Day 1 (Tuesday): Merry Happy Blogmas! Welcome to the festive month! I started the day with Human Nature’s, “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer”, which was the perfect way to get into the merry spirit (though my brother was not quite there, so I was ordered to turn it off after a little while…. :-p). […] Read more…
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Book review of ‘The Bone Clocks’ and ‘Slade House.’
*NO SPOILERS* I have just finished reading Slade House, written by David Mitchell, which is a companion book to ‘The Bone Clocks’. As ‘The Bone Clocks’ is one of my favourite books, I thought instead of only reviewing Slade House, I will review both books in this post. I talked a little about both these […] Read more…
Carrot Cake
I love chocolate, and thankfully I can still eat it, but due to the limitations on my diet due to intolerances and health considerations, a lot of my baked treats contain chocolate, as it is quite difficult to flavour them differently within my available ingredients. This can, at times, become a little boring, even for […] Read more…
Book and movie review of ‘The Martian’
*NO SPOILERS* I listened to this story by Andy Weir on audiobook after a raving recommendation from a friend, and he was not wrong! The narrator, R.C. Bray, was great, and brought a lot more to the story for me than I could have had I read it. I laughed out loud multiple times throughout […] Read more…
Blogmas – Christmas blogging
This December, I want to take part in some sort of festive-spirit blogging challenge, so I have decided to use a daily prompt, which I will collate and post weekly. I hope this will be a bit of fun for me, but also for you, allowing a glimpse of my festive month, including some book […] Read more…
Living a satisfying life (even when unwell) & changing your expectations
As of today, I have been unable to work for three years. Wow. That is a long time. It took me that long to get my degree for the career I loved! On the day that I had been unable to work for a year, I had a group of friends over with my family, […] Read more…
Book haul for October
After my big haul in August, I was somehow quite restrained in September and did not buy any new books! In October, I was still quite sensible, because I have been trying to catch up on the books I have already bought! I did buy three books though…. Room by Emma Donoghue. This book has […] Read more…
Exploring quotes
If you follow me on Pinterest, or this blog, you probably have picked up that I love quotes. Being a lover of words and writing, I have always been fascinated by the phrases that become well-known for their inspiring, uplifting, or thought-provoking nature. I love that there are words out there that we can choose […] Read more…
Fruity breaky cake
You know that I am all about easy and healthy food, and what better than a nutritious cake you can eat at any time of the day, and make in a blender?! This cake is yummy cold or warmed up, by itself or topped with coconut yogurt, maple syrup and fruit, and is a great […] Read more…
Judge a book by its cover (book club challenge & Church of Marvels review)
The book selection for our book club this time was a bit different. Instead of a set book being chosen for discussion, it was all about a challenge…pick a book by its cover. This means that inevitably we will have all read different books. I am looking forward to seeing what you chose, and adding […] Read more…