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Tiny Birthday No. 15
We had dinner at my mum and dad's on my birthday itself. With birthday profiteroles! (This is how I'm celebrating my birthday this year - see here for the reasons why.)
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Tiny Birthday No. 16
At my birthday dinner at my mum and dad's, they got me a little tiny present... very intriguing... And oh my god! It's an actual tiny birthday in a box! Look how cute it is! (This is how I'm...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 27: It's a Lousy World by Bill Pronzini
I'm just pressing on with this now, as I've just realised that it's been nearly a year since I started my reread of this book! The next story is 'It's a Lousy World' by Bill Pronzini.This one wasn't...
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Tiny Birthday No. 17
On Sunday (the day after my birthday) I got this gorgeous cake from my lovely husband Rob! (This is how I'm celebrating my birthday this year - see here for the reasons why.)
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Tiny Birthday No. 18
I'd been saving Demon by Matt Wesolowski to read as a birthday treat, but, as I had a week off, I decided to reread the rest of the Six Stories series first, accompanied by Bertie's Revenge tea from...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 28: Only So Much to Reveal by Joan Richter
Let's see if 'Only So Much to Reveal' by Joan Richter is any more memorable than the last story! Nope... no memories of this one either! I don't think it's any reflection on the story though, as this...
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Stories to be Read with the Lights On 29: Who's Got the Lady? by Jack Ritchie
Next up... 'Who's Got the Lady?' by Jack Ritchie. And I am nearly 100% certain I've never read this story before. Okay, so this was another one that felt a little bit more familiar as I read it. The...
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Tiny Birthday No. 19
Shhhh... secret tiny birthday in the woods. (That's a tiny birthday cake and some Birthday Cake tea from Bird and Blend Tea Co. in Blackley Forest!) (This is how I'm celebrating my birthday this year...
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Tiny Birthday No. 20
I decided to count this month's Abominable Book Club subscription box as a tiny birthday, since it's a present I got myself. This month's box included I've got Paul Tremblay's The Pallbearers Club and...
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Tiny Birthday No. 21
Dinner at my mother-in-law's... and another birthday cake! (This is how I'm celebrating my birthday this year - see here for the reasons why.)
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Tiny Birthday No. 22
Last night of my holiday, and I spent it with The Appeal by Janice Hallett and some Mozartkugeln (a birthday present from my mother-in-law). (This is how I'm celebrating my birthday this year - see...
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Tiny Birthday No. 23
One final tiny birthday this year! We went for a picnic at Healey Dell, and I got to have a tiny birthday next to a waterfall! (This is how I celebrated my birthday this year - see here for the...
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My Year in Books 2022: August
Well... here's a turn of events... after months and months of reluctantly publishing posts with a single book on them (two at most), my August post has TEN titles! Famine or feast, I guess. By way of...
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 1
It's Autumnal Equinox time, the sixth event in our Year of Celebrating the Seasons and the last stop before the big ones (Halloween and Christmas). Time to celebrate the harvest and the arrival of...
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 2
It's the second day of our Autumn Equinox (aka Mabon) celebrations. We both had quite a lot of work to do today, so it's a bit of a short post. We still found a bit of time to celebrate though....
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 3
It was a bit of a quiet one yesterday, as it was the day of the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Not really a day for celebrating, so instead it was bit more about reflecting on the season and...
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3 Minute Scares is back for its seventh spooky year!
North Manchester FM's Halloween creative writing competition is open for submissions for 2022.North Manchester FM's Hannah Kate wants your scary stories for Halloween! She’s asking people throughout...
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 4
Another day of celebrating the Autumnal Equinox. It was a bit of a busy work day, so there wasn't a huge amount of time for celebrating. I did see some excellent (and seasonal) mushrooms though!...
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 5
Another day of celebrating the Autumn Equinox, and it was a bit fruit-and-veg-themed (in the morning at least). I'm not sure the Autumnal Equinox has been the most action-packed of our celebrations so...
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Autumnal Equinox: Day 6
The penultimate day of celebrating the Autumn Equinox! It felt like today was very much about work, but I still got to do a couple of nice things. I'm not completely sure all of these count as...
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