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Monday, August 17, 2009

My Eating Garden

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Well just a quick look at what's growing in my garden vege wise. It's been a crazy summer, much cooler and wetter than is normal for...
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Persephone Book Challenge

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I have four Persephone books which I can read for the book challenge next week. I don't think I will have the time to read four, but I...

They Were Sisters, by Dorothy Whipple, scenes from the film

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They Were Sisters, by Dorothy Whipple. This is definitely a book I want to read, and I would love to watch the movie. I've looked for ...
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Reading Matter for UK Trip

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It's always fun to receive a package in the post. I think that's part of the fun of Ebay . These are some of the books I bought. ...

Buying the Bianchi

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Our boy R has wanted a road bike for a while; but being the picky child he is, and because he knows a lot about bike's and has higher as...
Friday, August 7, 2009

Agatha Christie, an Interview With Her Grandson

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I'm a definite fan of Agatha Christie. I read her autobiography and found it most down to earth and most interesting. Except no expla...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Weddings through the Decades

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I was thinking about weddings, especially how overboard people have gone on them now. It's nothing to spend $25,000 to $40,000 and these...
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Writers' Favorite Recipes, compiled by Gillian Vincent

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I was wondering exactly which blog I should post this on, but in the end decided on my literary blog. As I thought literary folks might li...
Monday, August 3, 2009

Tinkerbell a Flame Point Himalayan

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The Devlin Diary, a diary holds the key to a centuries old mystery, by Christi Phillips

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This story is set in two time periods. Modern day 2008 academic University town, Cambridge and London of 1672, the time of King Charles II...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Elephant Walk

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Elephant Walk the name of the movie, is a tea plantation in Ceylon. These two shots I took off the TV movie while playing. Did some te...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Wicker Tray

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Some items evoke such nostalgia and this wicker tray, is one of them. Just instantly loved it. The lady at the Thrift saw me pick it up an...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Spy Game, by Georgina Harding

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On a foggy cold morning in 1961, Anna's mother drives off in the family car and that is the last she sees of her. The siblings, her o...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Sunday Brunch and Waffle Recipes

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Last week was a hectic week with me working a forty hour week. I can't remember the last time I did that, as I work part-time. But bec...

The Journal of Helene Berr

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Helene Berr kept a journal from April 1942 to February 1944. She is a recent graduate of the Sorbonne, with a love for English literature...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Map of The Isle of Skye

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We will be staying near Dunvegan Castle.
Friday, July 24, 2009

What a Great Idea and a Giveaway

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I have a friend who is always collecting bits and pieces to entertain. Usually thrift shops and puts all this together and comes up with a ...
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Skye, by Alexander Nicolson

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Skye is a magical island both for visitors and even more so for those who are born there and have to move away. Alexander Nicolson (who...

Little Boy Lost, by Marghanita Laski

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--> I finished this book well over a week ago, so If I don't write a review of this book soon I will loose the flavo...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Spinach Ricotta Pie

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This is my new food processor. I've always wanted one, so managed to find one on clearance. I wanted to try making pastry in it. As...