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A coffee break blog. A place to browse, read and relax. Enjoy the works of others and my own. Follow news stories, quirky articles, poetry, book reviews,look at photographs and more. The kettle is always on.
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Christmas, Books, Writing and My Week
Courtesy of Jeffubow.comWhat a week I have had! Friends needed help and my writing was put on hold for a day or so. Trimming a hedge, became lopping five Almond trees and fixing a ceiling tile. So glad DH is tall!Then I tried to sort out gifts for Ch...
Missing My....Laptop!
I am struggling at the moment, my laptop power adapter decided to whizz, bang and burn my thumb. I am now waiting for a new adapter to arrive from the UK. In the meantime I am sharing with DH on our PC.Now, a year ago I would have had access all day,...
Thank You...A forgotten Art?
Thank you all for the lovely return greetings. I am thrilled to have so many blogging friends.With the weddings out of the way comes the task of saying, 'Thank You for your gift'. I pride myself on bringing up my children to have said thank you and t...
Various Bits and Bobs
My daughter is an interpreter for the deaf and she will be signing at her wedding. I thought it would be nice to learn a few basics as a surprise for her, so I can say hello to her friends.I have a challenge on my Author blog that might interest some...
Books! Lovely Books!
I know it sounds dreadful, but I am always pleased to see visitors go back to the UK, as they leave their books behind! As I have not selected them, I get a range that I would never pick up, but as books are expensive here and we do not have librarie...
WWII Interactive Map~Fascinating
Tunnel Harry was a tunnel built by Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III.They built three tunnels, Tom-Dick & Harry.They made the tools out of scrap and put themselves at risk, but they achieved great things, such as light...
Yesterday Kept Me Busy
Well my Poetry and Author blogs are keeping me busy, I have had no time to turn around. The novel is growing (you can read progress at blog) and the poetry is flowing (tribute to our village donkey is the latest). I am doing a lot of reading at the m...
This Made Me Smile
Firstly, thanks to those who went and motivated Louie for me, it seems to have worked.This made me smile:Funny Student Exam AnswersGreedy MP's Go All Defensive (BBC NEWS)They are caught with their fingers in the country's cookie jar and are now tryin...
Motivation Required
Ok this is not for me. Today the blog is not carrying pictures, I have a writer friend with serious issue and needs help or bullying, same thing as far as I am concerned LOLThis is calling all my blogging friends to help another friend of mine.My men...
Glynis Smy hits the US...well actually
Several months ago I had the privilage of seeing the Flamingoes arrive in Cyprus, it was an amazing site and it took my breath away.Well yesterday, someone came across the article I wrote for Triond and contacted me.She said her manager had been a nu...
Daily Diary ...Phew!
Phew! The wedding plans for my daughter appear to be settling into place. I do wish I could be there with her more, but she has a clear picture in her mind and I will get in the way, so it is best I support via the internet and phone.Anyway as you kn...
Another New Blog!!
Yes this mad crazed woman is setting up another blog!The reason for this is I have decided as I am now going to be published again in a magazine in Cyprus, have one poetry book published and another 3/4 finished plus a novel on the go...yes I am writ...
You Never Know Who Reads Your Blog!!
I am flying high!It is amazing who reads our blogs and articles, look what happened to me in under a fortnight.Yesterday I posted about the Breast Cancer compensation the Danish government paid out, on the back of my few words about night shifts, I h...
Can't Read or Write
The BBC reported today that too many people in the UK cannot read or write.I don't know what I would do if I couldn't perform these tasks.Daily I do both, they are as important to me as cleaning my teeth and having a coffee.Fluke by James HerbertI ha...
Break from Writing
January was going to see me resting from writing and blogging. I am hand crafting nearly 300 wedding items for my daughter and son who are marrying in July and September.What is it with writing? I cannot stop!So instead of cutting down, I find myself...
Poetry and a Valuable Lesson
I love to write poetry. I have never studied it and won my first award for British competition for schools many years ago. I read the words of Philip Larkin and Sara Teasdale. Sara Teasdale was born in 1844 in USA, she was a frail child, who loved t...
Some of My Favourite Stars Who Died in Plane Crashes ~ A Tribute to their legacy
This is a tribute to stars we no longer see but their voices will never die. They may have sang for years with many hits, or as in the case of Richie Valens, just starting out on their career. Whatever their life map was, they remain with us in the f...
I Made A Top Ten For Writers on Triond for 2008!!! Speechless
This was taken from the article :"Originally designed to be the inspirational Season two Premiere of my content, this article’s release date was pushed back due to the waiting for responses from several Triond members. In any case, I’ve spoken wi...
Blog and Website Share Day!
I made some amazing online friends in 2008, they are writers and blogger, scrappers and entertainers.I visit websites, pop in and out and the owners never know I have enjoyed my visit, sometimes I am a little rushed or shy and don't take the time to ...
New for 2009
I made resolutions, and have managed to complete one already!I write for Triond and decided I wanted my writing to take a different path to my normal, poetry etc.I was looking through my bookshelf for inspiration, and wham, there it was...no not a b...
A Christmas Gift for My Triond Friends and a Treat for My Blogger Buddies
Triond is a site for writers from around the world. The site is easy to join and follow, they improve their site monthly with new ideas. This is a paying site and they publish a huge variety of work on several other sites. I have a large community o...
