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Recipe - Gnocchi Gratin

Hello! I have a bit of an unusual blog post for you today - a recipe! This was a recipe I saw on a cooking show about a decade ago. I...

NaPoWriMo 2018 - Haiku 575 Day Twenty

Two haiku for you :) 24. sunshine, sunglasses, sakura still blooming but, wow! those summer feels! 25. slam of a car door, early...

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day 17 (catch-up!)

Well, I haven't been posting my haiku every day, but I have been writing them! Here is a quick catch-up of what I've written recently,...

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Eight

08/04/18 9. irresistible first breath through new pages, turned open, midnight book 10. petals take flight, leap caution to the wind, the...

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Five

In memoriam. 8. wingéd hourglass a young man not growing old, lambs are in the field #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo2018haiku575 #haiku #poetry

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Four

6. the bees, oh, the bees! slush mud springtime, crisp fresh breeze, we awaited you 7. primrose, daffodil, thrumming hum, thick...

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Three

We have some lovely little lambs in the field down the road. Not too skittish. I've founded four marking colours. 5. born in snow, poor...

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day Two

Just one haiku 4. she catches my eye from her frame, behind the glass, blue grey sky, kana #poetry #haiku #NaPoWriMo2018haiku575 #NaPoWriMo

NaPoWriMo 2018 Haiku 575 - Day One

Hello, and Happy Easter! So, according to Wikipedia, a haiku is: a very short form of Japanese poetry. It is typically characterised by...

BaBs - Interview with Author Tracy Darnton

While I'll be having a more hands off approach to blogging this year, I'll still be doing interviews etc from time to time. I'm pleased...

2018 Update

A belated Happy New Year and all the best for 2018! 2017 was a pretty good year, all things considered. I spent most of the year out of...

My 2017 Reading List

Every year my new years resolution is to try and read more books than the year before. I've managed this every year since 2012, and hope...

BaBs - Interview with TEALE tips founder

As a TEFL teacher, I'm always on the look out for new teaching websites and blogs that I can get tips and ideas from. This month I got...

My DIY Wedding

This year I got married. Yay! I know this blog has been long awaited by friends who want to know more about my special day, and all the...

BaBs - Charities you can Knit for

If you know me as Knitty Bee, you'll know I'm nuts about knitting. So nuts about it I even published my own e-book of knitting patterns...

BaBs - Interview with Author Sarah Driver

There are a lot of authors I've been keeping my eye on recently, and one of them is Sarah Driver. With the first two books in her series...

BaBs - Five Fab Bookshops You Have to Visit

Bookshops are my heaven. True, over the last five years or so, most of my reading had been done on the Kindle, but this is only because...

BaBs - Interview with Ellie about YWAM Ships

Earlier this year I had the chance to speak with Ellie about her experiences on the YWAM Ships. I think the work she does it so fantastic...

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