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Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:54 pm. 2 Comments
Now I feel silly. Burbling on in my last blog post about how much I was looking forward to some fizz at my book launch and actually there wasn’t any. Steen (RYA publishing whizz) must have seen the look on my face when he said there would be no bubbly, as he very reasonably pointed continue reading »
Posted on February 25, 2011 at 3:30 pm. 1 Comment
I wonder how and when fizzy wine became associated with celebration. I always have a bottle in the fridge, just in case (Tesco’s Cava, special offer), and if nothing exciting happens during the year, it gets poured at Christmas breakfast. But launch parties are the best. Boats or books, a new one is always worth continue reading »
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:06 pm. 1 Comment
Children play; adults usually don’t. At least, not in the same way. Adults play an instrument, or tennis, but they don’t often ‘play’ like children do, to learn, to find out what happens if….., which is a shame. Children play to learn, not because they don’t have proper jobs or a hundred chores to do continue reading »