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Book Reviews – September 2020 – Sallie Eden

This month, something a bit different: three books published in their Quick Read series, by The Reading Agency* between 2017 and 2022 A Fresh Start, ten short stories by various writers...

Gardening – August 2022 – Caroline Kenzie

“August brings the sheaves of corn, Then the harvest home is bourne” Sara Coleridge (1802-52) If anyone was not sure that our weather systems are in flux and environmental conditions are changing,...

BeeMania – August 2022 – Colin Rees

At last , Summer has arrived! A bit late but never mind, it’s here now. The only problem is, of course, that with the very hot weather the grand dries out and...

Book Reviews – August 2022 – Sallie Eden

The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex Published in paperback by Picador, 2022 This was a birthday gift from friends* who obviously know my reading tastes really well! One of the reviews quoted in...

Book Reviews – August 2022 – Sallie Eden

The Dinner Guest by B P Walter Published by Harper Collins 2021 After a run of several dreadful, depressing and/or simply dire books, I wasn’t optimistic about this one, which I...

Cornwall Council : Rubbish, Recycling and Waste

To beat the heat, waste and recycling crews are starting collection rounds earlier so they can avoid the extreme temperatures. If your rubbish, recycling or garden waste is due to be...

Book Reviews – July 2022 – Sallie Eden

Things We Never Say by Sheila O’Flanagan Published in paperback by Headline Review, 2021 This is a work of fiction which begins with the story of Dilly, giving birth 55 years...

Book Reviews – July 2022 – Sallie Eden

Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes Published by Penguin First published over 25 years ago and recently reissued with the addition of positive comments by lots of celebrities (why?), this is a book...

Gardening – July 2022 – Caroline Kenzie

Summer is in full glory in July, there is never a moment to sit still! Vegetable patches are heaving with the weight of ripening produce, as are fruit bushes, strawberry plants, tomatoes...

BeeMania – July 2022 – Colin Rees

So what happened to “flaming June”? Well, it flamed on a few days with extremely high temperatures, so high it was quite uncomfortable doing anything, let alone beekeeping in a beekeeping suit. ...