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First Lines Friday: 8th May

First Lines Friday: 8th May

Happy May Bank Holiday, everyone! First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  If you want to make your own post, feel free to…

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons – A Month on Hrothgar!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – A Month on Hrothgar!

One bright March morning, the island of Hrothgar was born, rising from the waves to mark the launch of the new Animal Crossing game, … View Post
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Attending Minecraft Hogwarts

Attending Minecraft Hogwarts

So, I had my mind blown the other day.  Neil showed me this video on YouTube of The Floo Network’s Harry Potter mod … View Post
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If We Were Having Coffee… Quarantine Special!

If We Were Having Coffee… Quarantine Special!

If we were having coffee… I would say I don’t need to tell you that the world is a little upside down at … View Post
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Unboxing Hagrid’s Trunk

Unboxing Hagrid’s Trunk

In March I received my first subscription of Hagrid’s Trunk, after being really impressed by Cherry Wallis’ unboxings on Youtube.  It was a … View Post
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Book Review: Glass Town

Book Review: Glass Town

I had a bit of an unusual reading experience with Glass Town.  I bought it on impulse when I spied it in Waterstones recently, … View Post
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Adventures in Collage

Adventures in Collage

I read an interesting article recently about the art of collage.  The article talked about a number of successful collage artists, outlining their process … View Post