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Direction, or lack of it

I find myself at a blogging impasse, dear readers. Over the last couple of months my posting has been sporadic at best, and I’m trying to decipher the reasons for that. This is what I’ve come up with:
1. I’ve a lot going on at the moment. Today marks one month until I get married, so [...]

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August 12, 2010 in housekeeping, personal

The Next UK Book Bloggers Meet Up

I’m a bit behind the times on blogging this (work, blah, hospital, blah, wedding, blah) but following the success of our last one, there is going to be a second book bloggers meet-up in September.
It’ll be happening right here in lovely Oxford on Saturday 25 September. I’m hoping I’ll be able to go, as I’ll [...]

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July 23, 2010 in blogs, housekeeping
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A Brief Blog Break

Hello lovely blog readers,
I’m going to be taking a few days off from the blog. Last night my great aunt died at the age of 83. She was the closest thing to a grandparent I’ve had, and although her death was somewhat expected in the light of several months of ill-health, I’m still feeling pretty [...]

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April 15, 2010 in housekeeping

Not the TV Book Group: A Reminder

Just a quick post to remind you all to join me here at Other Stories this Sunday for the third meeting of the Not the TV Book Group. I’m already preparing myself to make hundreds of virtual cups of tea, and I really must get on with baking those cup cakes. Do join us, and [...]

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March 5, 2010 in blogs, fiction, housekeeping, not the tv book group
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Not Here

I’m not here. It’s my birthday. I’ll be down the pub.
I have had lots of lovely books (not to mention very welcome book tokens) so I’ll be back soon to tell you all about my latest haul.
Kirsty x

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February 12, 2010 in cats, housekeeping, personal

We interrupt this broadcast…

… to say, yes, I’ve managed to do something odd to the background of my posts. This is what happens when you fiddle with theme editors without having the faintest notion what you’re doing.
I’m working on getting things back to normal. Or rather, I’ve asked someone infinitely better at this sort of thing than me [...]

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February 3, 2010 in housekeeping
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Happy New Year!

It has rolled round again – another year. This can mean only one thing: it’s time for those New Year resolutions. I try not to make very many in an attempt to stem the tide of disappointment when I crack two weeks into January, but this year I have decided to make a couple that [...]

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January 1, 2010 in blogs, housekeeping
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Behold! The Zombie Chicken Award!

I have been given this lovely blog award. It is the Zombie Chicken Award, which is the best name for an award EVER. Look:

Isn’t it lovely? I think so. Effusive thanks and virtual cakes to Chasing Bawa for giving it to me.
About the Zombie Chicken Award:
‘The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao [...]

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September 9, 2009 in blogs, housekeeping
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Upheaval

Excuse me if things are a little sporadic at the moment. We are having the house re-wired, which means a huge amount of disruption. I have also injured my hand, so I’m trying to lay off the typing a bit.
Hopefully normal service should resume by the end of the week.
Kirsty x

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May 5, 2009 in housekeeping

Affiliation

In the interests of full disclosure and transparency, I just wanted to let you all know that I have now signed up to The Book Depository’s new affiliate scheme.
I’ve been linking to The Book Depository for quite a while now anyway, simply because I like them, and I buy books from them pretty frequently. All [...]

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May 1, 2009 in housekeeping
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