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Rupert Bear: A 91-year-old small boy
If you go down to the wood today – Nutwood that is – you’re in for a big surprise, because Rupert Bear is 91 today. I must admit he was never really a favourite of mine. Winnie the Pooh, yes; Teddy… Continue reading
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The Brendan Voyage
It’s time for Book Number Three in the Ireland Reading Challenge at organised by CarrieK at http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com, and it’s a re-read of Tim Severin’s The Brendan Voyage. Severin and his companions sailed a leather boat across the Atlantic, in a bid to… Continue reading
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November: The Month of the Drowned Dog
No review today. Instead I’m posting a poem: a Ted Hughes’ poem, to mark the fact that his funeral took place today in 1998. And the poem is… November. This was one of the first Hughes poems’ I read, in… Continue reading
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A Sentimental Journey
Right, here as promised, is my second book in the Ireland Reading Challenge organised by CarrieK at http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com. In my last post I said I was a little out of synch due to my holiday on the Isle of Man, but although… Continue reading
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The Real Enigma Heroes
Well, my blogging schedule is all out of sync because I have been away for a week. We went to the Isle of Man, which was an amazing and peaceful place, with the most wonderful history and scenery – but… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 