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World Book Day 2023 📚

Hi guys! 👋🏼

Today is World Book Day. I mean everyday is Book Day for me haha.

As I work in a Primary School Setting I do love this Day simply for sharing stories and excitement around books.

Plus, it’s good fun to make a costume and dress up. My favourite part is reading to the children throughout the day though.

What could you do this World Book Day?

Get crafty and make a bookmark for you and or the kids.

Just enjoy a bit of quiet reading time with a new book or a favourite of yours…

Read to the kids! This is my favourite part of world book day at work ❤️📚

Try something new? A new type of book, a new genre. I have recently been enjoying the Heartstopper Graphic Novels which is not a book format that I usually read.

Read your favourite book ♡

Unfortunately I won’t have time today but, going to a local bookshop and treating yourself to a new book would also be an awesome way to spend it too. Especially if the kids have their book token too!

This year I have reused my Stick Man costume as I put alot of effort into making this last year so I thought I would get one more year out of it!

Whatever you do, I hope you have been able to enjoy a book and share that joy with somebody…theres nothing better ♡

What did you do for World Book Day?

What costume did you wear?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My Favourite Podcasts

Hi Guys 👋🏻

I have really been enjoying podcasts over the last year. A Lockdown discovery. I enjoy listening to them before bed.

I have an eye op this week so I won’t be able to read for a bit 😫

So I know that these podcasts will be my saviour.

Here are some of my favourite ones.

OFF MENU

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ʙʏ ᴍʏ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴍᴇᴀʟ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴜʀᴀɴᴛ.

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴜʀᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ, ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ, ꜱɪᴅᴇ, ᴅᴇꜱꜱᴇʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ/ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.

ᴇᴅ & ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ.

BRYDON &

ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴏʙ ʙʀʏᴅᴏɴ – ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀᴠɪɴ & ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ‘ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴛꜱ’ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ.

THE SECRETS OUT

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ (ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴢᴏᴇ’ꜱ) ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏꜱ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜᴛᴜʙᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ.

ɴᴏᴡ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏꜱ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ, ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ. ꜱᴏ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ᴠɪᴀ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ… ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟꜰɪᴇ ꜱᴘɪʟʟ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ.

ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ.

THAT THING I DO

ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴄᴀꜱᴛ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀɪʀʟʏ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ. ᴅᴀʀʀᴇɴ ᴄʀɪꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ/ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ɪ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ɪɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ.

ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇꜱᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɪᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ, ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴏɴ.

ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀʀᴇɴ ᴏʀ ᴇꜱᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ʜᴀɪᴍ ꜰᴀɴ ɪ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ.

SHOWMANCE – GLEE RECAP EDITION

ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɴɪᴄʜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏx ᴛᴠ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴀɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 2009 -2015. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛꜱ.

ɢʟᴇᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴄʟᴜʙꜱ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪɴ ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴄʜᴏɪʀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀᴍᴘɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ. ɪᴛ’ꜱ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴠ ꜱʜᴏᴡꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ʜᴏꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ, ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ ᴜꜱʜᴋᴏᴡɪᴛᴢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴠɪɴ ᴍᴄʜᴀʟᴇ – ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ɢᴜʏꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ɢʟᴇᴇ. ꜱʜᴏᴡᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄʜᴀᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ɢʟᴇᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴇᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴀᴘ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɢᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ 2020. ᴊᴇɴɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴠɪɴ ʀᴇᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ (ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʟᴇᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɢᴜᴇꜱᴛ, ᴄᴀꜱᴛ/ᴄʀᴇᴡ ᴇᴛᴄ) ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋꜱᴛᴀɢᴇ/ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴇᴄᴅᴏᴛᴇꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ.

ʙᴜᴛ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ/ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ɢʟᴇᴇ (ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ… ᴡʜʏ?!) ꜱᴀᴅʟʏ, (ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʙʟʏ) ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴀᴛᴜꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟᴇᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴍᴀᴛᴇ ɴᴀʏᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀᴀ 🖤 ʟᴀꜱᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

SH**GED MARRIED ANNOYED

ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ (ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ) ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴇᴀɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜱᴜɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴛꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ɪꜱ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ! ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴘɪꜱᴏᴅᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ.

TWO MR Ps IN A POD(CAST)

ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ.

ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɪꜱ ꜰᴜɴɴʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴇᴄᴅᴏᴛᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀꜱ.

ɪᴛꜱ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴛ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴅᴏ, ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ.

ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ ɴᴇxᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ.

Have you listened to any of these?

Which Podcasts are your fave?

Any recommendations??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Ｂａｎａｎａ Ｂｒｅａｄ 🍌

Hey Guys 👋🏻

I did a spot of baking this weekend after a busy week at work. I find it quite relaxing (as long as the recipe is simple!)

I made a Banoffee pie for a family BBQ (Link to my blog post recipe here ) & a banana bread cake. This one is for my mum. I had plenty of left over, very ripe bananas!

Let’s take a look at the recipe…

(The recipe I followed)

Mҽƚԋσԃ

1. ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴏ 180ᴄ/160ᴄ ꜰᴀɴ/ɢᴀꜱ 4.

2. ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀ 2ʟʙ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ.

3. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ 140ɢ ꜱᴏꜰᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ 140ɢ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴜɢᴀʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴜꜰꜰʏ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅ 2 ʙᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴇɢɢꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 140ɢ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀ.

4. ꜰᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀ, 1 ᴛꜱᴘ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ 2 ᴍᴀꜱʜᴇᴅ ʙᴀɴᴀɴᴀꜱ.

5. I ꜱʟɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɴᴀɴᴀ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ.

6. ᴘᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴋᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 50 ᴍɪɴꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ. ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴀᴛ 5-ᴍɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴀʟꜱ ʙʏ ᴛᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴋᴇᴡᴇʀ (ɪᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴꜱᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴʟʏ), ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴠᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴀꜰ ᴛɪɴ.

7. ᴍɪx 50ɢ ɪᴄɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɢᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ 2-3 ᴛꜱᴘ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴜɴɴʏ ɪᴄɪɴɢ.

8. Cᴏᴏʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɴ ꜰᴏʀ 10 ᴍɪɴꜱ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡɪʀᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴋ.

9. ᴅʀɪᴢᴢʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ.

Eɳʝσყ!

(Credit: BBC Good Food Recipe, Link above)

Let me know if you have a go at this recipe!

What’s your favourite thing to bake?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My reading challenge 2019: The final chapter 🎉📚

Hi guys 👋🏻

As you can see by the title, the final chapter of my 2019 reading challenge is here.

I cant believe its done! I am SO glad I managed to keep it up for the year and it has defonalty encouraged me to keep reading and making time for one of my favourite hobbies.

Here is my December read:

• The Christmas WishList by Heidi Swain

(It was a busy month!!)

And let’s take a look at all the books I’ve read this year for my challenge:

•Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian

•The face behind the mask: The Annie Graham series by Helen Phifer

• The Good Sisters by Helen Phifer

•Eve of Man by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher

•Dark House: The DCI Harwin series Book One) by Helen Phifer.

•The face behind the mask: The Annie Graham series (Book 6) by Helen Phifer.

•Dying breath: The DCI Harwin series (Book Two) by Helen Phifer.

•The couple next door by Shari Laperna.

•Summer at the Little Duck Pond cafe By Rosie Green

•Tell me I’m wrong By Adam Croft

•Spring at the little duck pond cafe (Book one) by Rosie Green

•Friend Request by Laura Marshall

•Poppy’s recipe for life by Heidi Swain

•The house across the street By Lesley Pearse

•All that she can see by Carrie Hope Fletcher

•The Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

•Give me the child by Mel McGrath

•The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown

•Every breath by Nicholas Sparks

•The guilty party by Mel McGrath

•The beach wedding by Dorothy Koomson

•Full house by Maeve Binchy

•Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

•Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone (Audio book)

•The big little festival by Kellie Hailes

•The Husbands secret by Liane Moriarty

•A Christmas gift by Sue Moorcroft

•T’was the Nightshift before Christmas by Adam Kay

•A wedding in December by Sarah Morgan

•The Christmas Wishlist by Heidi Swain

[I’ve popped some of my faves in bold.]

So, what’s next years challenge??

I am going to continue making sure I enjoy, what is my favourite hobby, reading but I’m going to change the challenge up a bit.

Next year the challenge will be quarterly, I will read as many books as I can in each quarter, updating you every three months with what I’ve read and any I am planning on reading in the next quarter.

Here are some of the books I have collected/seen that I would like to start the year reading…

• The family upstairs by Lisa Jewell

• The Secret Seaside E0scape by Heidi Swain

• Last Christmas by Greg Wise

• The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan

• The girl in the grave: The Beth Adam series Book 1 by Helen Phifer

• The girls in the lake: The Beth Adam’s series Book 2 by Helen Phifer

• The garden of lost and found by Harriet Evans

• The Little village Christmas by Sue Moorcroft

• Dying breath: The Lucy Harwin series Book 2 by Helen Phifer

• Last Light: The Lucy Harwin series Book 3 by Helen Phifer

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

•Ps I Love You by Cecilia Ahern

• Postscript by Cecilia Ahern

• The Secret Santa by Trish Harnetiaux

Any recommendations are welcome!

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2019 Day Two: My reading challenge, the December edition 📚

We’ve made it to the final month of my reading challenge! I’m honestly surprised I managed to keep this up all year but also very pleased.

I will do a little round up in Jan of everything that I have read this year and perhaps introduce a new challenge for 2020.

Firstly, I will share with you what I read in November…

  • A Christmas gift by Sue Moorcroft
  • T’was the Nightshift before Christmas by Adam Kay
  • A wedding in December by Sarah Morgan

I thoroughly enjoyed all of these books and they have definitely got me into the festive spirit

So, without further ado, for the last time in 2019, here are my reading picks for this month…

The Christmas Wishlist by Heidi Swain

After being let go from her job in a swanky hotel just weeks before Christmas, Hattie is feeling lost. Even more so when her high-flying boyfriend announces he’s landed his dream job in Abu Dhabi and asks her to move with him. Luckily, Hattie’s long-time friend Dolly is on hand to help and invites Hattie to spend one last holiday in the small, festive town of Wynbridge, determined to give her a Christmas to remember . . .
Upon Hattie’s arrival, holiday preparations are in full swing. But for Hattie, whose Christmas cheer has long since run out, it’ll take more than mince pies and mistletoe to open her heart to the season once more. Relishing the task of reigniting Hattie’s Christmas spirit, Dolly suggests they create a wish list of all the things the season can offer, and with the helpful hands of Wynbridge’s resident handyman, Beamish, Hattie finds her frosty exterior is starting to thaw.
As Wynbridge prepares for its most spectacular Christmas yet, will Hattie leave snowy England behind for life in a sunnier clime, or will she in fact realise that her heart’s desire lies much closer to home?

The Christmas Stocking and Other Stories by Katie Fforde

THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING: Romy is all set to join her boyfriend and his family in France for Christmas, though truth be told she isn’t looking forward to it very much. And then she meets Felix – and her plans for the big day suddenly become a lot more interesting.

CANDLELIGHT AT CHRISTMAS: It was meant to be the perfect Christmas – surrounded by friends and family in their beautiful home in the country. But then the lights go out, and Fenella knows she will have to work very hard to keep everyone happy …

THE CHRISTMAS FAIRY: It’s Christmas Eve in Crinan, and a young man is on his own with only his nephew and niece for company. Then Ella arrives. Dressed as a fairy, she is determined to wave her wand and give them all the best Christmas ever.
And many more!

23 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS 🎄

See you tomorrow for Blogmas Day 3!

Ho Ho Ho

Roseanne 🎅🏻

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My reading challenge: November ⛄📚

The penultimate installment of my reading challenge is here!

This year has gone seriously quickly.

I’m quite looking forward to reflecting on all the books I’ve read this year though.

So, without further ado, let’s take a look at what I read last month and what I’ll be reading this month…

What did I read last month:

The big little festival by Kellie Hailes

&

The Husbands secret by Liane Moriarty

I enjoyed both of these. The big little festival was a very easy read and I really enjoyed its cosy vibes. The husbands secret took a little bit to get into it and you had to really focus on each character to keep track. When the characters started to link together it was a bit easier to follow and towards the end the chapters were a much more manageable length which I liked, and this made it quite gripping as the story really got going.

This months books:

A Christmas Gift by Sue Moorcroft.

One Christmas can change everything…

‘Georgina loves Christmas. The festive season always brings the little village of Middledip to life. But since her ex-boyfriend walked out, leaving her with crippling debts, Gerorgines struggled to make ends meet.

To keep her mind off her worries, she throws herself into organising the Christmas show at the local school, and when handsome Joe Blackthorn becomes her assistants Georgines grateful for the help. But rheres something about Joe she can’t quite put her finger on. Could there be more to him than meets the eye?

Georgine’s past is going to catch up with her in ways she never expected. But can the help of her friends new and old make this a Christmas to remember after all? ‘

T’was the night shift before Christmas by Adam Kay

‘Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain.

T’was the nightshift before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year.’

&

A wedding in December by Sarah Morgan

‘The White family are gathering for Rosie’s whirlwind Christmas wedding. First to arrive are the brides parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughters marriage is a milestone are determined to celebrate wholeheartedly, but they are hiding a huge secret about their own, they are on the brink of divorce. The last thing they need is to be trapped together on an irresistibly romantic Winter wonderland.

Rosie’s older sister Katie is worries that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake so she is determined to save her sister from herself, if only the irritatingly good looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans…

Bride-to-be Rosie loves her Fiance but is having serious second thoughts. Except everyone has arrived – how can she tell tell she’s not sure? As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one family Christmas none of them will ever forget.’

I am so ready for cosy Christmassy, festive, reads 📚📚

This is definatly one of my favourite times of the year to grab a book.

I’m glad I’ve got mine ahead of time as it can get so busy at this time of year and these kinds of books are great for grabbing a few moments of calm in all the Christmas chaos.

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My reading challenge: October 🎃🍁🍂

We are fully into Autumn now and this is definatly the perfect season for snuggling up, all cosy, with a good book.

What did I read in September…

If you have followed my blog previously, you will know that my reading challenge consists of reading at least two books each month.

Unfortunately, due to an Eye Op in September I wasn’t able to read as much as I would have liked.

However, I did listen to an Audio book instead, in order to complete my two book quota!

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

&

Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone (Audio book)

I enjoyed this Jodi Picoult book, I havnt read one of hers in a while, although I would say it isnt one of my faves compared to some of her others.

I wasnt 100% sure how it was going to end unil I read it which was good for keeping you going and it was a subject matter that made you think.

Harry potter of course was a winner in my eyes and is an absolute classic. That was my first time listening to the audio book in full and it really helped curb the boredom when I was recovering from my op.

This month I will be reading…

The big little festival by Kellie Hailes

(See previous post for synopsis – September reading challenge) this is the other book that I was supposed to read last month.

The Husbands secret by Liane Moriarty

‘Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husband’s hand, it says: to be opened only in the event of my death.

Curious, she opens it – and time stops.

John-Paul’s letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others.

Cecilia wants to do the right thing, but right for who?

If she protects her family by staying silent, the truth will worm through her heart. But if she reveals her husband’s secret, she will hurt those she loves most . . .’

As always recommendations are welcome!

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My Reading Challenge: September 📚

I’m a bit late with my update this month, we can blame ‘back to school’ fever. It’s a busy time when you work in a school!!

What did I read in August:

All that she can see by Carrie Hope Fletcher

The Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Give me the child by Mel McGrath

&

Two short reads…

The beach wedding by Dorothy Koomson

Full house by Maeve Binchy

I loved Carrie’s book, I wasnt sure to begin with, I dont know why but it took m a while to pick this up off my shelf, one I had though, I couldnt put it down!

It was a very interesting concept and a very different story to one I’ve read befoe. It really made you think about you own emotions and how much control you have over them and they hav over you. I loved the making element to the story, it was very easy reading.

The Unwanted Guest was brilliant, it had a real Agatha Christie feel to it and I was gripped, trying to work out who it could be, what would happen next, how it was all linked. Very good, very well written and definatly a great book for murder mystery fans.

I enjoyed ‘Give me the Child’ and it you wanted to find out what was going to happen, however I do think that it went on for a little bit, then right near the end it all of a sudden got very dramatic and then it just ended. It was a bit too much right at the end when it had dragged on a lot before that.

I really enjoyed the short reads, especially the one by Dorothy Koomson, it may have been shorter but it was just as good as her others and it had great twists and turns.

This months books are…

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

‘A compelling emotional drama of love and guilt that grips from the very first moments.’

‘Luke Warren would sleep in the dirt if it meant he could be under the stars.

He lived by the laws of nature. And would surely want to die that way.

But Luke is in a coma and his family mus make an unbearable decision

As tensions and secrets rise to the surface, the tragic accident which brougt them back together against the odds could well tear Luke’s family apart forever.

They know Luke would not want to live like this . But how can they choose to let him die?’

The big little festival by Kellie Hailes

‘Love happens when you least expect it…

Jody is panicking. Its only weeks until her little village in Devon hosts its first ever festival and everything is falling apart.

Desperate to avoid disaster, she brings in notorious party planner Christian to save the day. Although she wasn’t prepared for just how gorgeous he would be!

Men are off the cards for Jody and surely Christian is the last man she would wlever date? But with tensions risng- along with the bunting and homemade scones- shes about to find out… ‘

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My reading challenge: August 📚

August edition

So, what did I read in July…

As I was on holiday and I’ve started my volunteering for the library Summer reading challenge, I actually ended up reading three books in July.

& for August I am going to try and read more too as I also have some time off, lots of reading time!!

In July I read:

The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown

Every breath by Nicholas Sparks

&

The guilty party by Mel McGrath

The prison doctor was a really interesting read, and tbf as horrendous as you’d imagine.

I have to say that I didmt enjoy this as much as ‘This is going to hurt’ by Adam Lay, which is a similar format but from the perspective of a Junior Doctor.

As always the Nicholas Sparkes book was one that I couldnt put down, a heart warming story, definitely one for all you Sparks fans.

The guilty party was a really interesting read, not only was it a gripping story but it was also quite thought provoking too. Do you really know how you would react in a certain situation? Can we ever know until we are in that position? And how profound are the decisions we make on our own lives and on the lives of others?!?

This months books are…

Give me the child by Mel McGrath

‘Imagine your doorbell rings in the middle of the night.

You open the door to the police

With them is your husbands eleven-year-old love child. A daughter you never knew he had.

Her mother has been found dead in their South London flat.

She has nowhere else to go.

Would you take her in?

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchells Inn, they’re all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance.

With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from thr outside world. Nobody can get in – or out.

And then the first body is found…

And and horrifying truth comes to light. There is a killer among them – and nowhere to run.

All that she can see by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Cherry has a hidden talent. She can see things other people cant, and she decided a long time ago to use this skill to help others.

As far as the rest of the town is concerned, she’s simply the kind-hearted young women who runs thr local bakery, but in private she uses her gift to add something special to her cakes so that after just one mouthful the townspeople start to feel better about their lives. They dont know why they’re drawn to Cherrys bakery – they just know that they’re safe there and that’s how Cherry likes it.

She can help them in secret and no one will ever need to know the truth behind the gift.

And then Chase turns up and threatens to undo all the good Cherry has done. Because it turns out she’s not the only one who can see what she sees…

I can’t wait to get stuck into these 🙌🏻

As always, any recommendations are welcome 😁📚

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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My reading challenge: June!

June is here!

The 6th month of the year is here, halfway!! That’s insane.

So, I have reached the halfway point of my reading challenge too and I’m super happy that I’ve made it this far and am managing to keep it up, and still enjoying it too, which is a bonus!

In May I read…

  • Summer at the Little Duck Pond cafe By Rosie Green ☆☆☆☆
  • Tell me I’m wrong By Adam Croft ☆☆☆

So, what am I going to read this month?

Poppys recipe for life by Heidi Swain

‘Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her reach.

She’s moving into a cottage in beautiful Nightingale Square, close to the local community garden, where she can indulge her passion for making preserves and pickles. She may not have the best relationship with her family but she is surrounded by loving friends, and feels sure that even her grumpy new neighbour, Jacob, has more to him than his steely exterior belies.

But the unexpected arrival of Poppy’s troubled younger brother soon threatens her new-found happiness and as the garden team works together to win community space of the year, Poppy must decide where her priorities lie and what she is prepared to fight for … ‘

I love Heidi Swains books and she is definitely one of my favourite authors.

I love how all her books are stand alone but that the characters from the other stories pop up in them.

They are a lovely read and I always want to read her new ones straight away, anticipating their release for weeks. This book only came out on June 1st so I’m excited to have this to read this month.

&

The house across the street By Lesley Pearse

‘Is there a murder across the street?

Its 1964 and twenty-three year old Katy Speed is fascinated by Gliria and the goings-on at the house over the road.

Who are the mysterious women arriving in a black car most Saturdays?

Then one night, Gloria’s house burns to the ground. In the wreckage, bodies are found.

And Katy’s horror turns to disbelief when her father is arrested and charged with murder.

Determined to prove his innocence Katy sets out to uncover the truth about the mysterious house across the street. But that means uncovering the real murderer and risking her own life…’

My husband chose me this one for my birthday, because, in his words ‘your nosey and you like a good mystery’ 😂🤔

I have really got into this one so far and I like how it’s set in the 60s, all the other mysteries and thrillers I read are usually set in modern times so it’s really interesting.

Two very different books again for this months challenge!

Happy reading! 📚

Let me know what books you are loving at the moment 😊

Until next time,

Roseanne 🙂

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