Saturday, 21 November 2009

Tales from a Travelling Mum is OUT!


Hi all ~ super quick post! but I just wanted to let you know that my book is out and available! Primarily on Amazon at the moment, but I'll keep you updated of any other outlets as they happen.

What's been most exciting is that I had a lovely email from a reader just this morning to say they had read and enjoyed my book ... my book! I always said that if one person read and enjoyed, I would be happy. I'm happy ;-)

So please CLICK HERE if you are interested in finding out more and don't forget to stop by Amazon.com where my very first reader review is up <*smiles broadly*>

More soon as I have about a million craft projects bubbling away in the background that I want to share with you ... all this time away from the computer has to be put to good use!!!

x

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Blog Award and Book Stuff


I have actually been unbelievably (and unforgivably… probably) rubbish at blogging of late so after a day spent priming and undercoating bargain furniture that I picked up at the community furniture store last week and crouching on the floor with a scalpel for the last hour cutting out funky magazine pictures in preparation of decoupaging said items, I decided that my paint-splashed hands could do with a bit of a bash on the keyboard and I have decided to talk awards!

You see, I’ve spent the last few days playing a bit of blog-catch-up and reading Hot Cross Mum's blog reminded me that I have never graciously accepted or acknowledged the wonderful award passed to me … oooooo, about two months ago (EEEK! Where does time go? Sorry Hazel!) So, thank you Hot Cross Mum for the lovely award, which I accept with a slight blush, as really I don’t think I deserve such an accolade due to my poor blogging in recent weeks. But be assured that I am wearing my taffeta finery (please ignore the paint splodges) supping champers and saying I heartfelt thank you!

I’m not sure what the seven things are I’m supposed to talk about as I think it kind of got changed along the way, so I have chosen to list seven things about me and books and suggest that all those I pass on this lovely award to, amend to suit their own particular mood ;-)

1. My favourite book is The Clown of God, by Paola De Tomie
2. I’m not religious but my parents bought me the above book when I was tiny and must have read it to me about a million times.
3. The best book-related thing that has happened to me lately was when I sat on the floor outside my daughter’s bedroom listening to my dad read the above story for the first time in probably 25 years… to my daughter. It brought a tear to my eye.
4. Whenever I go to flea markets I always gravitate to the books. If I spy a pretty one (small leather-bound books with gold writing are a favourite) I flick straight to the inside cover and if I find a name and date penned inside I immediately feel compelled to buy. I have this weird thing that as the book was cherished so much it is my duty to rescue and continue to care for it … I also like to imagine who the owner was.
5. I write my name in most of the books I own so that hopefully one day someone will do the same for me.
6. When I move house (I have moved A LOT over the years) the first thing I do is put some books out. They make me feel safe and calm.
7. Books remain my most loyal companion; where people have failed me, the words of my favourite writers never do.

I would now like to pass this award on to three of my favourite blogs:

Art of Rustic
Meg writes about her life on a beautiful farm in the rolling Appalachian foothills. We have been comment-box friends for 18 months and I can say that undoubtedly she is an all-round ‘good egg’. Her posts always give me a few moments escape (I save them up to enjoy with a cuppa!)

Spancracker
Hilarious observations from another Alice and actually one of my ‘real life’ friends (by that I mean someone who knows me not just from the blogging sphere) … a lot of the time she makes me snort and snigger out loud. Thank god I am no longer sneaking a peak at her blog whilst working in a quiet office ;-)

A House Called Nut
Ahhhh, Michele. Oh how I love your blog! From London living to a pretty yellow cottage in the backwoods of Finland. Michele blogs about foraging, cooking, writing, crafting and her husband, Janne, takes simply stunning photographs.

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