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Continue reading →: Not so much health as lack thereof!
This is me looking grim (cute dogs mind you! Although Hamish looks a little unsure at the front there!), still 23 stone (ouch!) so I need to look after myself, I have had my bloods tested and my Doppler and all of them were fine, which means other than the…
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Continue reading →: So far so Meh for 2019
Okay the house is a tip, especially the lounge near where I spend most of my time (see exhibits A, B and C below!) I have done no crafting and I haven't even finished writing my "want to get done in 2019" list!!! So here is my plan, finish writing…
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Continue reading →: Carrot, lentil & orange soup
Ingredients 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp coriander seeds 1 onion chopped 225g carrots diced 75g red lentils 300ml orange juice 2 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt fresh chopped coriander to garnish pinch paprika to garnish 600ml vegetable stock Method Crush the seeds in a pestle and mortar, then dry-fry for 2 mins in…
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Continue reading →: Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry
Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 3cm/1¼ in piece ginger, grated 6 ripe tomatoes ½ tbsp oil 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp turmeric pinch chilli flakes 1 tsp yeast extract (we used Marmite) 4 tbsp red lentils 6 tbsp coconut cream 1 head…
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Continue reading →: O Happy Dagger: A Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery (Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery #3) by Monica Knightley
Murder. Deceit. Mothers. Tea room owner Maggie O’Flynn has her hands full when her estranged mother unexpectedly blows into Stratford Upon Avondale, bringing a murder along in her wake. Not only is Maggie busy trying to find who murdered the local woman they discovered in her mother’s elegant hotel room,…
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Continue reading →: Hex Marks the Spot (A Bewitching Mystery #3) by Madelyn Alt
While her boss becomes entranced with a beautiful armoire at the countywide craft bazaar, Maggie can't help noticing the Amish craftsman who made it. Though his clothes may be plain, he himself is more handsome than a man sporting a jawline-only beard has any right to be. And he seems…
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Continue reading →: Beach Blanket Homicide (Whispering Bay Mystery #1) by Maria Geraci
Everyone agrees that Lucy McGuffin bakes the muffins in Whispering Bay, but she's got another talent, one that she's tried her whole life to hide. Lucy can always tell when a person is lying or telling the truth. Being a human lie detector isn't all it's cracked up to be.…
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Continue reading →: Murder Once Removed (Ancestry Detective #1) by S.C. Perkins
According to her friends, Lucy Lancaster, Austin, Texas genealogist, has never been drunk. Tipsy, sure, but drunk? No way. So when she arrives back at her office from a three-martini lunch three sheets to the wind, it's a momentous occassion. Even more momentous is what she's announced on live television…
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Continue reading →: Final Exam (Witch City Mystery #8) by Carol J. Perry
Life at the house on Winter Street is abuzz with preparations for Aunt Ibby's 45th high school reunion, and Lee Barrett is happy to pitch in, tracking down addresses and licking envelopes. But as a field reporter for Salem's WICH-TV, her priority is to be on top of the town's…
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Continue reading →: Come, Bitter Poison (Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery #2) by Monica Knightley
Sexy film star. Long-held secrets. Murder by poison. When international stage and film star Miles Elliot comes to Stratford Upon Avondale to play Macbeth, Maggie O’Flynn is thrilled. He’s been her actor crush for years. But when Miles ends up at the center of a murder investigation Maggie finds herself…
