Monthly Archives: December 2015

Forty-Five Degrees of Separation…

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Where books go to die

Christmas is over, the New Year approaches and I’m thinking about taking down the tree and packing it lovingly away under the stairs. The trouble is that the removal of the Christmas trimmings will be my signal to start a … Continue reading

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The phobic blogger

I can’t be alone. In fact, I know I’m not as I have come across a good many others who have the same problem. There isn’t even a name for it, but I would not be surprised to find that … Continue reading

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Renewal

Ronovan’s haiku prompt

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My Debut Novel: Amber Wakes: Gabriel Falling-It all begins here… Chapter One.

Originally posted on Author Ronovan Hester:
Coming February of 2016 is my debut novel, a historical adventure written with award winning author PS Bartlett, titled Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling, a prequel to her Ivory Shepard series of books. Through this…

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My top ten posts that weren’t…

It seems to be the season for re-posting top tens…so, in keeping with the spirit of things, I thought I might post my top ten posts of 2015. Then I had a look at what they were. Hrmph. It makes … Continue reading

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Just desserts – the small dog’s Christmas

If the dog had more turkey this Christmas than me Then that, she informs me, is how it should be; While I can have chocolate, mince pies and cake, (And any more naughtiness that I can bake) She’s not allowed … Continue reading

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Prisoner

*photo taken by Stuart France

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Ten things I loved about you, 2015

Originally posted on Barb Taub:
What’s the best thing about renting a house for the holidays? Between my jeans with stretch lycra and the fact that our AirBnB has no bathroom scale or full-length mirror, I have no idea what damage…

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The two-faced god and the peacock

The Silent Eye I remember when I was younger… and it doesn’t seem so very long ago… thinking how strange it would seem to be alive when we moved into a new millennium. To an imagination fed on the early … Continue reading

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