We all know of Anne Frank's diary, kept while she was living in hiding with her family and another family in Amsterdam during the Second...

A bit of everything, a bit of nothing: that's how I think I'd summarise this week! Both my husband and I are feeling much recovered from...

A summary of my reading in October... 12 Birds to Save your Life by Charlie Corbett In the middle of my venn diagram of books about...

When you have cancer - apparently! When I went on to the 'maintenance' medication I take daily, way back in August 2022, I was reminded...

One thing I enjoy doing as and when I have the time, energy, and opportunity, is baking. And eating the results, of course. I hadn't...

I’ve always been a bookworm and find it comforting to be surrounded by books. Almost any time we go on holiday we have to explore at...

Grey's Anatomy I was introduced to Grey's Anatomy back in the days of Season 1, when visiting a friend who watched it, and enjoyed it...

As I've been reflecting on who I am and how I present myself, I decided to look at the 'My Brand' badge in the Rebel Badge Club. This...

Next week I will celebrate a huge milestone - my 50th birthday. I know some people don't feel this is one to celebrate, but since a few...

This is the second book in the Österlen Murders series by Anders de la Motte and Måns Nilsson, which I picked up at the airport this...

...OK, not technically as far as my Swedish trio a couple of month ago, but I'm writing this from a hotel room in Normandy as we've...

One of my daughters is very definitely a Swiftie, so I've heard lots of bits of Taylor Swift songs over the years, but never really paid...

Ten days ago I said that Teen and I were about to do a kayak race that weekend, as the ultimate test of familial love. This was the first...

We were introduced to this animated version of Little Red Riding Hood many years ago, and it's remained a firm family favourite ever...

A few weeks ago I mentioned to my line manager that I felt as though I could do with a fresh challenge, if anything appropriate happened...

While my adult children are home over the summer, they've been perhaps inadvertently expanding my viewing selections. So I've apparently...

I started this blog 6 months ago to see if I could manage to earn my Writer badge in the Rebel Badge Club. I wasn't at all sure I'd be...

I freely admit that I'm a badge fiend - I like having badges on my camp blanket as a reminder of places I've been and things I've done....

I definitely wouldn't describe myself as an outdoorsy person, but do enjoy time spent either walking, or paddling on canals and rivers....

Tove Jansson has long been an iconic author to me. I grew up with Moominvalley and its various inhabitants as near neighbours in my...