Monthly Archives: December 2018

2019 New Year Resolutions

2018 was my Annus Horribilis! For Her Majesty, it was 1992. For Lance it was 2018. It was a year in which I failed completely to achieve ANY of my New Year Resolutions. Here’s a reminder of what they were. … Continue reading

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Book Review: Turn up the Heat by Randi Alexander

Turn Up the Heat by Randi Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars Turn Up the Heat is a great, appropriate title for this story. The pot simmers on smoldering embers for an almost intolerable length of time. Mackenzie Jarvis … Continue reading

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Conversations With Colleen: Meet Author, Marie Lavender

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Digging in: seeds, jam and a trap

Originally posted by Natalie Hahn on Dirty Girls Consulting Blog and in Elephant Journal 19th December 2018 The room is hot, dry. I am sitting with my back against the mirrored wall, head pressed back, in half lotus. Half lotus … Continue reading

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Book Review: April Fool by Joy Wood

April Fool by Joy Wood My rating: 5 of 5 stars April Masters is a tough, devious detective. She needs to be. Her brief is to trap an art dealer who is suspected of being behind the theft and eventual … Continue reading

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Book Review – PorterGirl:First Lady of the Keys

PorterGirl: First Lady Of The Keys by Lucy Brazier My rating: 5 of 5 stars Open this book and step into a different world. And so it was for PorterGirl as she stepped, an alien, into the strange new world … Continue reading

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A Distressing Work Anniversary

Exactly one year ago, on the 13th December 2017, I was made redundant by the company for whom I had worked for almost ten years. Throughout that period, my loyalty was rock-solid and unquestionable. The company had been through some … Continue reading

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