Continuing my focus on library-adoration and generating more love affairs with the lit, in today’s blog I wanted to focus a bit more about the challenges facing the great British public when it comes to getting your mitts on a decent book. First of all – let’s start with the schools. Now, I realise that […]
Sharing the Love
Now this wasn’t planned, but my 100th blog post has ended up addressing the love of my life; Books. Reading. Writing. Otherwise known as literacy. But rather than wibbling on about why I’m so besotted with all of the above, instead, I’m going to kick off with a bit of Shock and Outrage (because hey, […]
No Iron Age. No Iron Lady.
The Kid (aged 7) mooched into the room. He took one look at me and shrieked “Muvvah!” (yes…that’s how he refers to me – he listens non-stop to Just William audiobooks as read by Martin Jarvis.) And then he goes; “Hey, Muvvah! What on Erf are you DOIN?” I felt a little bit disgruntled. Knocked […]
We don’t need another (Yorkshire) Hero…
I’ve got plenty of plans to post more blogs about the pull of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and their marketing prowess. About the guilty crimes that they should all atone for when it comes to failing to effectively combat gender stereotyping (especially that Disney crew…) but just for today – let’s have a bit of […]
Party Politics from the TinyPop Perspective
7 YR OLD: So, Mum. Whatever party you vote for, do you get a party-bag at the end of it? ME: No. Sadly not. 7 YR OLD: So why would you bother? ME: Dunno. Ask Russell Brand. 10 YR OLD: Is he the one what killed ‘Evita’? His photo-painting thing is everywhere. ME: I’m sure […]
Everything Is Lovely
I’ve been asked by the marvellous Anne L Harvey to carry on the torch of ‘My Lovely Blog.’ This is simply a relay-blog between fellow writers who share similar interests and take in life. I’m going to have a stab at answering these questions and then will pass you onto two further buddies… My First […]
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