Tag: Stories
Cancer Blog
THE MISSING OPTION 4 - IN PRAISE OF PALLIATIVE CARE, ONCOLOGY’S POOR RELATION
‘Oh my God,’ whispered the woman, on hearing the news. ‘That is so sad. Is she in the Hospice?’
By Alison Napier | 30 May 2019
Cancer Blog
A NEW NEW NORMAL. Stage 4 Cancer with secondary tumours - Hanging on a Shoogly Peg
Ah Ronan, life is indeed a rollercoaster.
By Alison Napier | 06 May 2019
Cancer Blog
DECISIONS, DECISIONS - and ‘AN UNFORTUNATE DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE.’
It is ten days since Diagnosis Day and we are back at Perth Royal Infirmary. It is 1pm. Susan walked from her work, I cycled from home.
By Alison Napier | 13 May 2019
Places
A Tale Of Two Cities — Amritsar And Lucknow
AMRITSAR lies in the fertile Punjab — the land of the five rivers — and is synonymous with The Golden Temple, the holiest gurdwara (place of worship) in the Sikh religion and an important pilgrimage site.
By Serena Fairfax | 06 Apr 2019
Books
Readers Reviews Of True Crime Novel - Undercover : Operation Julie - The Inside Story By Stephen Bentley
This is the first time my team of reviewers and I have reviewed a TRUE crime novel. See our posts below!
By Jan Rosser | 21 Mar 2019
Books
Readers Reviews Of Akea By Elizabeth Jade
Elizabeth Jade's mother Amanda Barton has very kindly donated copies of Akea and readers reviews are given below.
By Jan Rosser | 22 Mar 2019
Memories
Reviewing My Childhood Seaside Holidays In The 60's. - The UK And Abroad
It's been a busy week, but most of it taken up with writing and usual tasks. I don’t know why, but last night I was thinking about my seaside holidays when I was a child!
By Jan Rosser | 17 Jun 2019
Cancer Blog
ROAD RUNNER CARTOON SOCKS, SELECTING A COFFIN AND MIND THE DEATH-GAP
A new day begins. At 0445 on the radio Simon Callow is reading a dramatic account of Charles Dickens and his quite abysmal treatment of his wife.
By Alison Napier | 17 Jun 2019
Cancer Blog
Road-runner Cartoon Socks Selecting Coffin And Mind Death Gap
A new day begins. At 0445 on the radio Simon Callow is reading a dramatic account of Charles Dickens and his quite abysmal treatment of his wife.
By Alison Napier | 17 Jun 2019
Memories
Going Back To The Sixties And My First Job!
So the question was what was the first job we had?
By Di Castle | 27 Jul 2019
Places
Minnesota The Beautiful - Home of Lake Superior and Bob Dylan
When you think of the USA, which locations immediately spring to mind? New York City, Florida, California, Las Vegas? Yes, I think of all those, too!
By Margaret James | 09 Jul 2018
Memories
A Youthful Revolution?
In preparation for an up-coming author talk, I’ve been giving much thought to that time between 1954 and 1960 when a momentous change seemed to be taking place.
By Anne Harvey | 02 Aug 2019
Pets
Zealous, Truly Man's Best Friend - Life As A Police Dog Handler In The R A F
Derek Coles reviews his memories of R A F Police days and dictated the following article to me.
By Jan Rosser | 02 Jan 2020
Places
My Review Of Osborne House On The Isle Of Wight
Our summer holiday at the Isle of Wight was completed with a day at Osborne House.
By Beverley Ann Hopper | 18 Aug 2019
Books
Readers Reviews Of WHERE THE BULBUL SINGS By Serena Fairfax
My team of reviewers have been sent copies of WHERE THE BULBUL SINGS and here are their reviews to share with you all.
By Jan Rosser | 02 Feb 2020
Books
Readers Reviews Of Akea His Mother's Son By Elizabeth Jade
Readers reviews of the super Akea His Mother's Son are now here to share with us all.
By Jan Rosser | 11 Jan 2020
Memories
More Mill Days Memories - And Friendship
In the past, I’ve blogged about my time working in the mill during the 1950s.
By Anne Harvey | 09 Jan 2020
Books
Readers Reviews Of Dr Dan's Casebook By Laurie Graham
I am delighted to be featuring the latest book by Laurie Graham. See reviews below .
By Jan Rosser | 27 Jan 2020
Books
Readers Reviews Of Fabulous Books From Urbane Publications
Matthew Smith of Urbane Publications very kindly sent out a selection of books to members of the ReviewSpot Book Club.
By Jan Rosser | 18 Jul 2018
Books
Readers Reviews Of Fabulous Books From Urbane Publications Part 2
Following on from the very popular first article of authors publications, here are some more great readers reviews.
By Jan Rosser | 24 Aug 2018
Books
Readers Reviews Of Urbane Publications Part 3
I am delighted to be publishing Part 3 of readers reviews of Urbane books. My thanks to Matthew for donating the books.
By Jan Rosser | 09 Nov 2018
Books
Readers Reviews Of Urbane Publications Part 4
We now have the fourth part of readers reviews and once again I must thanks Matthew for his generous donation of the books.
By Jan Rosser | 26 Nov 2018
Books
Readers Reviews Of The Bobby Girls By Johanna Bell
My reviewers have been reading their copies of The Bobby Girls by Johanna Bell
By Jan Rosser | 05 Dec 2019
Memories
Rationing
It was one of the ironies of winning the Second World War that, from about 1948 onwards, Britain was actually worse off than the Continental countries it had defeated or liberated.
By Douglas J Lindsay | 21 Feb 2020
Memories
Taking The Old - Time Tram
Do you remember taking the tram to school?
By Douglas J Lindsay | 20 Feb 2020
Memories
Washday
When our kitchens are full of shiny white goods taking much of the labour out of domestic chores, it is easy to forget how recently most of those chores were done by hand.
By Douglas J Lindsay | 23 Feb 2020
Books
Revisiting Some Childhood Books
I was visiting a friend one day this week and she was looking after her grandson.
By Jan Rosser | 26 Jan 2019
Books
Readers Reviews Of The String Games By Gail Aldwin
The String Games by Gail Aldwin is published by Victoriana Press. Three copies have been donated and I now include two of the reviews.
By Jan Rosser | 28 Aug 2019
Books
Readers Reviews Of The Bluebird Girls By Rosie Archer
Quercus Publications have very kindly sent out copies of The Bluebird Girls by Rosie Archer and readers reviews are now here for you to read.
By Jan Rosser | 01 Apr 2019
Memories
Remembering The Big Freeze - Winter 1962/3 Where Were You When It Happened?
It has been a tad chilly these last few days and nights after our mostly mild November.
By Jan Rosser | 07 Dec 2019
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 2
After a good nights sleep, it was up, breakfast and out.
By Adrienne Laverick | 16 Apr 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 3
After a wonderful evening, beautiful sunset and we had good nights rest.
By Adrienne Laverick | 19 Apr 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 4
After dinner and a good nights rest, Queenie and Quentin decided on a walk down by the harbour to see what was going on in Cairns
By Adrienne Laverick | 22 Apr 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 5
Queenie and Quentin spent the evening reading up on the Great Barrier Reef as that was to be tomorrows trip.
By Adrienne Laverick | 26 Apr 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 6
It was an early start to be at Cairns airport for another 3 hour flight, this time to Sydney.
By Adrienne Laverick | 29 Apr 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 8
Today was going to be a wonderful lunch cruise from Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour,
By Adrienne Laverick | 08 May 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 7
Today, they weren't sure if the bridge climb was going to happen, as it all depended on the outcome from the fires that were burning on the outskirts of Sydney.
By Adrienne Laverick | 04 May 2020
Music
The Singer Not The Song
Throughout my long life, I’ve been lucky to see many singers in person, starting way back in the 1950s when post-war austerity was still being felt throughout the country.
By Anne Harvey | 02 May 2020
Memories
Passionate About The Past - Challenging Times In 1962!
By early 1962 when I was 23, I was still single, at a time when if you weren’t at least seriously ‘courting’ or engaged to be married, you were considered to be on the shelf.
By Anne Harvey | 06 Sep 2019
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 9
The flight to Melbourne was approximately 90 mins, and the one Queenie and Quentin were booked on left at 7.00am, so it was a very early start.
By Adrienne Laverick | 14 May 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 10
There were only two more days before Queenie and Quentin were going to be flying to a country they had never visited before...
By Adrienne Laverick | 20 May 2020
Memories
War Time Experiences Of My Mum Kathleen Cox nee Tirrell (in her own words)
Good friend Sheila Khan has sent me this article written by her mother about her many experinces in WW2.
By Jan Rosser | 10 May 2020
Books
Readers Reviews Of A Ration Book Wedding By Jean Fullerton
I am delighted to be featuring readers reviews of Jean Fullerton's latest novel.
By Jan Rosser | 13 May 2020
Places
A Diary Of My Travels From The Quokkas Perspective Day 12
It was coming to the time to pack up and start the journey to a new country for Queenie and Quentin.
By Adrienne Laverick | 30 May 2020
Books
Readers Reviews Of The Bobby Girls' Secrets By Johanna Bell
I am delighted to share readers reviews of this super book.
By Jan Rosser | 08 Jun 2020
Finance
Time To Take Stock? - Managing Your Weekly Money Budget Sensibly Like It Was In The 50's And 60's
I am a child of the fifties. I come from working class stock, my dad was a carpenter for Brighton Council for forty nine years .
By Anne Elizabeth Jones | 04 Jun 2020
Socialising
Amazing Facts - True Or False?? Part 1
I have chosen 60 'statements' from Amazing Facts, a quiz I was given last Christmas.
By Jan Rosser | 18 Jun 2020
Socialising
Amazing Facts - True or False?? Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of Amazing Facts!
By Jan Rosser | 27 Jun 2020
Books
Unspoken By Trevor Belshaw
A dramatic family saga, Unspoken is a tale of secrets, love, betrayal and revenge.
By Trevor Belshaw | 26 Jul 2020
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The Final Reckoning is an atmospheric, twisty thriller set in the peaceful (or maybe not so peaceful) Herefordshire countryside.
When Lindsay Ellis was a teenager, he stumbled across the dead body of her boyfriend Simon’s father, who had been battered to death.
Someone in the village knows who murdered Simon's father, and why.
Does the actual killer suspect Lindsay also knows the identity of the murderer, and is Lindsay now in great danger, too?
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