Review: Nemesis
Nemesis by Jo Nesbø My rating: 3 of 5 stars Harry Hole is back, this time investigating a bank robbery where the clerk was killed despite handing over the money. Along the way he finds himself involv... Read More
Thing #42 completed – send someone a surprise parcel
I spoke to my old school friend Sharon for the first time in months and she sounded a bit down in the dumps – she’s recently moved house and though she’s in a lovely part of the coun... Read More
Review: Are We Nearly There Yet?
Are We Nearly There Yet? by Ben Hatch My rating: 3 of 5 stars Very enjoyable tale of a family’s trip round Britain. Ben is commissioned to write a travel guide about travelling round Britain wit... Read More
My Thruxton driving experience day!! (Thing #37)
My wonderful family surprised me with an amazing 40th birthday present back in January – a driving experience at Thruxton race track, where I’d get to take not one, not two but THREE cars ... Read More
Review: UNTYING THE KNOT
UNTYING THE KNOT by Linda Gillard My rating: 3 of 5 stars Enjoyed this but didn’t warmed to the characters quite as much as I normally do in Linda Gillard’s novels. tying together the rest... Read More
Fact: not all Housing Benefit tenants are trouble!
I’ve not had a very good day today. The house we are living in was meant to be a short term arrangement – we moved in a rush and we don’t much like the house, and it’s way too ... Read More
NaNoWriMo 2011
I’ve been talking about doing NaNoWriMo – national Novel Writing Month – for years, ever since I first heard about it, but I’ve never actually got round to it – always so... Read More
Things #23: Eat an Oyster – done!
So today we were shopping for scallops in Tesco’s and I noticed some oysters on the counter, and decided to buy a couple so I could cross number 23 off my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. ... Read More
Review – the first Networking Women Conference
OK I’ll come clean straight away. I’m not really a big fan of women-only networking. I go to Networking Women now and then, but only really because I do their website and like to keep in t... Read More
Review – Holistic Health and a hot stone massage
Number 99 on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days was “Have a hot stone massage”. Not sure what it was that made me put this on the list, except I’ve always wondered exactly one ... Read More
Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness My rating: 4 of 5 stars Recommended by an online friend. I’m not a big scifi/ fantasy fan so this novel – about a boy living in a town in New ... Read More
Tweak Today August 24, 2011
Here’s today’s Tweak Today challenge chelseagirl suggested a mission Show us your most treasured possession Digest powered by RSS Digest... Read More