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  • Meeting the Moomins…

    One grey morning the first snow began to fall in the Valley of the Moomins. It fell softly and quietly, and in a few hours everything was white. Moomintroll stood on his doorstep and watched the world nestle beneath its… Continue reading

  • Short Story Sunday: Treachery, Freedom, and Beauty!

    This gorgeous screen printed furnishing fabricis reproduced on the back endpaper of The Persephone Book of Short Stories. It’s called Cote d’Azure,and was designed by Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell for Fischbacher in 1983. Oops! I forgot the title! And the intro! Sorry… Continue reading

  • Mother and Child Reunion

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted my thoughts on any tales from The Persephone Book of Short Stories, but I certainly haven’t forgotten them. So here’s are two for this week’s Short Story Sunday. You’ll find there is a… Continue reading

  • Honey, Prisoners – and a King’s Speech!

    During the war honey was popular, because sugar wasrationed. But Vere doesn’t tell us if her sweet gift was madeby a local beekeeper, or was a mass produced jar. Feel much better this week. Very hot. A jar of honey… Continue reading

  • Shooting Pheasants…

    Well, despite my best endeavours, I’ve been busy over the last week or so (Oxfam bits and pieces, and an unexpected visit from my Younger Daughter), so I’ve not been looking at anyone else’s posts, or checking my own, and… Continue reading