Bookmark, Spalding (1981 – 2025) – The Last Chapter?
‘Bookmark’ is (for another two days at least), a renowned, award-winning independent bookshop in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Many of the recent articles written about…
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Jackie Magazine & Teenage Dreams
If you’ve read any of my other blog posts then you already know I love reading, and that this naturally developed into a…
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Haughton Green Little Library – ‘Plan B’
A couple of months ago I applied for one of Penguin’s 90 Little Book Stops that they were giving away to celebrate their…
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Rescue Me – Waiting for Mittens
I am a rescuer. A re-homer of things. If you asked my mum what I do she would say, “… she rescues broken…
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90 Little Book Stops – Happy Birthday Penguin!
This year marks Penguin’s 90th Birthday. I read on their website that when they started in 1935 they had the idea that, “quality…
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About Me – The (nearly) Naked Truth
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Stephen King…
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“But what if I can’t sing?” said the writer
Perhaps it’s because I’ve had a bad writing day (a few bad writing months actually) but I’m having a confidence crisis. Maybe publicly declaring…
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Gusto Restaurant & Bar Cheadle Hulme – Christmas Menu Review
I’ve been looking forward to the meal at Gusto, Cheadle Hulme for a few weeks and I made the most of the opportunity and got a…
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Gusto Christmas Menu – I’m Trying it!
This is just a really short blog to let you know what I’m up to this weekend and that I’m quite excited about…
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
This is a post I borrowed from my other blog site My Chickens – Tatty Hen Tales but I absolutely love this little…
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