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. […]
The Instrumentalist by Hannah Constable, Book Review “The colours begin to layer until a landscape forms- green mountains and purple flowers, orange sunlight, bursts of white.” (17, Constable) Welcome to the November blog. November has that cosy marshmallow toasting, deep autumn feel. What better on the darker nights than to recommend a book to read? […]