I got an email yesterday that made me laugh, not because it was funny, but because the sender clearly hasn’t read this blog in any detail.
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Herby spelt and rye rolls
I’ve been baking again. The niece and nephew were round today so we made bread. My nephew announced that he thought kneading bread dough was fun.Continue reading “Herby spelt and rye rolls”
Job hunting; Or, I think I’ve finally found the guts to go freelance, and other things I’ve been up to lately
Good afternoon lovely readers, how are you? Enjoying the summer? As you might have guessed I’m in rather a jaunty mood. I had a good weekend and today
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If We Release a Small Fraction of Arctic Carbon, ‘We’re Fucked’: Climatologist
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
This book is creepy.
On one of my too frequent trips to Grimsby last month I found a copy of this classic novel in The Works. I’ve heard about The Stepford Wives; hasn’t every body?
Bookish Pet Peeve #7: Buying Books I Don’t Read
I do this all the time, though I have read the majority of my books, there are still a few that I’ve never even opened. I got distracted by the blurb and a pretty cover, and have et to find the time to read the book.
I will eventually.
Today’s bookish pet peeve is about me. I am my own pet peeve.
But let me first clarify. Reading through the Time list has immensely helped me with this problem because the only books I buy right now are books on the Time list.
So I’m very purposeful, rarely experiencing one of those bookstore binges in which I buy 10 books, only to read 2 of them before the next bookstore binge.
You know how it goes, right?
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Busy morning, trying not to get my hopes up.
Re: last night’s post. I went to visit the bungalow this morning after a drive by to look at a couple of other houses.Continue reading “Busy morning, trying not to get my hopes up.”
July reviews: part 2
Just a few books this time round. There’s a bit of variety in this set of reviews. Enjoy.
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And here we have another government organisation that have no understanding of mental health problems.
So, yesterday my sister made me leave the house to go see the Home Options Team in Grimsby.
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Israeli Soldier Leaks Accounts of Revenge Attacks Against Civilians by Troops in Gaza
I’ve refrained from commenting about current events recently, but this is disturbing.
A member of the Israeli group ‘Breaking the Silence’ has published accounts of Israeli soldiers being authorized by their commanders to carry out revenge attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip “to enable the soldiers to take out their frustrations and pain at losing their fellow soldiers”.
by Celine Hagbard IMEMC News July 29, 2014
Parents grieving the loss of their children at the attack on a UN School on Monday
Eran Efrati reports, “Soldiers in two different units inside Gaza leaked information about the murdering of Palestinians by sniper fire in Shuja’eyya neighborhood as punishment for the death of soldiers in their units. After the shooting on the Israeli armored personnel carriers, which killed seven soldiers of the Golani Brigade, the Israeli army carried out a massacre in Shuja’eyya neighborhood.
“A day after the massacre, many Palestinians came to search for their relatives and their families in…
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Everything Is Better With Dragons 