It's been a fortnight since my last week that was post, but what a fortnight it has been! We are now settled into our home. It's both exciting and a bit surreal returning to a house you've been absent from for nine years. My children were under 10 when we left and are all older … Continue reading The Week That Was…
My Reading Life
The Week That Was…
We're getting to that stage in the packing where you'd better not put anything down and walk away or it will end up in a box. One week and two days to go! This time in March is always busy for us as my sons celebrate their birthdays within days of each other with my … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The Week That Was…
For those following along at home, good news this week in the form of being able to move into my own house just before Easter. The tenants are vacating and we have the movers booked and the boxes packed. It's going to be so wonderful being 'home' at last after almost nine years away from … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The Week That Was…
Hit me with your favourite dishes for cooking in a french oven. The pretty blue colour did it. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ Can someone please recreate this room for me and just let me know when it's all set up? ~~~ What I've been watching: So far so good with this one. Inspired … Continue reading The Week That Was…
The 2021 Stella Prize Longlist
The Stella Prize 2021 longlist has been announced! Which have you read and loved/hated/not been excited by? I've read four! I've highlighted them below and linked them to my reviews. I'm not a fan of A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing but loved the other three I've read. I'm just going to come out … Continue reading The 2021 Stella Prize Longlist
A Month of Reading: February
Total books read throughout February: 8 Until next month... 😊📚☕
The Week That Was…
Not much reading has been going on this week as all of my energy and time has been focused on getting my daughter Claire ready for uni and spending some quality time with her. I put her on the plane to Brisbane yesterday and today she will move into her dorm room and begin, what … Continue reading The Week That Was…
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News of the week: It's all happening here right now. My daughter is a week away from heading off to university to study a Bachelor of Psychological Science after a gap year of earning money and gaining work/life experience. My youngest son started a new school three weeks after starting a new school - pretty … Continue reading The Week That Was…
#6degrees of separation: from Redhead by the Side of the Road to Home Stretch…
It’s the first Saturday of the month so that means it’s #6degrees of separation time! This month’s starting book is one I loved, Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler. You can find the details and rules of the #6degrees meme at booksaremyfavouriteandbest, but in a nutshell, on the first Saturday of … Continue reading #6degrees of separation: from Redhead by the Side of the Road to Home Stretch…
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Football season has begun and so has the endless driving from one training session to another. Games begin this Friday night, and while I am partial to doing nothing on a Friday night, I far prefer night games to weekend morning/middle of the day games, that's for sure. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What … Continue reading The Week That Was…
