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Book Reviews – February 2023 – Sallie Eden

Fake Law (The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies) by The Secret Barrister Published in paperback by Picador, 2021 This book, one of three (so far) written by a practising Barrister, should be compulsory reading...

Book Reviews – February 2023 – Sallie Eden

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain Published by Headline Review 2021 Albert is surprised to discover he’s about to retire. He has no friends, unless you count Gracie, and...

Bee Mania – February 2023 – Colin Rees

We’ve had quite a change in the weather over the past two weeks or so – the heavens appear to have run out of rain! This means the bees are flying...

Book Reviews – January 2023 – Sallie Eden

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Published by Picador, 2018 Subtitled ‘Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos’, reviews variously describe it as “riveting..compelling”, a “gripping...

BeeMania – January 2023 – Colin Rees

So that’s Christmas done and dusted for another year! The bees were out doing their Christmas shopping on Christmas eve (they always leave things until the...

Gardening – December 2022 – Caroline Kenzie

“Chill December brings the sleet, Blazing fire, Christmas treat” Sara Coleridge This is the last verse of the poem ‘The Months’, and this year it may be rather true. We have a...

Book Reviews – December 2022 – Sallie Eden

This month I’ve reviewed two Christmas themed books but, if you’re looking for books to give as gifts, here are two recommendations (books written by local authors and previously reviewed on this site) ...

Book Reviews – December 2022 – Sallie Eden

An Unfortunate Christmas Murder by Hannah Hendy Published by Canelo Crime, 2022 This isn’t a great work of literature and nor does it claim to be, but it’s a lighthearted festive read with some clever bon...

Bee Mania – December 2022 – Colin Rees

Well, it’s almost December as I write this and the bees are still flying – at least they have been when it’s not been raining! What an awful month November has been...

Wild Roseland Nature Notes – December 2022

Do You Want to Know Where the Wild Grasslands on the Roseland Are? So did we. So a group of us, under the guidance of Wild Roseland, got together to find...