New Blog Posts 15th - 21st January

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Been trying out some new stuff in my kitchen recently. Featuring an old Indian royal recipe in my newest post.

Taar Korma

So what have all of you been up to this week?

Popping on quick before the school run. My post today is in defiance of so-called Blue Monday

Will catch up with all your posts soon I hope!

cinnamonstix I love your blog!

Flubba congratulations!

I'm in a very Benedict-Cumberbatch kind of a mood this week. Here's my post about the experience of reading the entire Sherlock Holmes canon end-to-end in under a month and imagining Mr Cumberbatch and Mr Freeman in the title roles...

Flubba, your quilt is gorgeous!

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Because I am soooo sick of the 'curvy women' and 'real women' debate. Gahhh!

On a lighter note, [b]overmydeadbody[/b]'s post really made me smile!

Great tips, [b]QueenMaeve[/b] - I definitely need to add a 'pin this' button (I have a Pinterest 'follow' button but it's not the same...duh!)

Oh bum...wrong formatting!

Flubba your quilt is gorgeous. How long did it take?

I'm still on a crafting hiatus but I made this picture for a birthday before Xmas.

Glad they helped goktor. Dilly I'm the same haven't made a thing since before Christmas. That picture is gorgeous! You could totally sell those.

Flubba quilt is fabulous!

Really, do you think so? I am thinking of building up to a Christmas craft fair. Maybe this is something I could have on it. I could do different sizes and colour themes.

Flubba your quilt is beautiful and DillyTante I love the butterfly picture. It is very striking.

I've put some of my hand knits on today - hope you find them cheery!

Thank you all - I started on it just before New Year Dilly and have probably done an hour or so a day on it, give or take a few. Thanks to my Littlest Person for waking me at 4:45 every morning! :)

And I totally agree with Queen Maeve about you being able to sell them. Also just one butterfly on a small square, then people could buy one, or buy a set of four or something?

Hi all

Book group JoanneMallon - we tend to make a shortlist based on books we've read and liked and then decide with some basic rules eg, No books by authors we've read and nothing where children are horribly hurt (ie, no misery memoirs). Books that have worked well include Margaret Atwood and Carol Shields. I like the classics but noone else does (we did Madame Bovary which didn't go down very well). I love the way it makes me read books I wouldn't otherwise choose eg, 'A Fine Balance' has been my favourite - I'd definitely recommend that. Those Top 100 books ever etc are also good ideas for inspiration.

Impressed by your A C-D reading outrageous but I'd have to dispute that Holmes is the first fictional detective or the first detective novel! Sergeant Cuff in Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone preceded it (and is much better written!) - The Moonstone is much more like modern detective novels.

Enough ramblings, here's my post about a lovely weekend I've jsut had at a friend's hen party...

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I am totally confused with the books thing now! I have about 10 to choose from. But yes if it all goes tits up I will blame it on the imaginary people who live in the computer, always do.

I am fed up being asked why I am getting involved in UK politics, since I live overseas, and have blogged about it. Here

My third novel, Before the Storm, is now available to buy and I'm a bit over excited about it! :)

I've blogged this morning about how lucky we are to live near such beautiful countryside and am also on The Camels Hump with a rant about statistics, radio adverts and Women In Industry awards. Phew, that was a bit of a mouthful!

I'm wondering why my girls seem to lack the gene that allows them to tell if something fits or not. They must get this from their daddy.

Hi everyone, been away for a while but here's my latest post about 'contact'

All about Daddy?

I'm quite nervous about anyone reading it as I'm not sure I'm up to a backlash in my first proper soapbox moment!

Loved your post MmeLindor and I also have to join in the chorus of 'Great quilt!' Flubba - v impressed!

Thank you ATOmum - it was very snuggly last night too!

I've uploaded a vid. of my two eldest competing for attention enjoying singing together. Makes me laugh every time. "Angels" are singing...

another rambling www.forty-not-out.blogpsot.com

.....er, should be www.forty-not-out.blogspot.com

not going to do much good if i cant type my own web address lol

Last weeks blog post thread has still been rolling on, so only just caught up with the new thread. ! My last post was on Saturday.. Joining the mums net new years resolutions bloghop... And is therefore on last weeks thread.. But I am here. If you haven't seen it yet.

New post today on packing on children's toys... Overkill!?. At same link...( assuming my foray into 'scheduled posts' works!)

Will do proper linky when back to laptop! ( linky nearly auto corrected to kinky then...oh err! )