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September 7, 2017
Thursday Quotables – The Hobbit
“There was a terrible storm; the stone-giants were out hurling rocks, and at the head of the pass we took refuge in a cave, the hobbit and I and several of our companions…” “Do you...
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September 5, 2017
Gang Roundup – September 2017
And so it’s September… and I celebrate one year of my series of monthly roundups. Can you believe it? A year already! (read the first post here) When I started doing it was – like...
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August 31, 2017
Thursday Quotables – The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot)
“Miss Howard, do you remember a conversation that took place on the day of my friend’s arrival here? He repeated it to me, and there is a sentence of yours that has impressed me very...
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August 25, 2017
Shadows and Lights of Harlem – Interview with Author Yecheilyah Ysrayl
It’s with great pleasure that today I’m hosting author Yecheilyah Ysrayl on my blog. Yecheilyah is the author the Stella Trilogy and many other books and she has just inaugurated a new series set in Harlem in...
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August 24, 2017
Thursday Quotables – Odd and the Frost Giants
Odd nodded. ‘My mother used to tell me stories about boys who tricked Giants. In one of them, they had a stone-throwing contest, but the boy had a bird, not a stone, and it went...
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August 21, 2017
#MyFirstPostRevisited Blog Hop
Thanks to Sara Letourneau for nominating me for this blog hop. It sounds like so much fun! In her acceptation post, she says she’s been blogging for eight years. I feel so little, having blogged...
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August 17, 2017
Thursday Quotables – Unnatural Habits (Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries)
‘So, we’ve got Gratitude collecting girls who’re in trouble or can’t make a fuss,’ summarised Lin Chung. ‘Having no family, or none that want them back. We have an agency that is also collecting –...
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August 10, 2017
Book Lovers Day – Ghost Stories
I’ve just discovered that today is Book Lovers Day. Isn’t that the best celebration in the world? Well, come on, one of the best! And I know exactly how to celebrate it, in this sunny...
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August 9, 2017
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2017
From the United Nation site: There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They make up less than 5 per cent of the world’s population, but account for...
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August 7, 2017
Gang Roundup – August 2017
Hi everyone. How’s your summer going? It has been extremely hot here in Italy, especially the last week. Which is unfortunate, because I’m having holidays – but I’m not going anywhere – and I had...
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