With the help of George Vecsey, Loretta Lynn wrote the story of her life 1976. It was a huge bestseller and has never been out of print. It was made into a film in 1980, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones, and last year marked the 40th anniversary of that film. (I have a …
Continue reading Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey
Edinburgh, 1850's. Dr Raven returns from his European travels and takes up work as Dr Simpson's assistant. He hopes to rekindle a relationship with Sarah, but he finds that she's married someone else in his absence. But the two have to work together to clear Dr Simpson's name after a patient of his dies under …
The lovely people at Founders Original got in touch with me recently and asked me if I wanted to try out their range of canned cocktails and, if I liked them, share them with you guys. I mean, I said yes. I love supporting Canadian and ... well, I do love cocktails. I don't actually …
The title of this book is kind of a pun, because the main character is a nineteen year old girl called Lona, and she is an introvert who has dropped out of studying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She doesn't really know why she's dropped out and, amusingly, she's in the habit of sneaking …
Spring is definitely here. All the plants on my balcony have loads of growth on them, and the cherry blossoms and daffodils are blooming all over my neighbourhood. We've had some really nice sunny days. I took a bit of a break over Easter. I had a really good time just going for walks and …
Abby is the successful sister. Ellie is the vulnerable, pretty sister. Everyone knows that Ellie is their mothers favorite, but Abby has figured out something about her sisters childhood illness that might blow the family apart. I liked the cover of this book and I have read Michelle Frances The Girlfriend, which was far fetched, …
Following the events of the previous novel, Veronica Rosenthal, journalist, heads away to the holiday home of a family friend in Tucaman to rest and recover. She meets up with two tourist girls who are passing through, and they end up travelling together. But after a party, they don't leave together and the two girls …
With everything going on in the world and the pandemic, I've been staying close to home lately. Hence the cozy outfit. I haven't been really dressing up and going places, because it's safer at home and things are closed. But I have been up to a few things this last week and I have the …
Continue reading Style/Beauty: Black Cats and Balcony Gardening
The Hare is a character driven story about Rosie, a girl who was foisted on her grandmother after her parents death, an orphan who was well aware that she was unwanted. She manages to get a scholarship when she grows up and flees to Parsons to study art, but her low self esteem means that …
Thanks to Influenster, I recently received a box from Garnier with some products from a new range of theirs called Green Labs. They sent me a 3 in 1 moisturiser and a gel wash, both of which with Brightening ingredients for even skin tone. Green Labs ranges combine superfoods and natural ingredients that are good …
Continue reading Influenster: Garnier Green Labs Brightening Serum and Gel Wash
CravenWild 