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  Your Next Great Read Okay, I think I may have stolen that title from somewhere, but I can’t think where. Don’t report me, please…  It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon.

It’s the Little Things that Matter A part of history that I find completely enthralling are the details. Not the sort of details that my university ‘History of Imperial Russia

Have you seen the film ‘Master and Commander’? Do you remember the scene where there’s absolutely no wind, and they’re floating of the coast of Peru or someplace, like a

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo I have a confession to make. I actually love dark fantasy fiction, particularly stuff that offers an interpretation of worlds ‘beyond the Veil’ and who or what

      Whatever holiday you observe, I  wish you many reasons to celebrate! And many blessings to you and yours in the new year!

The Roomba Explained They say a picture is worth a thousand words, right? So how many is a video worth? Here’s a short one: Dog:Roomba I now know that you

Guest Post on All Things Georgian                                          Ships’ figureheads at the National Maritime

  The gorgeous illustration on John Sandoe Ltd’s paper book bag.   The actual shop on a rainy Tuesday morning. The Bookshop of Dreams… I originally discovered John Sandoe Books quite unintentionally. I ordered a book

Random Acts of Kindness? Recently I’ve been receiving complementary, encouraging comments on my posts. Each blog post receives the same comment from the same, or a slightly different, IP addresses.