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  • The Realisation of a Childhood Dream

  • Right pigeon, wrong hole

    Right pigeon, wrong hole

    Originally posted on The Bingergread Cottage: Like my books, I’m genre-defying. Well, I think so anyway. Let’s look at “grannies”. This subject came up in a FB conversation the other day and I was rather shocked to find that I’m supposed to be disapproving and strict. It is apparently Grandfathers’ role to be naughty and…

  • Love story…

    A well needed reminder of the good times… The Silent Eye “Where there is life, there is love” Ghandi It has been a busy day, of car cleaning, grass cutting, housekeeping and the like, punctuated by some odd moments of multi-coloured beauty. The mind wanders down odd paths at such times and  I have been…

  • Today’s Quote

    bneautifully put!

  • #Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent

    #Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: The rear end of a donkey If you are going to play ‘pin the tail on the donkey’ with your life, you may wish to peek beneath the blindfold. Otherwise, when you take aim, you have no idea where you might end up. This is…

  • A.W.O.L.

    Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: By the time you read this, I will be gone… You’ll forgive me if I’m a bit quiet. Failing car problems, disasters, unpassable snow and exploding coffee pots inflicting third degree burns (which is what happened the last time we attempted this… I’m drinking tea tonight) I’m…

  • 7 Stages of a Writer

    Cynthia Harrison Shakespeare had his “7 Ages of Man” and as I look toward the cusp of big change, I celebrate my own, happier (but not even close to as brilliant) version. Stage 1: She opens a book full of words, reads. Then another, then hundreds of others. Next, alongside, in fact, she opens an…

  • Cold rice pudding

    The past can be better than the present…

  • Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary

    When I first heard about this book, I wasn’t sure if it would be my kind of read. Crime/detective stories have a great following, but I have always preferred Stephen King to James Patterson. At the time, my sister was writing her first book ‘The Ninth Life’ and it was supposed to be a mystery…

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  • Just a gesture.

    Originally posted on The Bingergread Cottage: Few of us are able to go out and do news-worthy work in the cause of peace and unity. At the moment, I’m sure many are wondering if we can do anything at all. Every one of us can. Just a gesture. A smile here, an offer of help to…

  • The Realisation of a Childhood Dream

  • Right pigeon, wrong hole

    Right pigeon, wrong hole

    Originally posted on The Bingergread Cottage: Like my books, I’m genre-defying. Well, I think so anyway. Let’s look at “grannies”. This subject came up in a FB conversation the other day and I was rather shocked to find that I’m supposed to be disapproving and strict. It is apparently Grandfathers’ role to be naughty and…

  • Love story…

    A well needed reminder of the good times… The Silent Eye “Where there is life, there is love” Ghandi It has been a busy day, of car cleaning, grass cutting, housekeeping and the like, punctuated by some odd moments of multi-coloured beauty. The mind wanders down odd paths at such times and  I have been…

  • Today’s Quote

    bneautifully put!

  • #Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent

    #Read about Guest #Author Sue Vincent

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: The rear end of a donkey If you are going to play ‘pin the tail on the donkey’ with your life, you may wish to peek beneath the blindfold. Otherwise, when you take aim, you have no idea where you might end up. This is…

  • A.W.O.L.

    Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: By the time you read this, I will be gone… You’ll forgive me if I’m a bit quiet. Failing car problems, disasters, unpassable snow and exploding coffee pots inflicting third degree burns (which is what happened the last time we attempted this… I’m drinking tea tonight) I’m…

  • 7 Stages of a Writer

    Cynthia Harrison Shakespeare had his “7 Ages of Man” and as I look toward the cusp of big change, I celebrate my own, happier (but not even close to as brilliant) version. Stage 1: She opens a book full of words, reads. Then another, then hundreds of others. Next, alongside, in fact, she opens an…

  • Cold rice pudding

    The past can be better than the present…

  • Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary

    When I first heard about this book, I wasn’t sure if it would be my kind of read. Crime/detective stories have a great following, but I have always preferred Stephen King to James Patterson. At the time, my sister was writing her first book ‘The Ninth Life’ and it was supposed to be a mystery…

    , ,

  • Just a gesture.

    Originally posted on The Bingergread Cottage: Few of us are able to go out and do news-worthy work in the cause of peace and unity. At the moment, I’m sure many are wondering if we can do anything at all. Every one of us can. Just a gesture. A smile here, an offer of help to…