Plot: In 1986, Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle’s Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but now…… Read more “Book Review: Hotel On The Bitter And Sweet By Jamie Ford”
Book Review: Anna Karenina By Leon Tolstoi
Plot: Acclaimed by many as the world’s greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses…… Read more “Book Review: Anna Karenina By Leon Tolstoi”
Treat: Yogurt Bark
This high protein snack makes a tasty summer-days snack. Yogurt of your choice, at least a handful of washed strawberries chopped up, at least 1 handful of…… Read more “Treat: Yogurt Bark”
Book Review: Exiles By Jane Harper
Plot: At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing into the crowds. A year on,…… Read more “Book Review: Exiles By Jane Harper”
Book Review: The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath
Plot: The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully…… Read more “Book Review: The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath”
Book Review: The Norfolk Beach Murders By Judi Daykin
Plot: Sara faces her most challenging case yet. It’s a stormy December morning when seal-watchers find the body on the beach. His clothes have been torn to…… Read more “Book Review: The Norfolk Beach Murders By Judi Daykin”
Breakfast: Spinach Omelette 15g Protein
Using an omelette machine and a cup/jug: Crack two eggs, optional to remove the yolk Add in your ingredients, I added spinach, mushrooms, red onions, peppers and…… Read more “Breakfast: Spinach Omelette 15g Protein”
Dinner: Aromatic Beef Pilaf
This smelled very tasty and was surprisingly way bigger portion size than expected! Ingredients: Beef mince Onion Medium tomato Garlic clove Basmati rice Rogan josh curry paste…… Read more “Dinner: Aromatic Beef Pilaf”
Book Review: Cinder By Marissa Meyer
Plot: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make…… Read more “Book Review: Cinder By Marissa Meyer”
Book Review: Life Of Pi By Yann Martel
Plot: Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores…… Read more “Book Review: Life Of Pi By Yann Martel”
Book Review: And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie
Plot: First, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric…… Read more “Book Review: And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie”
Book Review: This Summer’s Secrets By Emily Barr
Plot: One hot summer, first love, so many buried secrets . . . Senara has never been in love before. She’s not done anything exciting before. Always the…… Read more “Book Review: This Summer’s Secrets By Emily Barr”
Book Review: Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Plot: Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where…… Read more “Book Review: Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte”
Book Review: Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier
Plot: “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…” Ancient, beautiful Manderley, between the rose garden and the sea, is the county’s showpiece. Rebecca made it…… Read more “Book Review: Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier”
Book Review: Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Plot: Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little…… Read more “Book Review: Little Women By Louisa May Alcott”
Book Review: Accidentally Amy By Lynn Painter
Plot: IT STARTED WITH A CUP… Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at a dream job…… Read more “Book Review: Accidentally Amy By Lynn Painter”
Book Review: The Orchid Hour By Nancy Bilycau
Plot: Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Blue, returns with a tantalizing novel about one woman caught up in a secret nightclub that one can only reach through…… Read more “Book Review: The Orchid Hour By Nancy Bilycau”
Book Review: If He Had Been With Me By Laura Nowlin
Plot: If he had been with me everything would have been different… I wasn’t with Finn on that August night. But I should’ve been. It was raining,…… Read more “Book Review: If He Had Been With Me By Laura Nowlin”
Healthy High Protein, Low Cals Dessert
Ingredients I used: Few spoonfuls of low fat plain yogurt Handful of Chai and Flax seeds 2 – 3 (I should have used less ok) of peanut…… Read more “Healthy High Protein, Low Cals Dessert”
Book Review: The Phone Box At The Edge Of The World By Laura Imai Messina
Plot: We all have something to tell those we have lost . . . When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how…… Read more “Book Review: The Phone Box At The Edge Of The World By Laura Imai Messina”
Book Review: You By Caroline Kepnes
Plot: When a beautiful aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on…… Read more “Book Review: You By Caroline Kepnes”
Book Review: My Year of Rest and Relaxation By Ottessa Moshfegh
Plot: From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking…… Read more “Book Review: My Year of Rest and Relaxation By Ottessa Moshfegh”
Book Review: The Henna Artist By Alka Joshi
Plot: Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested…… Read more “Book Review: The Henna Artist By Alka Joshi”
Delicious Treats: Chocolate Strawberries
I decided to use the left over Easter eggs (yes, there is such thing as too much!) to melt it down (took forever) to make chocolate covered…… Read more “Delicious Treats: Chocolate Strawberries”
Toddler Play: DIY Motor Skills Play
A few activities here: Shoe box, play balls and elastic bands – Organising via colour and learning how to put them in and take them out. Self…… Read more “Toddler Play: DIY Motor Skills Play”
Book Review: Paris the Memoir By Paris Hilton
Plot: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME… Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Cover girl. Reality star. These are labels that have been attached…… Read more “Book Review: Paris the Memoir By Paris Hilton”
Book Review: A Court Of Wings And Ruin By Sarah J. Maas
Plot: Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring…… Read more “Book Review: A Court Of Wings And Ruin By Sarah J. Maas”
Book Review: Good Girl Complex By Elle Kennedy
Plot: She does everything right. So what could go wrong? Mackenzie “Mac” Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend.…… Read more “Book Review: Good Girl Complex By Elle Kennedy”
Book Review: The Secret By Rhonda Byrne
Review: I enjoyed the audio version of this even more than last time, but only in different ways. It does come across as far fetched at times…… Read more “Book Review: The Secret By Rhonda Byrne”
Book Review: Secretly Yours By Tessa Bailey
Plot: Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family’s winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to…… Read more “Book Review: Secretly Yours By Tessa Bailey”
Book Review: A Court Of Mist and Fury By Sarah J. Maas
Plot: Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High…… Read more “Book Review: A Court Of Mist and Fury By Sarah J. Maas”
Book Review: The Book Thief By Markus Zusak
Plot: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s…… Read more “Book Review: The Book Thief By Markus Zusak”
Book Review: The Cockroach By Ian McEwan
Plot: That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature. Jim Sams has undergone…… Read more “Book Review: The Cockroach By Ian McEwan”
Toddlers Activity: Sensory and Motor skills
I put some play-pen balls into cupcake containers, covered in cello-tape in order for the little one to be able to get them out. this works their…… Read more “Toddlers Activity: Sensory and Motor skills”
MiniCake: Only 4 Ingredients
INGREDIENTS 1 3/4 cups (230 g) self-rising flour 3/4 cup (148 g) granulated white sugar 1/3 cup (2.7 oz/72 g) vegetable oil 1 cup (8 oz) water INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line an…… Read more “MiniCake: Only 4 Ingredients”
Book Review: The Daydream Cabin By Carolyn Brown
Plot: A headstrong woman discovers it’s never too late for change in this spirited novel about lost hope and second chances. Substitute counselor for wayward teens isn’t…… Read more “Book Review: The Daydream Cabin By Carolyn Brown”
Book Review: When They Find Her By Lia Middleton
Plot: NAOMI ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MOTHER. But three years ago, her husband left, taking their child with him. Now, her daughter has come to stay,…… Read more “Book Review: When They Find Her By Lia Middleton”
Book Review: This Is How It Always Is By Laurie Frankel
Plot: This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever…… Read more “Book Review: This Is How It Always Is By Laurie Frankel”
Breakfast: Oats breakfast
2 Cup of oats/granola Berries of your choice Milk of your choice Makes for a delicious and tasty breakfast!
Breakfast: Healthy Smoothie
This simple recipe is actually very delicious! Milk: My favorite nut milks for a creamy smoothie are coconut milk or soya milk which are the better of…… Read more “Breakfast: Healthy Smoothie”
Sensory Messy Activities For Babies and Toddlers
Ta da! I found some local pine cones, stones and shells (to paint), sand from a beach and some paint and glue. A container of water and…… Read more “Sensory Messy Activities For Babies and Toddlers”
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