If there's one thing that pretty much all of us can agree on, it's that work can be one of the least pleasant parts of your day to day life. After all, we've all had those days where going to work is the last thing in the world that you want and you'd really rather just hide under the covers all day and not have to think about the world at all. Of course, that's a pretty common … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2019
Book Club Reads July 2019
I know that I say this every month but I just don't know where the year is going. My reading piles are getting taller not shorter and my hours are getting fuller. So I'm not going to waffle too much this month. July will see a record-breaking SEVENTEEN books featured for the Beauty and Lace Book Club so I'm going to save all of the words to let you know about them by … [Read more...]
Author Spotlight: Alli Sinclair Q&A
Today we have the pleasure of finding out a little more about Alli Sinclair and her writing. I have recently finished reading The Cinema at Starlight Creek and I hope to get a review up in the next couple of days. it was a beautiful story of small towns, big dreams, the cinema industry and the struggles of women fighting for their place in their industry. Hi Alli, welcome to … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Electric Hotel
Author: Dominic SmithISBN: 978 1 76052 862 1RRP: $32.99Publication Date: June 2019Publisher: Allen and UnwinCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher “The Electric Hotel” is a really wonderful novel that combines meticulously researched historical detail with a compelling character study and story which captivated me from the opening pages. As a young man, Frenchman Claude Ballard … [Read more...]
In Praise of Treats
It’s payday finally and it’s time to take yourself out and buy a little treat, or maybe a big treat. When you’ve been working away with no time for the fun things in life, there are moments when giving yourself a little reward is just what the doctor ordered. There are plenty of blogs out there with advice on saving and investing but just for once, just for today we’re … [Read more...]