“The three dads bear a heavy load, but they walk on for us all, finding light on the path after the darkest times.”- Dan Walker- Foreword in book. Trigger Warning- This blog discusses suicide This blog is a slightly different one because I am not doing a book review as such, it is an […]
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes book review and Quiz Answers “I see all those who men call monsters […] I see the men who call them that, call themselves heroes, of course” “Enough to know that the hero isn’t the one who’s kind or brave or loyal. Sometimes- not always, but sometimes- he is monstrous” […]
“In May, every flower is a soul blossoming in nature”- Unknown May is here! (I write this at the end of April when the glorious sunny weather has faded, just in time for Easter!) May you have a good month and enjoy the bank holidays – pun intended! I am sure those who read the […]
EASTER 2025- Easter Quiz Quote- “The great gift of Easter is hope” Basil C. Hume Happy Easter to you! I am writing this on a sunny March Day and by the time you read it, it will be the great annual celebration of Easter. It is a lovely time of year to celebrate the move […]
Book Review of Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You. Quote: “We all have a story. I suppose that’s what our lives are made up of: beautiful, unexpected stories of joy and despair, darkness and light, strength and vulnerability, in all their weird and wonderful guises. I know that I would not have […]
March 2025 Blog- Spring is Beginning Quote: “What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome” A. J. Balfour. I have been thinking about flowers and the positivity they bring. Now we are in March, various blooms are creating a […]
“To love or to have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark fold of life” (Victor Hugo, Les Misérables). February- There is something great about that first change of month in the new year. I have recently spoken to a few people, who all […]
January 2025 Quote- “The New Year begins in January, offering a chance to turn over a new leaf”- Unknown. Here we go again? That can feel like the usual question when a new year dawns. I hope like me, you have just about got your head around writing that it is 2025! I think January […]
“Happy Land is a transporting multi-generational novel about the stories that shape up and the dazzling courage it takes to dream” As the year draws to a close, this will be the last blog of 2024. I want to wish everyone and happy and healthy Christmas, and New Year for 2025. Thinking about looking ahead […]
Three Iconic Christmas Books “I have always thought of Christmas-time […] as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time” (Dickens,10) The year has a habit of arriving slowly, then gathering incredible momentum towards its grand finale of December. I want to share three iconic Christmas books from the 1800s, 1900s, and the 2020s. […]