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We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride – review

Welcome to October! It's book review time, and I'm again reviewing the book of the month for the Pink Fibro Book Club, hosted by Allison Tait on facebook. This month, it's We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride. ---- We are Called to Rise / ...

Dreams

I look at youYoung, innocent and smartAnd I don't know where to start With what I wish for you as you growThere's just one thing I know: I hope that you'll be happy and contentLive your life with purpose and intent I could wish ...

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty – a book review

Welcome to September, and welcome to another book review at YLSNED. This month, I'm reviewing Liane Moriarty's latest release, Big Little Lies (which was the book of the month in the Pink Fibro Book Club, hosted by Allison Tait).----Big Little Lies / ...

Children’s book review – August

Welcome to August's children's book review! Back to the library, and back home with another collection of books for Ashleigh (4), Mitchell (1) and, let's face it, for me too!Here are our thoughts.----I, Trixie, Who is Dog / Dean Koontz and ...

Book review – The Best Feeling of All and Your Best Year Yet

This month, I'm reviewing two titles - The Best Feeling of All by Jack Ellis, the book of the month for the Pink Fibro Book Club hosted by Allison Tait, and Your Best Year Yet by Kelly Exeter, which was released in January as an e-book and has just ...

Beautiful moments part two (pictures)

Just some of the things I love seeing the kids do. Read. Choose to read. Enjoy books.Play instruments. Enjoy music.Play at the park. Enjoy the outdoors.Be a family. Enjoy each other's companyWhat do you love seeing your kids do?--- You may also ...

Beautiful moments part one (words)

Mitchell was very sick last week, so we didn't get out of the house much. We spent a lot of time cuddling. Sick Mitchell just likes to be held.One afternoon, Ashleigh, Mitchell and I were snuggled together on the couch, with Mitchell in the ...

Children’s book review – July

Welcome to July's children's book review!This month, Ashleigh, Mitchell and I again raided the local library for some new (to us) reads. Here are our thoughts.----Not a Cloud in the Sky / Emma QuayImage sourceEmma Quay's Rudie Nudie made it into our ...

The Headmaster’s Wife – Thomas Christopher Greene (book review)

In June, members of the Pink Fibro Book Club read The Headmaster's Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene.And in June, instead of writing a review to post here on my blog, I wrote a review for Allison Tait. Allison hosts the Pink Fibro Book Club on ...

Why I write

Why do I write? Why do I sit at the computer, staring at the cursor blink, blink, blinking away, trying to conjure the right words? Why? There's a writing meme doing the rounds at the moment, and the lovely Renee at Mummy, Wife, Me invited me ...