Delia Owen’s Where the Crawdads Sing
Book Review of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing has received mixed reviews, yet it has sold 4 million copies! Reviewers have criticised it for reading like young adult fiction and lacking sophisticiation. It has been slated because a court room drama cannot sit side-by-side with a rich atmospheric account […]
Inexpensive Gestures of Kindness
The Personal Touch – Gifts and Cards I woke up this morning to a lovely ‘Happy Songkran’ card from my friend Duang in Bangkok. She is also the esteemed illustrator of two of my children’s books ‘The Day the Wi-Fi Broke’ and ‘Just Five More Minutes’. (She draws under the name NokIsMe). The card featured a Happy Songkran message […]
Missing your Partner
Missing your Boyfriend or Husband I’m not sure when I’m gonna see this ‘old fella’ again, but at least I get to talk to him a lot online The Flint and the Flint Smith ladies are all without their men! Dad is in a carehome with a broken leg in pot. This is particularly hard on my […]
Deepa Anappara’s Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Book Review of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara The story, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, shares the events prior to and following the disappearance of several children who go missing in a slum area of India. It is a powerful story with beautifully drawn characters, revealed to us from the perspective of […]
How to Live with Adult Children at Home
A Reprieve from Empty Nest Syndrome Coronavirus is rubbish, but it is great to have a reprieve from beng an Empty Nester. I love having these two home again. As my friends and family know Mick and I really struggled when both girls left home to go to University. I’ve talked a lot about the […]
Time to Smile
Something to Make you Smile A lovely bunch of flowers is guaranteed to make me smile. During these turbulent, Corona Virus dominated times I need to count my blessings; my family is so much luckier than many. I am very grateful to have the girls safely with me, but I have still felt a bit […]