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Sunday Priorities
At church this morning we had a visitor from the Leprosy Mission Scotland. The speaker spoke movingly of the people – mainly in developing countries – who are afflicted with this disease today. There is a cure but because of … Continue reading
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Tagged arithmetic, cure, disease, Leprosy Mission, poverty, reading, responsibility, The Island, Victoria Hislop, writing
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Enid Blyton
Being in a reflective frame of mind has taken me down some by-ways into childhood. Like many a post-war child I couldn’t get enough of Enid Blyton. Yesterday I finished looking at the DVD about her life – Enid. Perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, biography, Enid Blyton, Helena Bonham Carter, reading, writing
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Life as it is
Readers of long-standing may remember the saga of the porch being built. In the end it took a total of 4 years. However, it is now one of my favourite places to sit and meditate or to read and watch … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Berman, Birds, books, Dalamory, feeders, meditation, palliative care, pheasant, porch, reading
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Books you have read
This list from BBC3 is going round the internet and facebook like a rash. I just can’t avoid it any longer, so here goes. For Instructions: • Copy this list. • Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety. • … Continue reading
Reading
Have been enjoying a bit of a readathon these last few days. The book review comes shortly, but today I just wanted to revel in the sheer pleasure of reading. My memories of reading go back a very long way. … Continue reading
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Tagged commerce, economics, Edgar Rice Burroughs, novels, occupation forces, post-war, reading, Rider Haggard, transport
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Book recommendation
The Nightingale’s Nest by Sarah Harrison. A most unusual but compelling read. It is in the form of a personal “memoir” of a woman in her 65th year – perhaps the reason I found it so interesting. She draws character … Continue reading
Library van
The library van did not appear today. Much missed as most of the books have been read. Either the van must have broken down or the regular driver is on holiday. Our track presents a considerable challenge for the unwary. … Continue reading
Reading
Have just finished three books. One by Lesley Pearce – a bog-standard holiday read, but a good story nonetheless. A second book was worse than the worst of the Mills and Boon – not that I have ever read any … Continue reading
Occupation for a rainy day
The best occupation for a rainy day? Getting into a book which has 1097 pages. And No – I haven’t read the last page.