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Say hello again to #MischiefAndMemories Great to be back in action, sorry for the missing fortnight but sometimes life gets a little overwhelming. I hope you are all ok and have some fun planned for half term or Halloween. Mischief And Memories is all about your family and lifestyle posts so come and link up! […]

The nights are drawing in and Halloween is approaching! I had a look through my children’s bookshelves to find some stories to encourage some spooky enjoyment. First up is Spookyrumpus by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees. The scary Halloween charcters are gathering at midnight. Witches, ghosts, spiders, skeletons and more! This is a rhyming book […]

  1890s: Percy Gladwell, an architect, designs a beautiful house and falls in love with the woman who commissioned it. Will his love remain unrequited…? Present day: Molly is unhappy in her job and is then dumped by her boyfriend so loses her home. She turns to her mum and stepdad for financial and emotional […]

Day 283: a last minute afternoon out at a model railway exhibition   Day 284: children’s mood for a Monday?   Day 285: autumn is in the air despite warm temperatures! The leaves are finally turning…   Day 286: I’m back into cross stitching cards when I get the time Day 287: oops, we got […]

Libertas is a young German woman from a wealthy family. She is employed by a film studio and hopes for a great career. But the Nazis have come to power and she is expected to conform to their ideals of womanhood… The Girl on the Platform is an historical novel set during the 1930s and […]