Review: Marshmallows for Breakfast
Marshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Enjoyable book and I loved the characters of the kids but felt the adults didnt react in very realistic ways. Nice read though not... Read More
Sony Playstation Network Store sucks.
Last night my son went onto the Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) Store to buy Metal Gear Solid for his PS3. He put it in the basket and then saw a listing for the MGS HD Collection so he bought that a... Read More
Review: Naomi’s Room
Naomi’s Room by Jonathan Aycliffe My rating: 4 of 5 stars Genuinely creepy ghost story that made me want to hide under the duvet a couple of times! Written from the perspective of a Cambridge do... Read More
Updates on my 101 things list
Well I haven't crossed anything else off the list yet but I have made headway in a couple of things. #56 Cook a soufflé, a fondant and beef Wellington. Two out of three can be crossed off, just t... Read More
Review: The Lewis Man
The Lewis Man by Peter May My rating: 4 of 5 stars A murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. When a body is pulled from a peat bog it’s assumed it’s an ancient find but the discovery... Read More
Thing #101: Change my name IN PROGRESS
Neale is my married name, but having been divorced now for near four years (and separated for five) I've decided it really is time I changed it, hence including it on my list. I don't feel I d... Read More
Thing #33 completed: Paint a picture and hang it on the wall
On my last list one of the things was to paint a picture and I crossed it off after I attended an art journaling workshop and completed a canvas, of which I was very proud. But the more I thought abou... Read More
Thing #14: 26 books by authors A-Z and new to me.
When I did my first 101 things in 1001 days challenge one of my favourite things was reading books by 26 authors who were new to me, one for every letter of the alphabet. It introduced me to new autho... Read More
A trip to Southend-on-Sea (Thing #2)
Throughout my childhood, “the seaside” meant Cromer – one of my favourite places in the world – or occasional day trips to Barry Island, Ogmore or Penarth while staying with my... Read More
Gypsy Rodney Smith and his memorial stone in Epping Forest (Thing #6)
I’ve always known about my gypsy ancestry; my nanna’s father was a full Romany and I’m proud to be one eighth Romany myself, even when it led to the odd cry of “gyppo” ... Read More
Review: This thirtysomething life: A Diary
This thirtysomething life: A Diary by Jon Rance My rating: 3 of 5 stars Chick lit in style but written by a man … Similar to a Mike Gayle novel I guess. Interesting diary-style novel about a man... Read More
Thing #82 completed – invest money in someone via Kiva
I first heard about Kiva last year and decided I'd like to get involved – but it took adding it to my lit and seeing someone on Facebook loaning money to prompt me to get on with it. Kiva is... Read More
Snow White drifted
Did some art journalling today, but it didn’t really turn out how it was in my head. The idea was based around snow – that snow covers everything with a blanket of purity, but then as it m... Read More