Monthly Archives: July 2014

Not a happy hobbit..

I have a lot to do today, so I was out very early to brave the supermarket for my son this morning, hoping to get done fairly quickly, get home before it got too warm and deal with the migraine … Continue reading

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Flypast

My son and I took the cameras out to play at the weekend for a few hours to Waddesdon Manor. The weather was pretty much perfect and the beautiful wooded gardens are lovely to wander in for a while. The … Continue reading

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Nerves of steel…???

A small plane just flew low over the house and made me think of my sons with a certain amount of nervousness. You’d think I’d be used to it by now. The pair of them have, between them, tested my … Continue reading

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Bouffer des nouilles…

The freezer compartment on my little fridge was conspicuously empty. I’d been sure that was something tucked in there, but apparently not. A quick scan of the cupboards was just as fruitless as it dawned on me that once again … Continue reading

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Moving pictures

Okay, it’s official… I’m a mess. And it is all my own fault. Well… before you jump in there… it’s the photographs… There used to be a collection of nice, neatly labelled folders on my computer, with nice, neatly labelled … Continue reading

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Bubbles

The moon sails high above the silent garden; tendrils of scented steam chase fireflies through the bougainvillea that tumbles over the white painted walls of the villa, misting the icy champagne glass around which my fingers curl… hot tub and … Continue reading

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The Last Observer by G. Michael Vasey

A new review of Gary Vasey’s Last Observer by Rosie Amber…

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Summertime Sale: Red Clay and Roses

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Originally posted on S.K. Nicholls:
I have been planning a summertime sale of Red Clay and Roses for over a month now and wanted it to coincide with a promotional I am doing with Ereader News Today. It took…

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On the feeder

The bird feeder at my son’s home is a veritable maelstrom of activity these days with whole flocks of young starlings vying for position and supremacy. We watch them every morning before my son gets out of bed, and occasionally … Continue reading

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Synchronous art

On a visit to Waddesdon Manor yesterday there was an art installation in the aviary by Julius Popp. An overhead gantry releases precisely programmed droplets of water, forming a single word culled from the internet. The words, lit brightly from … Continue reading

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