A bad boy stole my bra by Lauren Price – blog tour

July 13, 2018 By 2 Comments
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Buy at Amazon Isn't that just the best book title ever? When I spotted the shout out for bloggers to take part in the blog tour I just couldn't resist, and the cover is just as in your face as the … [Continue reading...]

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Wildflower hunting, sculpture trails and music festivals – some summer plans

July 12, 2018 By 3 Comments

I love wildflowers. This is not a surprise to anyone who follows me on instagram. (Handy link over there in the sidebar if that isn't you. If you've arrived here from instagram, nice to see you!) … [Continue reading...]

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Brief reason for home education.

July 11, 2018 By 2 Comments

Today in the post I got a form from college - additional information for home educated students. There was a little box headed up "brief reason for home education". Brief? You want me to summarise … [Continue reading...]

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A Monday feeling Tuesday.

July 10, 2018 By 8 Comments

Do you ever have a day when you are convinced it's a different day? Today should have involved a college interview, but that got cancelled yesterday (not enough interest to run the course, back to … [Continue reading...]

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Days of Wonder by Keith Stuart

June 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment

I have a confession to make. I don't like heart warming books. I'm not a fan of tear jerkers. So why did I read Days of Wonder, when I had a pretty good idea of what was coming? Because it's Keith … [Continue reading...]

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Life Satisfaction: A Scientist’s Guide by Leo Lafferty-Whyte PhD.

May 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment

There is an irony, I feel, in this post. A few days back I posted about doing 15 days of giveaways. I then failed completely and utterly to even put together the widget for the first giveaway, and … [Continue reading...]

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Happy blogaversary to me.

May 22, 2018 By 6 Comments

15 years of blogging. Here's to the next 15. Today's giveaway: A mini monster. Yet to be made (you can't have the spotty one, that's Tigerboy's. ) There'll be a gleam widget here in a minute if … [Continue reading...]

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The Secret of the Night Train by Sylvia Bishop

May 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment
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We're very happy today to be kicking off the blog tour for a wonderful MG book by Sylvia Bishop, the Secret of the Night Train. Smallest has read it, and will be contributing her thoughts after we've … [Continue reading...]

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Lifestyle changes, the Italian edition.

April 25, 2018 By 5 Comments
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A few months ago, t'other half had a bit of a wake up call from a scheduled GP encounter. Nothing immediately serious, but a whole load of little factors that add up together to mean that his overall … [Continue reading...]

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The Leavers by Lisa Ko

April 23, 2018 By Leave a Comment
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Today I'm pleased to be helping kick off the blog tour for the award winning The Leavers by Lisa Ko. Blurb: One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to … [Continue reading...]

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The Imaginary by A F Harrold illustrated by Emily Gravett

April 3, 2018 By 1 Comment

Ages and ages ago I started reading The Imaginary as a bedtime story. Turned out it was far too scary to be an end of day book, so we moved it to lunchtimes. Although the children loved the language … [Continue reading...]

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