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Click here to book for The Gentle Author’s Tours Billy Reading sent me this memoir by his great aunt Joyce Ellis, recalling her childhood visits to Minto Place, Bethnal Greet, home of her beloved grandfather James Ward (born 1861) and...
A very brief post to show you Coupet (the "t" is not silent, contrary to most French words ending with "-et"), the tiny village (a hamlet, really; about 50 people live there, I think) where my dad grew up, where I spent most of my weekends
Every time I am in line at Union Supermarket, I have been interested in trying these sweets that are "Made in Yokohama"Yokohama Caramel...these are actually made by Donan Foods who makes a lot of Meiji brand candies in Hakodate,...
A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Marcia Muller ANNA KATHARINE GREEN – The Leavenworth Case. Dover, softcover, 1981. (Reprint of the 1878 hardcover edition.) This is a cornerstone novel of the mystery genre — the nineteenth-century American...
A late Weekstarter with your usual updates, links, and some observations about the people who doesn't want the future and do their best to slow anyone who wants to build better worlds.
Thoughts on the fallout from the Iran debacle.
Hakkerman over at HakkerBlog doesn’t want to buy you coffee. Coffee here refers to the “Buy Me a Coffee” or “Ko‑Fi” buttons you might have seen around in other blogs. He comes off a bit grumpy, so I like him already. He has this...
Not all books fit the mold of the genre they’re in. For Alethea Kontis, she wanted to write romance without the explicit parts, wanted to write a YA book that wasn’t dumbed down for kids with no attention span and no literacy skills....
It's Haaland vs. Mbappe. The post A Playrface guide to the 2026 World Cup: Group I appeared first on Playrface.