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Books
Absent Light by Eve Isherwood
This is the first novel for author Eve Isherwood and what a start!. A thoroughly enjoyable page turner that was hard to put down. The story is expertly woven always leaving you wanting more and the author...
A Stranger is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark
Warning. Give yourself plenty of time, this is not a book you will be able to put down! Two years ago, magazine editor Steve Peterson lost his wife Nina to a vicious killer. Now he’s trying to rebuild...
The Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez
A. Scott Fenney is a bright corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. At 33, he is in the prime of his life earning $750,000 a year, driving a Ferrari and goes home every night to a gorgeous mansion in a...
Television
Personal Affairs Episode 3
Okay, I had to watch it. Admittedly only with one eye on the tv while carrying out other chores. It just seems to get more far fetched each time.
Maybe as it only has a few episodes they decided to cram as much story line in to it as possible.
Money
Woolworths – The Lost Treasure
Maybe I’m just a sentimental old fool, but I really miss Woolworths.? Every shopping area you visit is haunted by the ghost of a former Woolworths store standing lonely in the high street.
I’m not ashamed to say I shed a tear when they all closed.
Technobabble
I’ve never been too excited about the thought of High Definition movies. I’m quite satisfied with the DVD format, and the benefits of Blu-Ray over DVD are – when you look closely –...
Celebrities
Twins for Sarah Jessica Parker
With the recent sad stories in the press lately it was refreshing to hear the good news that Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew...
Michael Jackson Dies
What a sad way to start a Friday with the news that Michael Jackson has died from cardiac arrest. It’s hard to believe he was...
Farrah Fawcett – A True Angel
It’s a double blow for Hollywood today with the sad news of Farrah Fawcett passing away from cancer. Undoubtedly made famous...
Music
Pixie Lott – Mama Do (uh oh, uh oh)
It must be the time for great women singers at the moment. Hot on the heels of hearing Sophie Ellis Bextor’s great new single,...
Freemasons ft Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Heard this great track on the radio the other day. It’s the Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the song is called...
Fashion
Slanket – (Blanket With Sleeves)
Well I already know what I’m going to put on my Christmas list this year. In fact I’ve already had a request to purchase...
Who Do You Dress Like?
Are you a dedicated follower of fashion or do you throw on the first thing you can find that smells ok without too many creases in...
Nature
Nutty the Squirrel
Saw this on the BBC tonight about a squirrel called Nutty who has built up a close relationship with Tony, a builder who found him...
Moorhens v Ducks
About a month ago, on a walk along a canal I came across a family of moorhens – mom, dad and four babies. Knowing that it...
Time Out
Words From The Wise
This is a conversation I overheard between two 3 year olds.
No 1: “Where do you live?”



