It’s been a bit quiet on the blog the last week. There is a reason. I’ve been using much of my blogging time to read this. You will be glad to hear I have finished it now. Wow. What a book. I have been a big fan of Philippa Gregory since reading The Other Boelyn … [Read more…]
Going to hospital can be a frightening thing for little ones. Boo had her first general anaesthetic when she was seven months old which I think was worse for me than her as, at that age she wasn’t really aware of what was going on. I was so relieved when I was led into recovery … [Read more…]
We were recently invited to make a personalised book with Penwizard. Now, I have had experience with Penwizard before. Long before Boo, I bought a personalised Christmas book for an old neighbour’s little girl but, for one reason or another, I hadn’t got round to getting Boo one. The designing the book on their easy-to-follow … [Read more…]
One there was a girl and the girl loved the moon very much. Thankfully her mummy got her a copy of How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers which celebrates its tenth anniversary of being published this year. You see. My girl and the boy share something in common. They both like out of … [Read more…]
I’ve written before about my love of books and how I want to pass this trait on to Boo. We joined our local library about a year ago. Even I was impressed. The people who work there are amazing. They love books too and, when they got to know me and what I liked reading, … [Read more…]
There is one area of life I think we can all agree on. We all spend too much money on food. Is it the supermarket’s fault? I’m not sure but there is just so much choice out there that it is so easy to stray off your shopping list a little and end up going … [Read more…]
I love books, always have. My love of literature started from an early age. My mum and dad read. One of my favourite childhood memories is waiting excitedly at the back door for my dad to come in from work so that I could tell him that I’d finished reading my first book all … [Read more…]
I’ve seen a few bloggers having a go at this so I thought I would have a go. This is the A-Z of me. It’s not a comprehensive list but a little snapshot. A is for animals. I have always loved them. We have LOADS. Cows, sheep, dogs, chickens, cats, rabbits and a fish. B … [Read more…]
Calories 1500 (tying to be good), alcohol units 2 (needed them after rollercoaster emotions of finishing Mad About the Boy, Twitter followers 409, husband 1 (just, after reading book for so long) daughter 1 (but must admit have had a little read while she watched CBeebies). Warm Fuzzy feeling and sadness at finishing said book, … [Read more…]
I read a Twitter comment the other day which really annoyed me: “I hated Bridget Jones and found her desperately unfunny first time around. Never identified with her at all.” Urgh! How gruesome. This is exactly the sort of comment Bridget herself would refer to as coming from a “smug married”. It’s not just about … [Read more…]
