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Book Review of Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket
My Rating: This book is about bewilderment, a word which here means “the feeling of being bewildered,” and “bewildered” is a word which...
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Jun 17, 20212 min read


Book Review: The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jamie Jo Wright
My Rating: An understated and eerie mystery unfolds in Jamie Jo Wright’s, The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus. Following two timelines,...
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Nov 12, 20202 min read


Miles and the Moon Cave by H.H. Hauser
Miles and the Moon Cave H.H. Hauser The son of a wealthy miner, Miles Dobbs lives a life under the rule of his new stepmother. He enjoys...
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Aug 13, 20202 min read


Review: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the...
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May 2, 20202 min read


Review: Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield
Once Upon A River Diane Setterfield On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes...
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Sep 12, 20193 min read


September At The Cottage
The days are beginning to cool at last! With nights coming in earlier and earlier, we’re at work on getting our cool vegetables ready for...
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Sep 3, 20191 min read


August At The Cottage
The fields lay still in the hottest of days as August builds to the final remnants of the summer. Bees buzz heavy in the vibrant day,...
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Aug 27, 20191 min read


Review: The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins
The Book Charmer Karen Hawkins Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they...
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Aug 27, 20192 min read


June At The Cottage
Everything is growing under the summer sunshine. There are plenty of baby chicks, ducklings and lambs, which means plenty of mouths to...
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Jun 1, 20191 min read


May At The Cottage
Sunshine is welcome, windows are open day and night, and flowers are blooming! The orange blossoms are bursting with fresh, sweet scent...
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May 1, 20191 min read


April At The Cottage
The delight of frost crystals still cling to the visage of the dying winter, and mornings bring hanging, dusky blue mists over the dark...
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Apr 1, 20192 min read


March At The Cottage
March March! At last the month of spring is upon us and the weather is warming outside. The animals take to the fields in the early...
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Mar 1, 20191 min read


February At The Cottage
February February is a month where the hints of spring approaching come in the odd warm days, followed by another blast of cold. Spring...
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Feb 1, 20191 min read


January At The Cottage
January January is a time at the cottage when the world settles into a deep quiet. Layers and layers of snow build up and when the sun...
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Jan 31, 20191 min read


November At The Cottage
November November bundles in like a cool breeze, imagine the claymation North Wind, with swirls of cool air that brings flurries of...
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Nov 7, 20181 min read


October At The Cottage
October October is the month of witches and black cats, of leaves turning vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow. Autumn has fully...
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Nov 7, 20181 min read
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