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Susan Jones writes romantic drama with a touch of humour, and historical sagas as Lydia King. She lives in North Warwickshire, and loves walking through the beautiful woodlands where she lives, and gardening and reading are her pastimes.
Category: Update
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I’ve made one of my own. Reason being, we had some banana loaf that needed eating. It’s now the base of the trifle with some blackberry jam on. Then a layer of mandarins, red jelly and custard, with the topping you see here. One good thing about the weather getting colder, is that we have…
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Just back from a few days in the English Riviera. This time we found time to go on the Torquay Eye, that’s the view from the top. We also had chance to check up on the country estate, it was in a bit of a state, but the gardens are fabulous. Anybody know where it…
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From the oxford dictionary The universe seen as a well-ordered whole. ‘he sat staring deep into the void, reminding himself of man’s place in the cosmos’ A system of thought. ‘the new gender-free intellectual cosmos’ An ornamental plant of the daisy family, which bears single dahlia-like flowers and is native to Mexico and warm regions…
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My latest kindle read, A Factory Affair, will be available in paperback later this year. A story set in 1970’s Warwickshire, with a Hat Factory at the centre of the story. The paperback will have a different cover, but this I’ve chosen for now with the hearts on the front. Enjoy the story if you’re…
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Special people – happy times
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Hello, friendly bloggers, hope your weekend is going well. I’m catching up with writing and doing some knitting – making a tea cosy from some scraps of wool. Reason being, I’ve just finished reading this book. It’s one my sister, lent to our mom, and she lent it to me. We all like knitting, so…
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Hello to all my lovely followers, hope you’re all well. Remember I was going for the granny grey look. Well sadly she’s moved away, and Mrs Brown is back in town. Our lovely daughter paid a visit today, and she’s now selling make up. That’s how I come to have blended brown eye shadows, ladylike…
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For me, laughing is important. It uses up more calories than if you don’t laugh, and makes you feel a lot better for having had a good laugh. Some things will always be funny, no matter how long ago they happened, or if you’re a lot older and wiser than you were at the time…