To blog or not to blog – connecting makes it worthwhile

Lately I seem to come across numerous bloggers who are questioning whether or not to continue blogging. Or more specifically, whether they are achieving anything by continuing to blog. I think most bloggers wonder the same thing from time to time especially when their followers are small in number. In the past I certainly have […]

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Chilling with Books Corner Spotlight on C.R. Alam

April 2023 One of the authors that I have spotlighted in the past on my Chilling with Books Corner, has just released her third book. It is so thrilling to see C.R. Alam stride ahead in her series and getting better and better each time. Unexpected Entanglement, her third book takes its place in the […]

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Complicated is best achieved by simplicity. Look at colours.

Last month I spoke about The Colour Connection and on looking back I can’t help but reflect how much colours are like families. I looked at a simple thought and applied it to life; it became complicated. It is the blending that creates the new and that process is complicated, but the rewards are plentiful. […]

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Chilling with Books Corner, changes, and inspiration

Normally my Chilling Corner would be featuring an author for March 2023. However, for the last few months my time has been limited and probably will continue to be until the end of the year. The whole idea of support is not to withdraw it when time poor but to work with it, particularly when […]

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The Colour Connection

Although I have been slow with my blog this year, it has nevertheless been an interesting first couple of months. Most of the time has been spent reflecting on the world around me and the effect others can have on our lives whether we welcome their contributions/intrusions or not. When I wrote The Colour Connection, […]

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Haibun, heritage, and it was such a Nonna thing

The New Year is well on its way and yet my first blog of the year is still sitting here waiting for me to do something. I have fiddled with a few things but mostly I have struggled to start and finish. Christmas 2022 was one of the saddest Christmases I have had in many […]

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Christmas presents, 2023 and the gift of listening

Here we are once again on the verge of a new year. I for one, am very happy to say goodbye to the old and begin the new. This isn’t about making changes or leaving the unpleasant things behind. It is about having learnt an incredible amount and now finding ways to make use of […]

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