Tag Archives: July

July 2025 round up

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Fiona

What I read I hit 100 books in July which is good considering my year goal was already set at 150. After take a Val McDermid break I returned to her books, but I read other things too! but I … Continue reading →

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Monday #670

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Fiona

July is almost over. That means it’s almost August and Brodie’s 8th birthday. We started Mr Galliano’s Circus last night which he says he DID NOT LIKE – but he was overtired after being away for three nights with his … Continue reading →

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Monday #639

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Fiona

It was somewhat ambitious of me two weeks ago to aim for two posts, considering I was going off on holiday. The holiday is over (sadly!) so back to business now. Pretending to be Jack Trent and Reading the Circus … Continue reading →

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Monday #637

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Fiona

We are firmly into July now and the weather is starting to look better (except from a super heavy downpour this afternoon!). It is supposed to get hotter and sunnier as the week goes on so I will enjoy getting … Continue reading →

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July 2024 round up

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Fiona

That’s us halfway through 2024 already! What I read I hit my 100 books target in July, so I had to up my goal. I went for 150 which seems very doable at this point. What I have read: Me … Continue reading →

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Monday #589

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Fiona

This is late going up as I just couldn’t decide what to write this week. I don’t like doing the same things week after week somehow, yet all the other ideas I have are things that will take longer than … Continue reading →

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Monday #588

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Fiona

I was away on holiday last week, which is why there were no posts! Came back to some freshly ripe strawberries, massively grown potato plants and still growing sunflower stems (though they had flopped over and needed propping up.) Our … Continue reading →

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Monday #586

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Fiona

First post of July! The weather continues to be Not Very Good, with plenty of rain and wind and not all that much sunshine. Our strawberries are doing well, though, and our potatoes have done a lot of growing so … Continue reading →

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July 2023 round up

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Fiona

July has been fairly miserable weather-wise, we’ve hardly had any days without rain! But we are the intrepid-ish kind, so armed with waterproofs and umbrellas we get out and about anyway. What I have read Not as much as I … Continue reading →

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Monday #538

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Fiona

July is almost over already, and unfortunately it has been a bit of a wash-out weather-wise. Good for the river levels, not so good for getting out and doing things. We did some sheltering from rain in libraries this week … Continue reading →

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Monday #537

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Fiona

It’s Monday night, it’s 11 o’clock, this is Top of the Pops the post I should have written last night and posted this morning. School holidays are still in full swing, we have been visiting the libraries to collect stamps … Continue reading →

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Monday #534

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Fiona

Somehow it’s July! June seems to have gone by very fast, and now it’s the school holidays. This week we are going to sign up for the library’s summer reading challenge and we are going to try to visit all … Continue reading →

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Monday #532

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Fiona

After a week of glorious sunshine today we’ve had a lot of much-needed rain and some thunderstorms – a natural consequence of all the heat. Letters to Enid 31 and Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 10 I … Continue reading →

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July 2022 round up

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Fiona

There was not an awful lot of blogging done last week – as I mentioned in the last Monday post I ended up being ill again – what a summer! What I have read Another not very good month – … Continue reading →

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Monday #483

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Fiona

Only one post this week as I’m away for a few days, but one is better than none, especially when it’s very overdue! Malory Towers on TV series two: episodes nine and ten A cold hand seemed to creep round … Continue reading →

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July 2021 round up

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Fiona

July brought a heatwave but also some very heavy rain and storms. What I have read I started out well in July but didn’t keep it up. Still, 10 books isn’t bad for during the school holidays! I’m now done … Continue reading →

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Monday #433

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Fiona

Although I usually write these posts on a Sunday evening today it’s already Monday morning. I’ve had to debate with myself over what I’ll write for Wednesday – my plan had been to review Five Go to Billycock Hill. However … Continue reading →

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Monday #432

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Fiona

I’m a bit late with this one, having taken a weeks’ annual leave I’ve rather lost track of what day it is! If You Like Blyton: The Mystery of Tully Hall by Zöe Billings and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery … Continue reading →

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Monday #431

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Fiona

So here I am sitting writing this for tomorrow when I realise that today is in fact Monday, and not Sunday. I knew that tomorrow was Tuesday but somehow that didn’t clue in to the fact that today was Monday… … Continue reading →

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July 2020 round up

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Fiona

Last month I said This might be my last full month of [lockdown] before getting to go back to work but we will see! I’m still off work with not even the suggestion of a reopening date, so maybe this … Continue reading →

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