I set myself a target at the beginning of the year to read 12 books. A book a month. It didn’t seem like a huge task but, with three children, the farm and the blog, by August, I was only on five and wondered if 12 could be reached at all. Thankfully I got my…
I actually feel lucky to be writing this blog post. I met my idol. Idol is possibly not the right word. I am almost certain the lady I speak of would hate to be called an idol. Icon, possibly. Hero, more likely. Whatever she is, she is greatly admired by me. I first encountered Margaret…
We love books. My degree is in English Literature and, sleep permitting, I still love good book. It may seem pretentious but for me, passing on a love of books to my children is as important as teaching them to brush their teeth and eat healthily. Thankfully neither of them take much persuading. We have…
We love a good book here so when we were offered the chance to review Lorraine Catterall’s The Mouse and the Crocodile, we said, erm yes please. It is an unlikely tale. A little mouse and a big crocodile become friends in a bid to find home. They meet other creatures along the way who…
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…
