south to north along the Mississippi River – 1400 miles (or close to). Over the next few weeks I…
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A wild time in New Orleans
Wow – what a week it’s been. Along with some fellow authors from Choc Lit, I’ve been in New Orleans for the Romantic Times Booklovers convention. Something in the vicinity of…