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March 29, 2015

Does anyone really speak English???

I’ve been thinking about the English language recently. For the past couple of weeks we’ve had the theme ‘Vanity’ in my conversation classes, and this – of course – included clothes vocabulary. Which comes with the usual British English/American English … Continue reading
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Published on March 29, 2015 04:29

March 22, 2015

A certain Swedish warehouse and a room with a view…

It’s almost time to say goodbye to our temporary flat. It’s been a good time, but I won’t be sorry to leave. Nineteen months of no pictures on the walls is enough. If I’d known at the beginning we’d be … Continue reading
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Published on March 22, 2015 10:16

March 15, 2015

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

Huge thanks to Nillu Stelzer for nominating me for this award. I like the idea of sisterhood; like Nillu, I don’t have one, though many of the friendships forged in teenage years are still an important part of my life … Continue reading
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Published on March 15, 2015 09:18

March 7, 2015

The complete Fifty Shades…

… of being published. Your life is never the same again. Whether you’re an indie writer publishing your own work, or have a traditionally published book, when you pass the point of no return – in my case, signing … Continue reading →
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Published on March 07, 2015 04:36

February 28, 2015

Ghost Cat…

Last week, while rummaging through a miscellaneous selection of old documents in search of my ancient and seldom-used National Insurance Number (which I failed to find), I came across a photo of N and F, neighbours from way, way back. … Continue reading →
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Published on February 28, 2015 03:07

February 22, 2015

The A-Z of Moving House…

Three weeks and counting…. Three weeks on Tuesday, we get the keys to the new flat. That’s the day we check it out with the building company to make sure that the appliances actually work and all the doors fit … Continue reading →
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Published on February 22, 2015 01:50

February 14, 2015

Fifty Shades of Being Published…

Once upon a time there was a certain trio of books… and over the course of more time there was a film… and the number fifty stopped meaning half of one hundred, or the age where you throw a big … Continue reading →
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Published on February 14, 2015 02:26

Fifty Shades of…

Once upon a time there was a certain trio of books… and over the course of more time there was a film… and the number fifty stopped meaning half of one hundred, or the age where you throw a big … Continue reading →
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Published on February 14, 2015 02:26

February 8, 2015

Pass the torch…

I remember power cuts, way, way back, it must have been in the 1970s. Sitting in our flat in Glasgow, candles lit, me and my family illuminated centre stage and the rest of the room in black darkness – it … Continue reading →
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Published on February 08, 2015 06:58

February 1, 2015

Cheating very slightly…

Quite a long time ago, way back in November, writer Georgia Rose passed the ‘Lovely Blog’ award to me, and it’s been on my to-do list every since. One of my reasons for putting it off for a while was … Continue reading →
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Published on February 01, 2015 05:23