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Archive for December 2021

Christmas on the Island, by Stewart Giles

DI Liam O’Reilly and his team are hoping for a peaceful Christmas but crime never stops! An apparent suicide is discovered on a boat but it soon becomes obvious that it was murder. Soon other suicides are found and also proved to be murder. Can Liam find the killer or is Christmas ruined? Christmas on […]

Death by the Thames, by Gretta Mulrooney

Private investigator Tyrone Swift is hired by Toni Sheringham to look into the death of her fiance alongside a fifteen year old girl. The pair are assumed to have committed suicide together but Toni cannot accept this explanation. Death by the Thames is a crime novel, the ninth book to feature Tyrone Swift but it […]

#Project365 2021 week 51

Day 354: off exploring the Christmas lights in our local roads with my family (niece and nephew staying) Day 355: and now forcing them out on a river walk too! Can you see the cygnets in the background that are nearly fully grown? Day 356: two quick Christmas crafts Day 357: I have got back […]

2021: a year of gratitude

I don’t think any of us expected 2021 to turn out quite the way it did. Covid has not disappeared as we hoped! But I am brimful of thanks and gratitude for this year, our time together as a family. January: more lockdowns and Chris still working from home. February: discovering new vegan favourites March: […]

Children’s book review: Sproutzilla Vs Christmas

Sproutzilla Vs Christmas book blurb: Jack loves everything about Christmas. Except for one thing: he does not like Brussels sprouts. When Jack’s parents bring home the largest sprout he has ever seen, things are about to get out of control. Sproutzilla is the meanest, greenest Christmas ruining vegetable ever and now he’s heading straight towards Santa! It’s […]