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Christmas Recommendations
I don’t know about you, but in the Christmas holidays, much as I love reading, my Christmas go-tos tend to be films and TV. I’ll enjoy sitting and reading a book, hearing the wind and rain outside, but it doesn’t have to be Christmas-themed. However, pretty much anything I watch does. This is clearly not Continue reading
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Technology is all around (Part 2) Musings
I have scant experience of tech when it comes to our digital lifestyle and will admit to some of it baffling me, though when it comes to what we call technology in general, well, we all live with and benefit from it. It has so much potential, if it is not in the hands of… Continue reading
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Technology is all around: Notes on the interview
So this week on the podcast I talked to my good friend Christine about Technology. It has to be said that we’re no experts, but it was fun! After all, we all use technology, happily or un! Anyway, here are some phrases that cropped up which may be of interest. They’re highlighted in the Transcript, Continue reading
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Animal Verbs
One curiosity of language, both in English and Spanish, and I’m sure in other languages, is the use of the names of animals as verbs. Gatear comes from gato: cat in Spanish, and it means to crawl, so to move around on four legs. Or in the case of humans, 2 arms and 2 knees. Continue reading
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Cheerio for Now
First of all, thanks so much for reading the blog and listening to the podcast this season, and the previous one too! It’s been so much fun to give myself writing and creative challenges. And so gratifying to hear your positive comments, and indeed constructive criticism. For those of you who I don’t know but Continue reading
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26
To round off the season, (well, this is the penultimate post), I’m setting myself a challenge. I’ve imagined the first lines of 26 different stories. Each starting with a different letter. The idea is that they will become a collection of 26 short stories of varying genres but with a central premise. Canterbury Tales in Continue reading
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R-Rocks
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I’m from an island. And we used to refer to being “on the rock” or wanting a trip to “get off the rock” from time to time. Island life can be wonderful. Being that close to the sea all year round? What’s Continue reading
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