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Your Child Next, by M.J. Arlidge and Andy Maslen

In the aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, Annie is already worried about her fifteen year old daughter Isla. But worry turns to fear when she is blackmailed for a thousand pounds a month to keep her daughter alive. She can’t go to the police so can she track down the blackmailers herself…? Your Child Next […]

Goodbye and thank you 2024

Wow, it is 2025 already! Happy new year everyone! Time to look back and reflect on the last year and be thankful for the love and family that are my whole world. The kids are growing up so quickly. In 2024 Zach moved from Beavers to Cubs, Anya started secondary school and Matthew is now […]

#Project52 2024 week 52

So there we have it, another year almost over. Doing #Project52 instead of #Project365 has made me be more mindful about the significance of my photos and how they summarise or represent the week and weekend overall. Christmas was busy but brilliant, a lot of work but a lot of love too. Our newest arrivals […]

One Day In December, by Josie Silver (audiobook)

Do you believe in love at first sight? Laurie spots the perfect man waiting at the bus stop. She spends the next year searching for him with no luck. Then her best friend Sarah brings home her new boyfriend Jack and is the bus boy! Part of her is thrilled to find him at last […]

#Project52 2024 week 51

Phew, we made it to the Christmas holidays! It was a busy week and I enjoyed a (vegan, gluten free) Christmas dinner with my fellow exam invigilators and a friend’s 60th birthday night out (a candlelight concert at Reading Minster). Of course the holidays didn’t start smoothly with Zach having an allergic reaction minutes before […]