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How to Roast a Pig – by Burning the House Down!
Well, it is Sunday, the day when many people enjoy a traditional roast dinner and I have been reading Charles Lamb’s A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig, which tells how a rather gormless ancient Chinese lad discovered roast pork – by… Continue reading
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Sore Feet and Saturday Snapshots
I was going to write a book review, but we went to Birmingham to meet my younger daughter and her boyfriend for lunch, and spent the day wandering around the Rag Market, walking along the canal, and mooching around the… Continue reading
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Blooming Wonderful Bloomsbury!
YAY! I now have my very own copy of Miss Hargreaves (which I reviewed here), because it is such a wonderful book, and how can I read it again unless I have it on a shelf, within easy reach whenever… Continue reading
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A Spark Without Sparkle
Well, Muriel Spark Reading Week is over, and it seems the only novel unread and unblogged (which may not be a word, but never mind) is The Mandelbaum Gate, which I did actually pick up at the beginning of the… Continue reading
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Meet The Girls of Slender Means
I did have an older edition of this,but I cannot find it, so when I found thiscopy in a charity shop, I bought itbecause I like the cover illustration,which is by Leo Duff. Welcome to the May of Teck Club,… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 