#challenge – Page 2 – Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

New Week, New problem…

Jul 21, 2026

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As the head cook and bottle washer in our house, I get some weird requests sometimes. Anything from how I chop the carrots up, to ‘why don’t we have sweetcorn any more?’ This last request really confused me. ‘Can we have smaller meals please?’ None of us are the size we want to be, so…

Coping with a Sea Change…

Jul 13, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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I seem to have spent my life having to change. So many times, due to ever changing circumstances, have caused me to rethink who I am, and how I want to be in the future. As much as I am used to making these changes, this past year has been something else. I have had…

A Touch of Magic: reviewing the Secret Library. #fiction #review #Magic

Jul 10, 2026

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‘The perfect book to curl up with, whether beach or fireside. I absolutely loved it!’ Celia Anderson Book editor Lucy Thomas has just inherited her grandmother’s windswept Cornish home, and with it, a library bathed in sunlight, a spiral staircase that leads to secrets, and a battered box filled with unfinished stories… To honour her…

Can two wrongs make a right?

Jun 30, 2026

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I was thinking back to when I started writing Swan Song, my latest detective mystery, and how it was supposed to answer all the questions I had at the time. That by sorting out the problems my detective, David Snow had, I would probably sort my own. We were both fast approaching our own swan…

A heatwave and a load of viruses…

Jun 23, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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More ups and downs yesterday, but nothing disastrous. At least, I didn’t think so until late in the afternoon when we were attacked. Something called Mcafee rushed to tell me we had just been attacked by seven viruses. One phone call to Eset, our security system, soon sorted that out. This was after a very…

For the want of a brain that works…

Jun 16, 2026

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I think I belong in OZ, as I am sure I need a new brain, just like the scarecrow. I am probably beginning to walk like him too. I can still think, but so many things get in the way, and not just ordinary things. Like housework or cooking lunch for my family. Indescribable things,…

My Jungle…

Jun 13, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #trees, #Weather, beautiful things, blogging, bonsai, frustration, gardening, life as an author, nightmares, sharing interests

Lately, every time I go out doors, the extent of fresh growth every where I look is becoming overwhelming. All the rain we have had lately has triggered an immense growth spurt. All of my bonsai are almost unrecognisable, and the garden is a jungle. I feel so helpless, looking at it all, knowing there…

Those things you miss doing…

Jun 10, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, Amusing, blogging, hope, life as an author, sharing interests

I don’t usually dwell on anything I cannot do or have anymore. There have been so many this past year that I would be a basket case by now if I carried on about all of them. I don’t know why this particular one has managed to sneak through, but here it is. I was…

Moving On…

Jun 5, 2026

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For a long time now, I have been searching my barely functioning brain for any inspiration that always used to be lurking in there somewhere. This may or not be a good idea, as the pressure in my head gets worse every day, but it’s what I need to find, so it will just have…

Friday Thoughts…

May 22, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

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can old age be beautiful? Another week is coming to an end, and once again, I am no nearer sorting my life out. I am trying, but somehow, I get thwarted at every turn. The only thing I seem to be good at, is my daily physio, which is at least keeping me mobile. I…

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