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Archive for September 2024

#Project52 2024 week 40

Well it has been a rather wet week and Thursday was perhaps the wettest school run I have EVER done! In happier news, Zach is flourishing in Year 4 (I really don’t think his teacher last year ‘got’ him) and was awarded star of the week. The weekend was spoiled by a nasty cold (possibly […]

Young & Damned & Fair, by Gareth Russell

Catherine Howard has been seen as a temptress, an abused child, an innocent, a whore. A review of primary resources aims to provide a more accurate depiction of an executed queen… Young & Fair & Damned is a non fiction history book set in the sixteenth century with a focus on the life and times […]

Murder on the Nile, by Verity Bright

Lady Eleanor is enjoying a holiday in Egypt and is travelling down the Nile with her steadfast butler Clifford when a death occurs on board. The captain believes it was a suicide but Ellie is certain there is a murderer on the boat… Murder on the Nile is the 19th book in the Lady Eleanor […]

Her Last Walk Home, by Patricia Gibney

A young woman’s body is discovered early one morning. The race to find the killer intensifies when another woman is reported missing… Her Last Walk Home is the 14th book in the DI Lottie Parker series of police procedurals set in Ireland. There are no spoilers about Lottie’s past cases but her personal circumstances have […]

#Project52 2024 week 39

Oh my goodness, how did Anya turn 12 this week! She is so grown up.   In other news this week… Matthew acted as a guide for the Year 6s as part of his prefect role and also moved up to stage 3 swimming. Zach managed to injure his forehead so that will look fab […]