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‘It’s Bin Day’ – Nostalgic Word Association

‘It’s Bin Day – Nostalgic Word Association I’m sitting in Humberside airport lounge (again) waiting for yet another Cityhopper plane...

Things My 21 Year Old Self Didn’t Know (but not wise things!)

Tips for my Younger Self Mick sent us a Whatsapp collage of some of the photos we’d seperately sent him...

It’s a Cop Out to Blame Fate

Do you believe in fate? https://youtu.be/LkEX_EqBeq8 Do you believe in free choice or do you think everything is pre-determined?I watched...

Feeling Cranky; Mood Improvement

Strategies for Mood Improvement Feeling Cranky – I need strateies for mood improvement.  I don’t know why but I’ve been...

First Day Back at School

Starting of School The first day back at school is always a nervous time. How to Not be Nervous I’ve...

Back to School for Expats

Back to School Rituals it’s always fun to buy new stationery for going back to school. Back in Bangkok things...

Colleagues as Friends – Surely Not!

Work Chums! Having fun with friends when I turned 50! Is Making Friends with Colleagues a Recipe for Disaster Living...

Is Staying in a care Home like Going Back to School?

Comparing the Old and Young This week I’ve been blogging a bit about working in the same school as my husband and kids. My...

Being the Teacher’s Kid (or their Mum!)

Pros and Cons of Being a Teacher’s Kid These two munchkins actually enjoyed being teachers’ kids, or at least I...

Sally Rooney’s Normal People

Book Review of Sally Rooney’s Normal People Sally Rooney’s Normal People has been very popular as a serialized tv show...

Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles

Book Review of Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles I love how it is Patroclus who takes centre stage in...

Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

Book Review of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre I love how quizzical and intelligent Charlotte Bronte appears in this image. Many...

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Moriarty’s latest release, Apples Never Fall, is a family drama in which various plot twists...

Fictionalising Real-Life:How Games and Books Explore Similar Themes and Ideas

Fictionalising real life is turning actual events from the past into a fictional story. While these stories often use elements...

Bram Stoker – Dracula

Book Review on Bram Stoker’s Dracula Dracula begins with Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, recounting his journey to Transylvania on...

The Scythe and Thunderhead by Neil Shusterman

Book Review of Neil Shusterman’s Scythe and Thunderhead The Thunderhead has never been more relevant than it is right now...

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

Book Review of The Paris Aparment by Lucy Foley The Paris Apartment is a well-named psychological thriller – the focus...

The Beekeeper of Aleppo – Christy Lefteri

Book Review of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri Christy Lefteri has spent her career learning about the situation...
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