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DoG by Matt Hlinak ~ A Review


DoG by Matt Hlinak Published: Bizarro Press, October 2012 Length: 200 pages (eBook edition) Where Did I Get It? Recieved for review from NetGalley but available for purchase on Amazon Summary (from Goodreads): Culann Riordan was a high school English teacher with poor impulse control and a taste for liquor. He fled to Alaska before… Continue reading DoG by Matt Hlinak ~ A Review

Quotes of the Week

Quotes Of The Week


Sorting through the box of cars... Mummy: What colour are these cars, Arthur? Arthur: GREEN! * I'm not very well, Tori has been a star bring me tissues when I sneeze, giving me cuddles and keeping Arthur in check... Mummy: Thank you for looking after me today, Tori. Tori: *pats my hand* Good girl for… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week

Just For Fun · NaNoWriMo · NaPoWriMo · Poetry · Writing

NaPoWriMo


It only seems five minutes since I was doing NaNoWriMo and yet here we are with April fast approaching and a new challenge before us. I say us, I mean me. For some people April means CampNaNoWriMo, where you set your own word count and spend the month trying to hit it - like NaNoWriMo… Continue reading NaPoWriMo

Country Kids · Family · Fifty Things · Life

Fifty Things To Do Before You’re 11&3/4


The other day I signed Tori & Arthur up on the National Trust '50 Things' website. It's a list of the top 50 outdoorsy things you should do before you are 11¾ - things that more and more kids are maybe missing out on these days because of opting to stay inside and do it… Continue reading Fifty Things To Do Before You’re 11&3/4

Quotes of the Week

Quotes of the Week


Tori in the  bathroom: Tori: Naughty toilet seat! * Tori has earache: Mummy: We'll go get you some Calpol. Tori: *sounding panicked* Don't put it in my ear though!! * Arthur hasn't seen Caius since Monday, it is now Thursday afternoon: Arthur: CaiCai! Mummy: He's not home yet. Arthur: *climbs onto Caius's office chair* CAICAI!… Continue reading Quotes of the Week