30 before 30
My 30 before 30 list. I heard this great idea from a friend that before you turn 30 you should complete a list of 30 things that you have always wanted to do. 30 sometimes scares me, so, I have a couple of years to […]
My 30 before 30 list. I heard this great idea from a friend that before you turn 30 you should complete a list of 30 things that you have always wanted to do. 30 sometimes scares me, so, I have a couple of years to […]
TUDOR FAMILY TREE If you are looking to read about the TUDOR FAMILY, I’m going to bore you with ONE diagram before we jump in. This is the Tudor family tree, so every book I mention features one of the people within this diagram! WHO ARE THE TUDORS? The […]
Medieval History, vikings and invasions! When you hear the word “Vikings” it might summon images of burly men running across beaches, post-invasion, fur coats… pretty much Game Of Thrones a long time in the past. Well, to be completely honest, it was a pretty messy […]
Meet the newest addition to our family, this is Chappie. She is a shorthaired calico/tortoiseshell kitten, 1 of 3 kittens in a litter and the only girl. When we met her she was 4 weeks old and now she has been home with us for […]
Be prepared… this is not a book review!! This year I have made some pretty big changes in my life. I’ve moved to a flat on my own and I wanted to reinvent my working life too as I was finding myself doing less and […]
The Secret Diary of a Princess: a novel of Marie Antoinette by Melanie Clegg What really makes this book stand out is the fact it is about Marie Antoinette BEFORE she arrives in France to become Queen, and unfortunately we know how that ends […]
April in Split Croatia This year, my family hired out a villa in Kaštel Stari, a little village just outside of Split. It’s soooo close to the airport, about a 10 minute drive, but as this is a tiny airport you don’t get bothered by too many […]
I’m going to say it, Anne O’Brien is probably one of my favourite authors. There. Although I know she has a number of books that are more romantical than historical, so I’m sticking to a few of my favourite books she has written, in fact a […]