I'm doing something a bit different this year for lent. Well, it's day #10 and so far I've kept up with my plan. I've sent a postcard to foreign lands, given someone a Thomas the Tank Engine book, baked someone biscuits, written letters and emails and surprised someone with new slipper socks. It's nice, doing… Continue reading Lent Project 2013 – How’s It Going?
Growing Up – A Microfiction for #100WCGU
This week's prompt for the 100 word Challenge for Grown Ups was '...what does it taste like...' and my brain instantly took me on a supernatural wander. I have no idea who Gretchen and Looper are or even really what they are, I just know that they start to 'change' when they grow up... Growing… Continue reading Growing Up – A Microfiction for #100WCGU
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Quotes of the Week
Tori: I'm being very good so can I have a sticker? Mummy: People who ask for stickers don't get them. Tori: I'm not asking, I was just talking about them. * We are walking into town and Tori spots an Audi parked in a layby... Tori: Look, Mummy! It's an Olympic car!
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Thank You, Russia!
Do you remember back in January I wrote a post about a young Russian girl called Katya? Well, she did me proud. I took her story, fleshed it out a bit, learned about Lake Baikal (20% of the Earth's surface freshwater all in one lake in Russia - who knew?) and a little about the… Continue reading Thank You, Russia!
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Diary Of An Ordinary Woman, A Novel by Margaret Forster – A Review
Diary Of An Ordinary Woman, A Novel by Margaret Forster Published: Chatto and Windus, April 2003 Length: 403 pages (Hardback edition) Where Did I Get It?: Purchased second-hand after a recommendation. Summary (from the book cover): Margaret Forster presents the 'edited' diary of a woman, born 1901, died in 1995. From the age of thirteen,… Continue reading Diary Of An Ordinary Woman, A Novel by Margaret Forster – A Review
Carole Finds Her Wings 