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Snow Angels by John Thompson – a review

February 2, 2012

Do not be lulled by the sweet title of this book, this is a graphic and violent story of murder, rape and brutality. Set in Finland, I found reading about the culture very interesting. Life is harsh and alcohol plays a big part of everyday life in winter. Inspector Kari Vaara is head of the [...]

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Girls, Girls, Girls – a review

January 24, 2012

As a child I would spend hours playing with my dolls, they all had names and their own special clothes. My mum would knit or crochet them little cardigans, hats, booties and blankets and every night they would be tucked up in beds. The next day they would be my pupils as I played imaginary [...]

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Am I a man or a Muppet?

January 17, 2012

That is the moving question faced by Gary (Jason Segel)and his brother Walter (voiced by Paul Rudd) as they try to save the famous Muppets studio in Los Angeles under threat by the evil Tex Richman (Chris Cooper). In this brand new Muppets film from Disney, Walter and his brother Gary along with Gary’s girlfriend [...]

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Get all the gossip from the Royal Premiere of ‘War Horse’ – a review

January 9, 2012

Well, not really but I have fallen head over heels for a horse called Joey. Oh and I did brush shoulders with Steven Spielberg on the red carpet. Joey is the equine star of the latest film from Dreamworks pictures War Horse. Based on the novel written by Michael Morpurgo, of which my children are [...]

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McDoogle’s Monster Farm Books- a review

January 6, 2012

Just for those little monsters in your house is a the McDoggle’s Monster Farm series written by Mark Chambers and James McKnight. There are two books available at the moment each 32 pages long and retailing at the reduced price of £5.39 at the moment from Top That publishing. McDoogle’s Monster Farm is an unusual [...]

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Alvin and the Chipmunks-Chipwrecked

December 18, 2011

Everyone needs a little bit of chipmunk cheekiness in their life and you can get a fix with the latest film from Twentieth Century Fox, Alvin and the Chipmunks-Chipwrecked. The newest caper, out on 16th December, sees the precocious six some and their ‘dad’ Dave take a well earned holiday on board a luxury cruise [...]

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Fitbit….the way forward? A review

November 28, 2011

I love a bit of gadget so when I heard about Fitbit I was all for testing it out. The Fitbit tracker shows your real time activity, including steps, stairs climbed, calories burned, miles walked and even monitors your sleep patterns. This tiny discreet monitor can be worn without anyone else knowing and also syncs [...]

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Countdown

November 1, 2011

Time is whizzing by and I am on countdown to to the day that my last ‘baby’ starts school, full time. It only feels like yesterday that he was a tiny okay not so tiny as he was nearly 10lb, but that little curled up babe in arms. To say I feel ever so slightly [...]

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Take Me Out- a review

October 21, 2011

A highlight of Christmas here is the excuse for once to sit back, enjoy dinner, with no guilty obligations to be getting on with anything else and then getting the games and trivia cards out. It is a rare occasion so we make the most of it. I love it! We were kindly sent the [...]

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All dressed up and…

October 14, 2011

…nowhere to go is the saying but I am determined to give this beautiful dress a proper airing soon. I love shopping for pretty items of clothing so was thrilled when Coast Stores asked me if I would like to review one of their dresses. Decisions, decisions…I eventually settled on this lovely Marica Blouse dress. [...]

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