Dipping Into The Water Butt

If you’re into romance, you might want to nip down to Tesco, Sainsbury, WH Smith or whatever other local outlet happens to stock Harlequin Mills & Boon and grab your copy of Fiona Harper’s first book, Blind Date Marriage.
Well done, Fiona. I shall be securing my copy asap.
Sharon xx
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Sorry to disappoint you guys but this isn’t a post about pornography. What I’m going to talk about today is the filthy state of our country and why we Brits are, if not happy then certainly willing to put up with it.
Richard and I went to Blackpool a few days ago. Now don’t get me […]

Another quickie (I’m starting to enjoy these quickies now!).
Carol popped over earlier to do a spot of online shopping (a girl still needs groceries even when she’s convalescing) and after reading the comments on the post about her being in hospital said to tell you that she felt incredibly touched by the care you’ve all […]

Carol comes out of hospital today, Richard and I are off to see Status Quo in Blackpool so won’t be around until tomorrow evening and … and … oh yeah… nip over to Debi’s blog to find out about a Minx’s second book launch, this time in London (that the second launch of the same […]

Fashion. I haven’t been alive that long and yet how it’s changed!
Lurex was big in the 70s and I loved it! I was dead chuffed when I’d saved enough to buy a pair of silver lurex bell-bottom trousers from a boutique in the high street. A proper boutique it was, too! Not one of those […]

Have you heard about the six word story competition?
DBA Lehane has arranged it and you’ll find the information here. The idea is to write a story using just six words. Yes, that right - a whole story using no more than six words.
The prize is an original poster size print of an original piece of […]

“I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?” ~ Jean Kerr
Sod it! There was me thinking I was in with a chance because I’ve got a pretty decent looking left kidney!
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I promised those of you who ‘know’ Carol that I’d keep you updated regarding her health.
She had surgery on Wednesday to remove her gall bladder but as it was stuck to her liver, the surgeon wasn’t able to remove it via keyhole surgery so she had a big cut instead. That means that instead of […]

I’m currently reading The Spider’s House by Sarah Diamond and until about half an hour ago, I was enjoying it. It’s not the kind of book I’d put it forward for a CWA Dagger but it was definitely readable if not exactly unputdownable.
So what went wrong? Something as simple as reading an interview with the […]

November’s rushing by quickly so it’s time to get those advent calendars sorted.
Here’s something for the man in your life.

No excuse for thirst in December!

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