Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson (Kindle): Inspired by true events, this is a story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II. It is the autumn of 1943, and life is becoming increasingly perilous for Italian Jews like the Mazin family. With Nazi Germany now … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading March 2021
Have you discovered Grace Farris on Instagram yet? She's a doctor/cartoonist and her observational drawings are spot on. 🙂 You can also find her on Cup of Jo.
I'm finding things a wee bit emotional today ... British Summer Time is here.England is emerging from the 3rd nationwide lockdown (which began on 5th January).I have a date to meet two friends for a walk with Tilly. :)The Brainy One and I are meeting my lovely SiL for a walk in the woods with … Continue reading Me on Monday
The plan of one layout per month worked for February ... but there's two (related) spreads for March. 🙂 You've already seen Feb's spread in my Off the Grid post, but no matter. 🙂 For March, I began with when I received my jab. 🙂 As this will sit in the album opposite Pizza and … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | February and March
Serves 4. Ready in 50 minutes. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard 350g new potatoes, halved 4 chicken breasts (I sliced mine) 2 large leeks 1 tablespoon plain flour 50ml chicken stock 200g crème fraîche Method: Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the mustard … Continue reading Crème Fraîche Chicken
We watched and highly recommend the Bee Gees documentary on Amazon Prime. The following evening we watched Saturday Night Fever. I read a brilliant essay on Cup of Jo {this is the not-so-fun thing}. I'd like to suggest that you read both the essay and the comments section. The best comment? This: "Be brave for … Continue reading Four Fun {and Not-so-Fun} Things
I did not think that when I began keeping a scrapbook about the Covid-19 pandemic I would be on the 3rd album ... Great news about the vaccine rollout - both for the country and me personally. 🙂 The Boy has to be tested twice a week as a condition of being able to return … Continue reading Covid-19 | The Journal, Part 13
We're at the project's half-way point and several items on my UFO list have been ticked off. Day 100 - 2020Day 50 - 2021 The second journal about my time in the RAF is complete. 🙂 I can barely hold the two volumes in one hand. I had a lot of fun remembering nights out … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | Day 50
This time last year, I never imagined I'd be trying to marshall my thoughts into some sort of coherent post about how the last 365 days have been for me and my family. It is perhaps easiest if I divide my thoughts into two columns - positives and negatives ... Positives: Lockdowns work. They're hard … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – One Year on
Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce (Kindle): I don't normally read a thriller, but this one has left its mark on me. I thought about the ending in particular for a good few days after I'd finished reading it. I should point out that the story deals with murder, rough sex, allegations of rape, suicide and … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading: Blood Orange
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