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Weekend Cooking – Joyful Momma’s Guide to Shopping & Cooking Frugally by Kimberley Eddy

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I spotted this a week or two ago, available as a free download for Amazon Kindle. I notice today though it has gone back up to £1.30 here in the UK. What drew me to the book was the cover. … Continue reading →

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World Book Day & Bookish Thoughts!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Today is World Book Day. The project is aimed at children and in developing their love of books. The school or nursery registers with the site and at some point the book tokens arrive and are shared, presumably between the … Continue reading →

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Adam Clark Vroman by Daniel & Denise Ankele

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Julie Goucher

This is a delightful collection of 40 reproduction photographs depicting Indian life in the South Western United States. The book starts off with a small biography of Adam Clark Vroman, which explains that Vroman started experimenting with photography in 1892. … Continue reading →

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Australia: The Bombing of Darwin & One Family’s Story by A. A. Gallagher

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I came across this via Amazon UK (also available via Amazon US) and downloaded the material as I was interested to read further. In recent weeks, as this is the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, there … Continue reading →

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Lilacs (A – E) & (F – L) by Deborah Carney

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Julie Goucher

These are two books from a set of four showing some lovely photographs of Lilacs.  The collection started as a trip, by the author, down memory lane. Reminders of a Grandmother and her love of Lilacs. The author found herself … Continue reading →

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The Reader Geneameme

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Geniaus has set us a challenge to honour the National Year of Reading. The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found = bold type Things you would like to do or find = italic and … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I first became aware of this book by reading a blog written by someone. I then followed a load of links and eventually was introduced to the book, the website, Facebook page and the twitter feed. I added the book to my … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking – A Collection of Occupation Recipes by Lillie Aubin Morris

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Julie Goucher

For some reason I had always wanted to visit the Channel Island of Jersey, and last July we did. We were not disappointed. It was very strange, I instantly felt a connection with this island that lies closer to France … Continue reading →

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Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Julie Goucher

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a powerful and dramatic Prohibition-era story that follows the fortunes of Rosa Diaz Barclay, a woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed … Continue reading →

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The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Elm Creek Series. This book is set around 20 years later. In the last book I read Sarah was eagerly awaiting the birth of her twins. In this book the twins are in their mid 20s and … Continue reading →

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