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Imbolc: Day 5
I had a bit of a busy work day today, so there wasn't really time for any seasonal celebrations. So sadly, today's post will be a bit short. Imbolc Earrings All I have to share today is another new...
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Imbolc: Day 6
Tonight is the big night... the festival of Imbolc begins and it's the feast day of St Brigid. So we decided to mark the occasion with a new tradition... a candlelit Imbolc Dinner with some seasonal...
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Imbolc: Day 7
It's the final day of our Imbolc celebrations. I'm a bit sad that we'll be taking the lights down tomorrow, but we've had a lovely time inventing new traditions and enjoying some festive fun. Imbolc...
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My Year in Books 2022: January
I'm a bit late posting this... not a great start to my year of posts! Sorry about that! Once again, I'm going to be writing monthly blog posts with short reviews of all the books I've read for fun,...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 19: Agony Column by Barry Malzberg
Back to my Hitchcock reread this afternoon... the next story in the book is 'Agony Column' by Barry N. Malzberg. And even before I started reading, this story seemed familiar. It's very much about how...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 20: Guessing Game by Rose Million Healey
The next story in the book is 'Guessing Game' by Rose Million Healey. And after the last two I was curious to see whether I remember anything about this one. 'Guessing Game' continued my streak... it...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 21: The $2,000,000 Defense by Harold Q....
I've probably got time for one more story from my Hitchcock reread today. The next story in the book is 'The $2,000,000 Defense' by Harold Q. Masur. This story wasn't as immediately familiar as the...
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Performers Wanted for Live Poetry Special 2022
Want to perform your poetry on the radio?The annual Hannah's Bookshelf Live Poetry Special is back! (With a couple of little changes...)On Saturday 26th March, Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM...
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Review: Atlas (Oddly Moving)
Tuesday 8th March 2022The Lowry, Salford On Tuesday 8th March, I was at The Lowry to see Atlas, a retelling of the Atlas myth by Oddly Moving. I’ll be reviewing this production on Hannah’s Bookshelf,...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 1
It's time for the second event in our Year of Celebrating the Seasons this week. The Vernal (Spring) Equinox (aka Ostara) is coming up on Sunday, so we're going to be celebrating all week, enjoying...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 2
It was the second day of our Vernal Equinox celebrations today (building up to the big day on Sunday). Today was also our wedding anniversary, so we had a bit of a double celebration this evening....
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Vernal Equinox: Day 3
It's our third day of celebrating the upcoming Vernal Equinox! And it's continuing to be a daffodil-tastic week, although today had a bit of a bunny theme as well. More Daffodils! More...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 4
Busy day at work today for both of us, so we didn't do very much celebrating. We still managed a couple of small nods to the season though. Daffodils! If we're going to have a truly daffodil-tastic...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 5
Another busy day with work, so another slightly short blog post. There wasn't a lot of time for celebrating today! However, I did do one big thing that was a lot of fun... Creative Writing Session I...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 6
Another day of celebrating the start of spring. It's the big day tomorrow, but we had a very enjoyable day today continuing my plan to make the week as daffodil-tastic as possible. Grasmere And where...
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My Year in Books 2022: February
This post is a bit of a tricky one. As you might have noticed, I'm posting it pretty late into March (normally I'd have posted this at the end of February). And you might also notice that there's only...
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Vernal Equinox: Day 7
The big day is here! It's the Vernal Equinox, and officially the beginning of spring! (And so that means it's the final day of our first proper Ostara celebration.) Spring Forest Bathing I went for a...
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My Year in Books 2022: March
After a bit of a strange month for reading in February, I think I've managed a bit better this time. There are three books on my March list, so that's a definite improvement. Like last month, I did...
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Beltane: Day 1
It's time for our third event in our Year of Celebrating the Seasons. Beltane (or May Day) is an exciting one, as it sits on the opposite side of the Wheel of the Year to Samhain (or Halloween), which...
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Beltane: Day 2
It's the second day of our Beltane celebrations - and it's been a bit of a tiring one! Beltane Earrings Today's seasonal earrings were a Green Man and stag antlers combo. The stag antlers were a...
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