13 Mar 2016 62 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Ritu Sings!, The Carpenters
Maybe I am a little mad, but here is a little audio of me crooning to one of my favourite songs!
Close To You by The Carpenters! The sound quality isn’t the greatest but I know there were a couple of people who asked me to post a snippet of me singing… (Goodness knows why!)
13 Mar 2016 11 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories
Very touched to have been asked to do an interview with Lisa of Life of an El Paso Woman! Thank you Lisa for your time!
Hi everyone! Today’s Saturday Evening Interview is with Ritu from But I Smile Anyway! Ritu is one of the first bloggers I had the pleasure of meeting here in the blogosphere! I attended her first blog party early last year. Ritu blogs about being a wife, mother, teacher, her cat and so much more! She even records some of her poems on Soundcloud! Ritu plans on publishing some of her books in the future. If you haven’t seen her blog, you can take a look/follow it here. Please help me give Ritu a warm welcome here on Life of an El Paso Woman!
Ritu’s cat, Sonu Singh
ME: Tell us about your blog. How long has your blog been around? Hi all! I guess, for those of you that don’t know me, I should introduce myself. My name is Ritu, and I am a wife, mother and teacher. This blog of mine, https://butismileanyway.wordpress.com/ …
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12 Mar 2016 25 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Amber Wakes, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Book Review, Ronovan Hester
In the spirit of the evening, I must also write a post about another great book I just finished the other day. Ron, you know, Lovely Ron, of Ronovan Write’s fame?
Well, he wasn’t content with inspiring us weekly, first with his Weekly Haiku Challenge, and then more recently with his Friday Fiction With Ronovan Writes fiction challenge. Oh no!
That Ron had been busy writing a book himself! Amber Wakes, written with P.S. Bartlett, is a swashbuckling pirate tale, and if I am honest, not the kind of fiction I would usually read.
Here is the review I left on Amazon…
Pirates? Not my usual cup of tea, but reading the reviews, I thought I’d give it a chance.
What did I think?
It took me a little while to get into the swing of the story, but once I was in, I was engrossed! I forgot this was a prequel really, to a whole host of other stories, and at the end, all I wanted to do was keep reading!!!!
Captain Gabriel Wallace, or Rasmus Bergman is a character that you can’t help but like, with his compassionate ways and thoughts.
An enjoyable read… I want to know what happened next! So will I need to go download some more books now to find out? Quite possibly!
It really was a good read, and I would recommend a visit here to take a peek, and perhaps buy yourself a copy! And if you do, please leave a review on Amazon, it all helps our wonderful Author friends!
12 Mar 2016 9 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Book Review, Judy Martin, Rhymes of the Times
Here is yet another of the integral parts of my blogily, getting herself published!
My Kentish blog sis, Judy E Martin, of Edwina’s Episodes fame, has compiled a truly classic collection of her poetry, and gone and actually published it!
I loved Judy’s poems from the moment I first read one. She has a style that I find myself writing in, and her sense of humour (and clumsiness!) is on par with mine!
When I saw her book, it inspired me to think about trying it myself, and one day, I shall, but this post is not about my dreams, it’s about celebrating Judy’s wonderful achievement!
There are poems about family, and love, and humorous situations, including blogging issues! Truly, it is a book to read, as you will find yourself with a smile on your face as you read each of the rhyming creations.
To purchase, click here. And if you do, please leave a review, it always helps our wonderful authors!
12 Mar 2016 32 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: 101 Kind Quotes, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Erika Kind, review
The last couple of months have been pretty special for some of my Blogily, book release wise, and I am proud to say that my wonderful blog sis, and true soul mate, Erika Kind has published yet another wonderful book.
A while back, I was honoured to receive a copy of her book ‘I’m Free’ and it was a true revelation to read. Her blog posts are always positivity-filled gems, and she even gets me tapping my feet most mornings, with her Songs of the Day! (Psst! Did you know she is even a poet! Check here for a link to her poetry book ‘Enjoy Life!’)
Erika just has that uplifting quality to all she does, and writes. And this new book, 101 Kind Quotes, is filled with inspirational quotes that Erika has penned. She posts these quotes, and many more, every day on her blog, and this collection is truly heart warming!
I got my copy on Kindle as soon as I could, and I loved to read the wonderful quotes. I can see me going back to this book to give me positivity, if ever I feel down!
To purchase, check out the details here. And if you do, please leave a review, it always helps our wonderful authors!
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