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Revenge Of A Band Geek Gone Bad by Naomi Rabinowitz – A Review


Revenge Of A Band Geek Gone Bad by Naomi Rabinowitz  Published: Naomi Rabinowitz, 8th October 2012 Length: 278 pages (Kindle edition) Where Did I Get It?: Purchased on Amazon for 77p Summary (from Goodreads): Shy, overweight Melinda Rhodes' sophomore year of high school isn't going so well. Her own mother mocks her weight. Her pants split in… Continue reading Revenge Of A Band Geek Gone Bad by Naomi Rabinowitz – A Review

Liberty Gilmore · Writing · Writing Workshop

I Believe In Fairies – A Prompt For @Libertyfallsdwn


Liberty posted her latest instalment of There's no Such Thing As Fairies on her blog the other day, which means it is time for the first new prompt of 2013! After much thought and consideration I have discarded several ideas about the weather we have been having as direct prompts and went for one a… Continue reading I Believe In Fairies – A Prompt For @Libertyfallsdwn

Family · Just For Fun · Life · Quotes of the Week · Toddler

Quotes Of The Week


I think we need to work on Arthur's pronunciation a bit after this week's classics... * Watching CBeebies with Artie. TV: 'X is for fox at the end of his tail!' Artie: F*CK! * Arthur is standing in the hall pointing. Artie: Bummer! Bummer! Bummer! Mummy: Pardon? Artie: *pointing madly* Bummer! Mummy: *notices towel hanging… Continue reading Quotes Of The Week

Christianity · Family · Lent · Lent

Lent 2013 – The Year I Don’t Give Anything Up


It was Shrove Tuesday yesterday and I spectacularly failed to eat any pancakes despite feeding Caius some for breakfast. I am planning a pancake session later this week though, when the kids are home. So that makes today the first day of Lent, a 40 day stretch of thoughtfulness and build up to Easter in… Continue reading Lent 2013 – The Year I Don’t Give Anything Up

Family · Life

February Blues


January is renowned for being miserable - the grey come-down after Christmas, cold and quite often a bit short on cash and with a few extra bits of podge after over eating and over spending through the festive season. This year, February is worse. On the 2nd February, the parenting blogging community was stunned and… Continue reading February Blues