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I got a tattoo!

I got a tattoo!

Posted on May 28, 2012March 22, 2018 by Alison
About three weeks ago I wrote about why I wanted a tattoo and why I’d finally decided now was the time to get one. Well last Thursday I finally did it – one more thing crossed off the list... Read More
Why I’m getting a tattoo

Why I’m getting a tattoo

Posted on May 8, 2012March 22, 2018 by Alison
A couple of years ago I put together a list of 101 things I wanted to do in 1001 days – things like “see the Northern Lights” and “join a book club” and “dye my hair a mad colour”. There... Read More
Review: BLAZE fire walk (thing number 90!)

Review: BLAZE fire walk (thing number 90!)

Posted on March 30, 2012March 22, 2018 by Alison
Thing #90 – do a fire walk – was added to my list of 101 things in 1001 days as a bit of a last resort to be honest. I was running short of ideas for the list and someone on the 4Networkin... Read More
My 101 in 1001 list

My 101 in 1001 list

Posted on March 25, 2012March 22, 2018 by Alison
Just been updating a few of the things on my list. It’s increasingly looking like I won’t be able to complete everything on the list but I have done about a quarter of the things (but only... Read More
Thing #42 completed - send someone a surprise parcel

Thing #42 completed – send someone a surprise parcel

Posted on December 22, 2011March 22, 2018 by Alison
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
My Thruxton driving experience day!! (Thing #37)

My Thruxton driving experience day!! (Thing #37)

Posted on November 21, 2011March 22, 2018 by Alison
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
NaNoWriMo 2011

NaNoWriMo 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011March 22, 2018 by Alison
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!

Things #23: Eat an Oyster – done!

Posted on September 25, 2011March 22, 2018 by Alison
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
Another year, a new challenge

Another year, a new challenge

Posted on January 1, 2011January 1, 2011 by Alison
Happy New Year! Can’t believe we’re in 2011 already. Mind you, saying “twenty eleven” is a bit of a mouthful so I’ve decided I’m just going to call this year “... Read More
#19 completed: Sort out my paperwork and file away bills

#19 completed: Sort out my paperwork and file away bills

Posted on May 10, 2010March 22, 2018 by Alison
Well it took me the best part of a week, on and off, but I have now sorted out my paperwork. The business stuff came first – I had a year’s worth of expenses receipts to sort out, log and ... Read More
Beers #4 and 5

Beers #4 and 5

Posted on April 19, 2010March 22, 2018 by Alison
Over the weekend I drank way too much alcohol (bad girl!) – mainly wine but I did manage to include a couple of beers. On Saturday I had a bottle of Hobgoblin which was very yummy, quite sweet a... Read More
(#73) Beers no.2 and 3

(#73) Beers no.2 and 3

Posted on April 12, 2010March 22, 2018 by Alison
Spent a couple of hours in the pub on Sunday watching the second FA Cup semi final. Started with a pint of Cog, a lovely chocolatey tobaccoey ale, then the barrel went so I had a pint of Cornish Coast... Read More
(#73) Start of my 101 things in 1001 days challenge: beer no. 1!

(#73) Start of my 101 things in 1001 days challenge: beer no. 1!

Posted on April 10, 2010March 22, 2018 by Alison
My 101 things in 1001 days challenge starts today. Got off to a good start by drinking the first of the fifty different beers I’m going to try, and it was one of my favourites: Doom Bar. A nice ... Read More
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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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