As soon as I saw the title of this book Green Beans and Summer Dreams by Catherine Ferguson, I knew I would love to read it. With Green Beans in the title I knew it would involve gardening of some sort, and I wasn’t wrong. I requested to read this book from NetGalley, due to the title only, before I…
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While we were in Canada nearly 5 years ago, we came across a little pioneer village, that was free to enter. It made a lovely day out for us as there was lots of things to do and demonstrations to watch. This is one of my favourite photo’s of the quaint little wooden houses that were there. It was a…
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This Is My Word of the Week – Weather Weather, a noun – the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture and pressure I would just like to say thanks again to thereadingresidence for hosting this great Word of the Week linky. Over the past few months I…
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Carrying on the Canada theme from last Sunday’s my photo here is another. This photo was taken as we were on the way to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. The sky was very dark, heavy and threatening, but we were lucky to escape the rain. A lot of the roads we travelled were very long and seemed never ending, not like Cornwall. It was…
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The lovely people at Netgalley and The Little Brown Book Group UK have let me read a proof ebook copy of Too Many Cooks by Dana Bate. It combines two of my favourite things, reading and cooking. Prepare to never look at a cookbook in the same way again! Book Description Kelly Madigan…
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The Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton is my favourite childhood book of all time. I believe I was 8 or 9 when I got it for Christmas and I couldn’t put it down. There is something about Enid Blyton’s books that turn me back into a kid. The adventures she used to write about were were just amazing and took…
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Well that time has come around again to give you my list of competition wins from last month. May has been one of my quietest months for a while, but then I haven’t entered as many as normal due to my blogging every day in May challenge #BEDM, taking up more time than usual. I am as always very grateful…
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Over the next few weeks for #MySundayPhoto I would like to share with you some pictures from our amazing holiday of a lifetime to Canada 5 years ago. I took this picture of a railway bridge as it reminded me of one of my favourite childhood films, Stand by Me. Rachel xx
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This is My Word of the Week – Tired Tired, an adjective – in need of sleep, or rest; weary I am linking up with thereadingresidence once again with their fabulous Word of the Week linky. I have linked up quite a few times now and really love browsing over other bloggers Word of the Week’s and seeing what they have got…
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I requested to read an ebook copy of The Bones of You by Debbie Howells from Netgalley for one of my Bank Holiday reads. My initial thoughts of the cover image shown further below was that I am going to be in for a deep, dark, mystery, psychological thriller type of a book. I was not disappointed, and if you…
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A selection of desserts from an amazing all you can eat buffet. From Green tea cheesecake, to Carrot Cake, Double Chocolate Brownie, and Strawberry Mousse. Rachel xx
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I was given the chance to read and review Asylum by Isobel Blackthorn by Net Galley. My initial thoughts were that the cover seemed a little bland, but I always go by the saying, ‘Never judge a book by it’s cover’. I did like the thought of reading a very strong character driven book, and this is what the book…
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This is My Word Of The Week – Opportunity. Opportunity, a noun – ‘a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something’ This week has been full of opportunities for me. I was asked at work if I wanted the opportunity to develop further with them to become a manager. My first thought was why? A…
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