This is my final update on my 2016 Reading Challenge, I set myself a target to read 20 books during the course of the year. I have made progress with my plan to include well known authors and books that are seen as classics. Catch up with my reviews below, before discovering how I did …
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Reading Challenge 2016 Update 4
My best effort to read 20 books for my 2016 Reading Challenge has slowed of late. I found the Summer a distraction of other activities and days out, allowing reading to slip from my radar. However, as Autumn arrived I was sent a reprieve, well unfortunately for me it was in the guise of a …
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying – Reading Challenge Update #3
It looks like my latest read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo, may be a book that will indeed change my life this year. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo I feel I maybe the last person to the party when it comes to reading this book, for the last …
Reading Challenge 2016 Update 2
My 2016 Reading Challenge continues. I am still on course to read 20 books during the year, I have made progress with my plan to include well known authors and books that are seen as classics. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens I received this book many years ago as a secret Santa …
Reading Challenge 2016 March Update
My 2016 Reading Challenge continues as planned, I aim to read 20 books during the course of the year. I have made progress with my plan to include well known authors and books that are seen as classics. Allegiant by Veronica Roth I read this book in record time, the third in the Divergent series …
2016 Reading Challenge
My reading challenge for 2016 is going to reflect the recent change to my lifestyle. I have moderately increased the number of books I plan to read, from 15 to 20. Reading is just one of my interests, I still want to continue with my blogging, sewing, crocheting, National Trust volunteering and my rediscovery of …
Remember the Reading Challenge back in January 2015
Some twelve months ago I promised myself I would make an effort to read more. I love reading but had allowed other interests to occupy my leisure time. To help me focus and to add a little motivation I set myself a 2015 Reading Challenge. I would read 15 books over the year, using the …
How to make Tea : The Science Behind the Leaf – Book Review
It is not often I get the chance to share a book review with you here on my blog, those I have reviewed are either baking or gardening related. So it makes a nice change to have the chance to read a book all about Tea. It also gives me the opportunity to include this …
My 2015 Reading Challenge
It can be tricky finding the time to do everything I enjoy, there are so many things that interest me. Sewing Baking Family history research Reading Blogging Gardening Visiting gardens and heritage properties National Trust volunteering Last year I found little time for reading though it is something I particularly enjoy. As such I have …
Book Review – Soil Mates Companion Planting
Handy sized book A review of Soil Mates by Sara Alway published by Quirk books. This is not your average gardening book. It is not a large like most gardening books can be, so there is no need to clear your lap to read it. There are no glossy pages full of perfectly styled vegetable …