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Godzilla - Giant Lizard with a Heart of Gold?! - #MonsterMondays 26

Do you love a good rampaging monster? I know I do and before Pacific Rim (which is awesome because Idris Elba and giant monsters so double win) there was Godzilla! Welcome to Monster Mondays #26.

Godzilla Giant Lizard with a Heart of Gold?!

Starting off as a giant lizard from the deep, a force of destruction and a metaphor for nuclear weapons, Godzilla has evolved in many directions. Originally he was the big bag, the ultimate, amphibious monster that looked partially like a dinosaur. With his e...

Wonder Woman - Princess of the Red, White and Blue Bathing Suit - #FanFridays 11

Are you old enough to remember the excitement of sitting down early Saturday evening every weekend to watch your favourite shows? Before VCRs, streaming and catch up TV we were glued to the TV for every second during the 70s. For Fan  Fridays 11 I have chosen one of my favs from that time: Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman Princess of the Red, White and Blue Bathing Suit
Saturday early evenings were a very special time for me as a child - they meant the best TV shows were on. I didn't own a VCR un...

A Competition for A Writer's Dream

Derek Murphy is a book designer and author who has decided to hire a European castle for November 2016 for a writer's retreat (or stay in a lovely castle hotel) and is running a competition for one writer to win a room at this retreat. The competition is for:
authors or want to be authorspeople who participate in nanowrimo (but it’s OK if you haven’t)primarily fiction authors (but it’s OK if you want to write non-fiction)people who can take a month off and get to Europe next year (travel isn’...

777 Challenge - Page 7, Line 7, 7 Sentences - #WriterlyWednesdays 14

This is convenient :) I was tagged in the 777 challenge just as I was trying to decide what to write my post about today :).

777 Challenge Page 7, Line 7, 7 Sentences
The 777 challenge requires you go to Page 7 of your work-in-progress, scroll down to Line 7 and share the next 7 sentences in a blog post. Once you have done this, you can tag 7 other bloggers to do the same with their work-in-progress. (see further down for those tagged)

I was tagged by J Lenni Dorner :)

I'm going to cheat a little...

How to Cheat Your Way to The Most Amazing Brownie :) - #TipsTuesdays 13

So there has been a lot of darkness since Friday and so I wanted to post something light and inconsequential today to brighten the air, just a little.

How to Cheat Your Way to The Most Amazing Brownie
Normally I bake from scratch, but occasionally I try out the box mixes just for the hell of it - usually if they are on offer, because otherwise it's a ridiculously expensive way of baking a cake (most of the time). I've also found that some box mixes are a bit meh.
However, on Friday morning when...

Images from TumblrMy thoughts and prayers to Paris and al...

Images from Tumblr
My thoughts and prayers to Paris and all those who suffer under terrorist attacks.

Sapphire and Steel have been assigned! - #FanFridays 10

It's Friday again and so I get to geek out and share another of my favourite classic TV shows. Welcome to Fan Fridays 10, where I have chosen to talk about Sapphire and Steel; I hope you enjoy.

Sapphire and Steel Have Been Assigned!
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Amazon | OtherFor those who have never seen Sapphire and Steel, you have missed something superb. It ran from 1979 to 1982 on ITV in the UK and was made by ATV. It stars Johanna Lumley as  Sapphire and David McCallum as Steel, two agen...

We will remember them...

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morning,We will remember them.
Laurence Binyon

Always Remember to Take Time to Do What You Enjoy - #TipsTuesdays 12

Always Remember to Take Time to Do What You Enjoy
It's just a short entry today to remind everyone that you are important and you should make sure to take time for yourself, even if it is only a short time.

Sometimes life is good, but sometimes it's hard and there seems no time to do anything but work or look after someone else or sort things out. No matter which, try to remember that you are as important as everything going on around you. Take a moment to give yourself what you need.

Depending...

Voldemort - Tom Riddle the Monster #MonsterMonday 25

So I'm hip deep in Harry Potter at the moment for NaNo (I'm writing fanfic this year while I try and finish an original book at the same time :)) and who is the biggest bad from the Wizarding World? The Dark Lord himself of course, hence today's choice of topic: Voldemort.

Voldemort Tom Riddle  the Monster

If I am totally honest I find the Voldemort of the books far scarier than the Voldemort of the films. This is not to say Ralph Fiennes did not do a superb job, it's just that the imaginati...