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The snowdrops are breaking through the cold hard earth, as are the aconites and crocuses. Lighter evenings are returning and the birds are beginning to sing their little hearts out with varieties of love songs. Nature's signs of Spring are...

My final seasonal recommendation before we settle down for Christmas is ‘Igloo’ by Jennifer Burkinshaw. Although not local to this area Jennifer lives not far from the mountains of Cumbria. And her first novel is actually for young adults,...

Last week I promised that this week I would write about “A Warming Winter Read of First Love”. However, I enjoyed the book that I am featuring, so much that I just couldn't resist not writing about it first. And it is still about love; it's just the...

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