Lifestyle
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My top 5 Christmas gifts for book lovers
I woke up the other morning and thought that the one blog article the world is surely missing just now is this: what do you get the book lover in your life? Now, sure, you could get them gift card or give them the most recent bestseller. But a gift card is pretty impersonal (on its own – it’s great alongside other stuff), and the most recent bestseller… just don’t. Your book-loving friend may love having random recommendations thrown their way, but some of us will just chuck that book into our to-read pile and feel quietly affronted that you dared interrupt our current train of book reading goodness with…
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Let’s Grow a Garden – Jane of Lantern Hill
Ahh, it feels great to finally start my first blog on this topic. I’ve often thought about planting a lovely garden, or at least a flower bed, per my favourite books. Of all my beloved L.M. Montgomery novels, Jane of Lantern Hill is up there with the best of them. I love the character, and her interesting relationship with both her parents. I love the way she takes joy in her garden, and how well it’s described. I’ve said it before, but it’s really one of my favourite hallmarks of Montgomery’s books, and why I go back to them again and again. Here are some quotes that describe Jane’s garden,…
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Yoto player for little book lovers
I know I said I’d do this soon and, surprise, I’ve actually caught up with my to-do list just once, so here I am. We’ve only had our Yoto for about a week, but I’m already in love with it. I don’t say that because I want you to buy one either – I do, and here’s a wee affiliate link for the player we have – but I’m telling you, you’ll want to regardless. So I refused to buy a Yoto (or a Tonie for that matter) for years, because I figured it’d be ignored. I thought it was a newfangled, expensive cassette player and that my kids would…
