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Reblogged- Would you like a Pet Writer?

Is this anything you have ever considered? No? Neither had I then I came across this genius piece of writer. All writers can relate… 😂 So you’ve got yourself a writer. They looked so cute when you saw them through the window of the coffee shop, didn’t they? Huddled in a corner with … Caring… Continue reading Reblogged- Would you like a Pet Writer?

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May Anglesey Images

Late afternoon overlooking South Stack Lighthouse. Views from South South looking over to the Llŷn Peninsula in the distance Buttercups (and Tilly) at Penrhos beach. The Irish Ferry to Dublin. A cruise ship berthed at Holyhead Stormy clouds over Holyhead My dog Meggy enjoying the sun. Helicopter and boat possibly practicing.

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May Stats

We’re more than half way through the month and I’m really happy with my stats pages. I love writing my blog posts, more than any other of my social media pages. It’s nice to see people taking enough interest to click through and come back regularly. It surprises me to see old posts remaining popular.… Continue reading May Stats

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Book Trailers

On Netflix, I love the try before you watch. I’m talking about the film trailer, a little taster that tells you whether it is worth watching. It’s the same for books. They are so good these days. A little bit of moving magic that can tempt you in. So on that note, here are mine… Continue reading Book Trailers

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A Trip Back In Time at Car Museum

Here on Anglesey we have the Tacla Taid Transport Museum. They have some wonderful old vehicles that evoke memories of a time when all the cars were different. In the early sixties we went to Scotland for a holiday in one of these Austen A30s. My auntie and uncle came in their Triumph Herald as… Continue reading A Trip Back In Time at Car Museum

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The WI Book Club

I am part of the Anglesey Federation of Women's Institutes, and part of the Trearddur Bay branch. We have just started a Book Club and had our second meeting. The chosen book which was Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns, which I reviewed it on here. Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to… Continue reading The WI Book Club

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Anglesey April Images

These are the views from trips and walks around my island home. Holyhead - Ferries to Ireland and a visiting cruise ship seen from Penrhos beach. View of the Snowdonia mountain range in Pentraeth from my daughter’s house. A beautiful day in my back garden in Caergeiliog. Lunch overlooking Cemaes Bay. My dog Tilly on… Continue reading Anglesey April Images

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Stitching for Love Quilts.

Love Quits is a charity that makes quilts for children with life threatening or life long illnesses. The child picks a theme, for example dogs, and eleven cross stitched squares with the animal, or theme are put on the front. I started stitching for them in 2012 when I had a sister who qualified. I… Continue reading Stitching for Love Quilts.

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Karen’s Chat on a Buying Expensive Books

I’ve been reading the Cormoran Strike books by Robert Galbraith. Having watched and enjoyed the Tv series staring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger, I wanted more. For Christmas in 2022, I was bought the paperback of the first book, The Cuckoo Calling. At over 500 pages it was too difficult to hold. The Kindle copy was £4.10,… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on a Buying Expensive Books

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Karen’s Chat about Magic Pictures

I’m usually an ebook reader, but will sometimes read a paperback. This was the sometimes and the book is a hardback. I didn’t want to read it on my Kindle as it’s almost a 1000 long. Too big for a paperback, and being solid makes its sturdy to rest on my lap on top of… Continue reading Karen’s Chat about Magic Pictures