Monthly Archives: January 2008

Trying to Find Out About Blood Ties Season 2?

Posted on January 11, 2008 by

I’m a fan, so I was already interested to hear about this (and I know many of you are searching the web for information), as the series is Canadian it hasn’t been picked up very well in the US, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, TV | 34 Comments

Henry Raeburn Blues

Posted on January 11, 2008 by

There isn’t a Raeburn expert out there that can help is there?  One of my own projects is to identify whether paintings at the Castle that are identified as ‘after Raeburn’ are just from the school or circle, or whether … Continue reading →

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I Haven’t Forgotten About the Georgette Heyer Book Club

Posted on January 10, 2008 by

To any of you who have already signed up. I thought that I would wait until the new year to start it up. If there are any more takers, let me know. Original post is here if you want to … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: Last Summer

Posted on January 8, 2008 by

Last Summer I became addicted to flowers and insects Will it carry on this Summer? Probably Maybe next week I’ll have some snow for you here! View other Wordless Wednesday Participants here.

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Underwhelmed? I Think So

Posted on January 5, 2008 by

So, I have finally seen episode one (of three) of the BBC’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. I’m not precious about screenwriters making changes to events in the stories unless it really damages the plot, however, the … Continue reading →

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First Snow

Posted on January 3, 2008 by

We’ve been flirting with snow for a while now. The first bought came early, and only settled for a while. I was actually convinced that we were going to have a lot of snow over Christmas, but still none materialised. … Continue reading →

Posted in BlahBlahBlah, Weather | 3 Comments

Great Blog Awards 2007

Posted on January 3, 2008 by

Thanks to the kindness of Jos, also from the blog NoDirectOn (Not: NoDirection), I have been given a Great Blog Awards 2007 – Inspiring Blog award. It’s always nice to meet new people via Wordless Wednesday, so I was pleased … Continue reading →

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Did I Mention Castle Fraser is Also a Film Star?

Posted on January 2, 2008 by

I finally got a chance to watch the film The Queen with Helen Mirren the other day, as I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy it or not.  For those of you who don’t know anything about it, it is about … Continue reading →

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