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The Great British Sewing Bee by Tessa Evelegh

On the back of the recent BBC series this book essentially covers the projects that the contestants were asked to make. What is also included in the book is some historical details on Sewing Bee’s, including those hosted by the … Continue reading

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

A few months ago whilst channel flicking for a movie we spotted Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Now we had never heard of the film, but as we watched we felt that it must be based upon a book. A … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Wrap Up Post

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots Well today is the Armchair BEA wrap up, hasn’t that week gone quick? This is according to my diary and blog the third year I have taken part, all virtual attendance though. It is the … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA What Did We Miss?

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots The Armchair BEA is on its final post; do you know I feel quite sad. The prompts have given me some real enjoyment to write and share and to meet other bloggers. More of that … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA Instagram Challenge

As part of the Armchair BEA activities participants were encouraged to share their photos using the prompts in the picture displayed via instagram with the twitter tag of #ArmchairBEA 29th May: Your Armchair –  well I forgot share. but I … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Keeping it Real

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots What an interesting topic and discussion point for the Armchair BEA. To me blogging is about sharing my thoughts, observation  and facts about my obsessions and interests. The feature for my blog – Anglers Rest … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Childrens Literature

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots I grew up with Enid Blyton books and still have my original set if Noddy books. I have wonderful memories of sitting with my Grandmother as we progressed from Noddy to the other books by Enid … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Ethics

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots What a great topic as part of the Armchair BEA – ethics and blogging. My personal view is this – I will always disclose if I have received a copy of a book in exchange … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Genre: Non-Fiction In All Its Forms

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots For day 5 of the Armchair BEA our discussion is about non fiction. I do read a fair amount of non fiction. I especially like memoirs, biographies and autobiographies. I also like travel texts and … Continue reading

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Armchair BEA – Literary Fiction

Design credit: Sarah of Puss Reboots For day 4 of the Armchair BEA the topic is Literary Fiction. Wikipedia provides the definition of Literary Fiction HERE, but the rule of thumb is “critically acclaimed and serious” In fact reading the wikipedia definition … Continue reading

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