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My parents have decided to self-isolate and so for the first time I am not spending Mother’s Day with my mum. Who knows if we’ll be back together in time for Father’s Day?! Normally I see my mum every day as they live so close; it has been really odd not being able to pop […]

    In summer 1933, Kitty Underhay travels to see her estranged family at Enderley Hall and gets caught up in a theft and murders linked to national security. I enjoyed the 1930s setting and the historical detail and attitudes seemed realistic and well researched. There are overtones of Agatha Christie in terms of the […]

Hello and welcome to the #StayClassyMama linky. I hope you are all staying healthy and calm in light of the frightening changes this week. I am thrilled to be joined by new regular hosts, Karen from Cats, Kids, Chaos and Sophie from Mummy of a Square Peg! And we have a new badge for 2020, please […]

Garlic has so many health benefits plus it keeps vampires away! This is a quick and easy recipe that is both vegan and gluten free. 1 onion or leek, or a bunch of spring onions, chopped 10-12 mushrooms 200g rice 2-3 garlic cloves or a tablespoon of garlic paste or puree 1 stock cube and […]

    Sophie has had a bumpy few months so is excited to get an invitation to stay with her old friend Caroline who she hasn’t seen in over 20 years. Once she arrives, she starts to feel uneasy about the subdued behaviour of Caroline’s daughter Lucy and wonders what caused such sadness. It isn’t […]