FOLKESTONE LIVING ADVENT CALENDAR 2023
A very exciting month ahead for the many people participating in this year’s living advent calendar. We have a performance every evening at 6 pm so pop along to support the many people, groups and businesses that get involved in this great charity event.
View PostFOLKESTONE BOOK FESTIVAL 2023
What a brilliant event from the organisation to the talks it was one of the best! The new curators Jen Thatcher and James Harkin did an outstanding job with many interesting authors and events this year. I attended some of the talks including Frances Tophill from Gardeners World which was a highlight for me as gardening is one of my passions. I bought one of her books about rewilding your garden, which is good and available on Amazon. Hopefully, Frances will be able to do a talk at my writing group next year about writing a gardening book. One of…
View PostFIREWORK WORDS
I can’t say I enjoy fireworks as they seem so much louder now than they used to be, sparklers used to be my favourite as a child. I feel there should only be group events as they can be so unpredictable in the wrong hands. So, here we have something different for fireworks night, a picture….. Make a list of ALL the words you can think of to describe this photo. Who will think of the most words, unusual words, or longest words and let me know? Happy & Safe November the 5th
View PostNOVEMBER 2023
Winter is well and truly here some days, I wish it would not rain I find that so depressing so it makes me want to curl up indoors and read a book. I love lighting my candles and a hot chocolate with squirty cream and tiny marshmallows on the top. What is your favourite thing about winter? I found this the other day, so I am looking out for pine cones to give this a try with Enzo (Great-grandson) PLUS NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH I…
View PostHALLOWEEN FOR CHILDREN
It’s very hard if you are not in a suitable area to take your children trick or treating so I have come up with a few ideas to get them in the mood for Halloween in the comfort of their home. These can all be printed off. For the little toddlers you can go on a hunt for things in the garden or park for these, even add your own or make up different ones. Maybe give a piece of fruit every time they find something and tick it off their paper. For the ones that love to colour there…
View PostBOOKS THAT STAND OUT
I find that the pictures on books really stand out to me, so that is what makes me pick a book up, I then read the blurb on the back and either buy it or put it back. Sometimes there are things written on the front of the book or in an advertisement that make me look further. This one particularly caught my eye as I run a writing group and have always wanted to run a retreat or even go on one and just write, especially in the sunshine. This sounds ideal and I do like a mystery,…
View PostSPOOKY OCTOBER 2023!
Best charge your crystals during the full moon to protect yourself! What is the best costume you have ever seen for Halloween?
View PostBOOKSHOP DAY 14th OCTOBER 2023
THE NEW FOLKESTONE BOOK SHOP, TONTINE STREET, FOLKESTONE, KENT If you have not been to the bookshop on Tontine Street then you have been missing out on the best assortment of books anywhere in Folkestone. It is hard to believe they have been open for over a year now and are fast becoming the place to go for a coffee, chat, work or browse around the many books they have on offer. I love Jenny’s pictures on the front doors as they make it stand out as a very friendly place. @jennylouise.davis @jennylouise.illustration The sun is out so just the…
View PostOCTOBER 2023
o It’s so lovely to have sunshine still on some days, long may it continue, I think it was last year that it was still warm during the day on Halloween. I must admit I dread the clocks changing and it being dark by 4 pm, it’s so depressing and the only good thing is that you shut the blinds/curtains and light your candles. I appear to be collecting them as I have lots to use this winter. I didn’t want to mention Christmas but when someone said they only have three paydays, it made me realise that it really…
View PostSPIRE HOSTING
SPIRE HOSTING, ALL YOUR SITE NEEDS IN ONE PLACE! Just before I left Corfu I had a problem uploading my photos to my blog, which explains the long silence. I contacted Liam from Spire Hosting, which I must say is an amazing company. Their customer service cannot be beaten and they deal with everything so I have changed to them and transferred my writing group as it is so much easier with everything in one place. Liam sorted the problem immediately and I was back online, this company is so professional but they also explain everything so even I can…
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