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Looking Back on 2022
Even with the issue of Covid-19 being scaled back (though far from eliminated), 2022 has been a tough year all around: the cost of living going up, the war in Ukraine, extreme weather, disruptive strikes, and the sad passing of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, favourite books, favourite films, Harry Potter, running
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Looking Back on 2021
2021 has felt like a fairly conservative year, which I suppose is only to be expected. With the Covid-19 pandemic still very much ongoing, there was a certain cautiousness about getting out and doing things even when restrictions were lifted. … Continue reading
2020 and 2021: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Ever since March, 2020 has been a year of unique challenges: a year of health fears, cancelled plans, and severe restrictions on what people can do, where they can go and who they can see. And while there is hope … Continue reading
On Choosing A Film To Watch
I try to pick and watch a film I haven’t seen before regularly, at least once every two weeks. The trouble is, sometimes I just can’t decide what to watch. I know I want to watch something, but nothing on … Continue reading
Life in Lockdown
Today I thought I would share how I’ve been getting along in the current COVID-19 pandemic and the government restrictions that have been put in place. Some of it has been relatively simple, and some of it more difficult. I … Continue reading
Happy New Year – 2020!
Happy New Year (and decade), everybody! For 2020’s New Year’s Resolutions, I’m trying to take a more focussed approach to my main aims for the year (one thing that was suggested to me in the online personal development group was … Continue reading
Looking Back on 2019
In some ways, 2019 has been a hard year. In April, my grandma sadly passed away, and is much missed. I also had an incident while driving where another car crossed in front of me at traffic lights without warning, … Continue reading
My Favourite Things in 2019
Favourite Books (Fiction) 05. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (audio) I finished Parts V, VI and VII of the Dark Tower series this year, and Part V was the best of those, with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, favourite books, favourite films, favourite podcasts, favourite TV programmes
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The Mystery Blogger Award
Thank you very much to Petrel41 from Dear Kitty. Some Blog for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award! This award originates from Okoto Enigma, but unfortunately their blog no longer seems to be working. The rules of the Mystery … Continue reading
Happy New Year – 2019!
Happy New Year to everybody! So, have you been working on those resolutions? Some of my own resolutions simply focus on maintaining my best habits from 2018 – for example: I’ve set this year’s reading challenge at 50 books, which I … Continue reading