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This book appealed to me on two fronts – firstly it’s a WWII novel, which I’ve been seeking out lately, and secondly it’s about librarians, and you all know how I feel about libraries, librarians and books. I’m always in if any of those are in the blurb! I had no idea what to expect READ MORE

  I think I might have shared this before, but it’s the best I’ve got for amusing and adorable animal imagery. We have a cat called Opie. We adopted him almost by accident. He and his litter had been found in the wall of a house that was being torn down and brought to our READ MORE

  It seems that I’m sort of back into reading, though slowly and mostly jumping from one book to another without settling firmly on most of them! I’m including the ones that did stick or that I think will be most likely to hold my attention. In other news I’ve planted my beans in the READ MORE

  I’ve been working on this post for weeks. Trying to take note of anything funny or interesting that I’ve looked up, or anything even remotely not boring. I’ve got nothing. Most of what I Google is how to plant different seeds, where different plants want to live, phone numbers for doctors or dentists in READ MORE

  As those of you who have been around here for a while know, I suffer from all kinds of medical issues, both physical and mental. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is an oddly rich yet short book that manages to encompass an entire piece of nature in incredible detail. Bailey became ill READ MORE

  I think most people who are in their 20s – or even 30s+ – can relate to the feeling that wherever you are in life, it’s not where you want to be. Life as a young(ish) adult these days is debt or a job that barely pays the bills or unemployment or relationships that READ MORE

      I’ve been knitting since I was a kid, and I come from a matriarchal line who also practiced the craft. My grandmother knitted complex patterns that she held entirely in her head, and did it at lightning speed while watching TV – barely ever looking at her hands. My mother learned to READ MORE

  Book Riot’s annual Read Harder Challenge is an epic reading adventure that is presented to readers at the beginning of each new year. I love that their prompts are always varied, always interesting, and always inclusive. I have trouble sticking to any enforced reading list, so I don’t usually actually attempt to meet each of READ MORE

  I haven’t done a Monday post in a little while (and this one is late) because I have been ill and not reading much as a result. But here we go, time to catch you guys up on what I’ve read in the past couple of weeks!   Just Shelved          READ MORE

  I feel like I did this topic last year. And I don’t think I had a great answer then either. I don’t have a specific favourite food, but I do like Christmas dinner as my family did it. Mostly for the roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings because yum. But I also like it because READ MORE