I blame The Reading Residence for it. A year ago, I don’t think I even knew what washi tape was and now I am no longer able to walk past Paperchase without seeing what they have in stock. It’s just as well that we don’t have one in our nearest town! My washi tape collection… Read More
This year I’ve set myself a reading target of one book a month and so far I’m managing to stay on track with this. This month’s #BringBackPaper papery challenge from The Reading Residence was a book swap and it was lovely to receive a surprise book in the post as part of this. The book… Read More
February’s papery challenge for #BringBackPaper over at The Reading Residence was a stationery swap – packaging up some papery goodness and swapping with someone else. I loved my gorgeous bundle from Jocelyn at the Reading Residence and have already been putting some of the items to good use sending out some snail mail. Read With… Read More
One of the challenges that I will face as Jessica gets older is trying to explain her heart condition to her. Having some children’s books about CHD will help us explain why she has a zipper scar on her chest and needs to go into hospital for surgery and other procedures. Trying to find children’s… Read More
Jocelyn over at the Reading Residence has inspired me to join in with her #BringBackPaper challenge for 2015. Each month, I’ll be sharing what I’ve been reading, writing and creating in the way of papery goodness plus joining in with the challenge for the month. Read Marriage: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures is the latest book… Read More
Amongst all the lovely Christmas presents I received were a few books from my lovely hubby who clearly knows my reading tastes very well as he chose the following books for me: The Women of the Cousins’ War: the real White Queen and her rivals – Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin and Michael Jones Elizabeth… Read More
The King’s Sister tells the story of Elizabeth of Lancaster, the headstrong younger daughter of John of Gaunt and her marriage to John Holland, half-brother to King Richard II. The story is told in the first person, through the voice of Elizabeth, and begins in 1380, when seventeen-year old Elizabeth is given in marriage to… Read More