The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
Feb28

The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

I saw The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting on my friend Erica’s blog, 92three30 and thought it sounded fascinating. Erica later said it was her favourite read of 2019, and I can see why! Set in the early 90s, the story is entirely told by Edvard, a young Norwegian man. When Edvard was just three years old, his parents died in mysterious circumstances in France. Edvard was with them at the time – and then...

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The athlete and a return to form
Feb26

The athlete and a return to form

The road to recovery for my son since he broke his pelvis last summer has been a slow one. Since recovering from the fracture, he has been plagued by shin splints. This has left him unable to train and unable to compete a lot of the time. But he was still determined to take part in the England Athletics Indoor Championships for his age group in Sheffield. His PB of 6.51 put him well over the qualification standard for this national...

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Running clothes, recycling and the kindness of strangers
Feb24

Running clothes, recycling and the kindness of strangers

A few months ago, I wrote this post – all about the importance of wearing our clothes for longer in the interests of the environment. For running clothes, it should be particularly as they don’t even ‘need’ to match. Buying too many clothes and not getting full use out of them is bad for the environment both in terms of the manufacturing process and disposal. While many of us pass clothing on to charity, a...

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Silent Sunday 23.2.20
Feb23

Silent Sunday 23.2.20

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Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson
Feb21

Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson

My daughter and I recently read Lily Alone, which is one of the very few Jacqueline Wilson books she hasn’t already read. Lily lives in a cramped two-bedroom flat with her mum, six-year-old twins Baxter and Bliss, and her three-year-old sister, Pixie. Her mum tells her she will make a lovely mum herself one day, but Lily doesn’t ever want kids. She just wants to be alone. Lily’s mum is just 26. She is single and...

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