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Monthly Archives: September 2019
Book Review: Counterfeit by Elizabeth Ducie
Counterfeit! by Elizabeth Ducie My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a well-crafted and very believable tale of deceit and intrigue. The pace is good and is maintained throughout. I love the characters, who continue to reveal hidden secrets … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, book review, deception, elizabeth ducie, thriller
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Film Review: Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a very enjoyable, comfortable ride in movieland. Although the scenery, costumes, sets and acting are all superb, of the highest quality, this film is not a classic period drama. I would classify it as a period comedy. … Continue reading
Posted in film review
Tagged british, british comedy, comedy, david haig, downton abbey, film, film review, hugh bonneville, kevin doyle, maggie smith, movie, penelope wilton
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Book Review – Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A Levine
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine My rating: 4 of 5 stars There was much in this book that resonated with me. Some of my personal life experiences, good as well as bad, run in parallel to … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, fight, flight, freeze, peter levine, physiological, psycholigical, somatic experience, trauma, waking the tiger
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Book Review: Space Dust by Eloise De Sousa
Space Dust by Eloise De Sousa My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a delightful little story with massive appeal to the 4-11 year-old age group. You will enjoy reading the adventures of Big Ox and Little One to … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Personal
Tagged adventure, book review, children's fiction, eloise de sousa, space dust, venus
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Evening of Empowerment
I am very much looking forward to being one of the three invited speakers at Orange Rose Agency’s Evening of Empowerment at the Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke on Tuesday evening. For my part, I shall be talking about the … Continue reading
New Chums – HMS Conway – 9/9/69
Half a Century! Exactly 50 years ago today, I arrived at HMS Conway, in the grounds of Plas Newydd, on the Anglesey side of the Menai Strait and close to the infamous village of Lllanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or Llanfair PG as we … Continue reading
Posted in First Day, Personal, school
Tagged Anglesey, Cadet, First Day, HMS Conway, Llanfairpwll, Menai Strait, Naval, Navy, Nelson, Plas Newydd, school
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Book Review: The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019: Scent by Matt Thomas, Duncan Abel, Carol McKay, Judy Birkbeck, Luke Hilton, Joseph Darlington, Johanna Robinson
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019: Scent by Matt Thomas, Duncan Abel, Carol McKay, Judy Birkbeck, Luke Hilton, Joseph Darlington, Johanna Robinson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Perhaps my expectations were too high because these stories are … Continue reading
I Cried Today
“That’s nothing unusual,” would be the response from friends who know me well. My best friend forever even calls me a little princess, because I am just as likely to burst into tears whilst witnessing a gross act of kindness … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Antonio Pievatolo, budapest, enbis, enbis 2019, ron kenett, shirley coleman, statistics, Tony Greenfield, tribute
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Book Review: The Perfect Murder by Peter James
The Perfect Murder by Peter James My rating: 4 of 5 stars A married couple, Victor and Joan, have grown apart over the years. They have become bored with each other and have sought, and found, extra-marital stimuli. Each plans … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, crime, crime fiction, murder, perfect murder, peter james
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Psychogeography and Folklore: Walking the City’s Legends
Original post: Psychogeography and Folklore: Walking the City’s Legends by Icy Sedgewick I really enjoyed listening to Icy Sedgewick telling the story of psychogeography. I recommend that you do this. It is so much better to listen to her than … Continue reading
Posted in folklore, psychogeography
Tagged folklore, icy sedgewick, london, newcastle, psychogeography
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