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A Bookish Gift, all the Way from Australia!
A parcel from Australia! Woo hoo! The postman arrived a couple of days ago with a package for me, all the way from Australia, and a lovely picture of a possum on the stamp! And inside the padded envelope were… Continue reading
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An Enchanting Book of Memories
I meant to write this up in advance and schedule it to appear yesterday (oh, how can I begin to describe the delights of the New Laptop, which does all these clever things at the click of a key!). However,… Continue reading
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A Forgotten Novel That’s Best Left Undiscovered!
It’s not often I give up on book, but I gave up on Hilaire Belloc’s Mr Petre. Actually, I was going to say I’m sorry to admit I didn’t finish this book, but then I thought why should I feel… Continue reading
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Garden Gaze: Seeds, Weeds and Smells
Well, it’s September, and gardens, hedgerows, fields and woods seem to be full of flowers, grasses, trees and bushes, all producing seeds to ensure the survival of the species, so for the this month’s Gardening Gaze I’ve been looking to… Continue reading
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Novel on Yellow Paper
The cover shows a detail from CatherineCarrington, by Dora Carrington. Novelist and poet Stevie Smith seems to have become a forgotten author, but back in the middle of the last century her spare, wry poems were immensely popular, offering a… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 