How do you manage change? Pause Hello Mr/s President, Madam Toastmaster and fellow Toastmasters, and especially your new member Marion Gordon. I wish you the very best in your Toastmasters career Marion. Thank you all very much for your warm and kind welcome and for allowing me to speak to you this evening. Pause My name is …
Beyond the Wand – Tom Felton
I really enjoyed this very honest, well written book by Tom Felton. As a fan of Harry Potter and someone who has always been impressed with the child actors and actresses and how down to earth manner in which they grew up, it was interesting to read the first book written by any of them. …
Writing Habit
I have been researching how to create a good writing habit for myself, as it is a skill that I would like to improve upon. According to a number of sources, the following suggestions should help you to do just that. Read a wide variety of both authors and subjects to get as much exposure …
Kingdom – Norman McCloskey
Kingdom is Norman McCloskey's third landscape photobook based in Kerry. He started with Parklight in 2013, followed by Beara in 2018, and now in 2022, Kingdom. I have all three gorgeous books. Every detail of Kingdom is beautiful, from the textured cover and lino cut style image of Skellig Michael to the paper and colour …
Santa – Where to find him
This is a list of places where you can find Santa on the net. http://www.santaknowsme.com/ This site allows Santa to send personalised letters to children. https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/ This site allows Santa send a personalised video to children. http://www.hellosanta.com/ Does your child want a video call from Santa? If so, this is the site for you. http://www.noradsanta.org/ …
‘Photography through the Pandemic’ – 35mmc
This is a book that I supported. on Kickstarter as it was put together by a group of photographers that I know (35mmc). Sadly, before the project was finished one of the photographers, John Whitmore died. This book was dedicated to John after his death, and the profits are going toward helping support his daughter. …
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‘Offshoot Exhibition 2022’ – Members of Offshoot Photographic Society
This is a photo book that my camera club, Offshoot Photographic Society, put together from the images that we had on display over six weeks in the 2022 Exhibition in the Lexicon Library in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. This is the first time we have made a book and we thought that it would be a …
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‘The Ink Black Heart’ – Robert Galbraith
This is the sixth book in the Strike series by Robert Galbraith. I read this book in one day, I started in the morning and read until I fell asleep late in the night, it is impossible for me to read these books slowly and I always end up with a type of reading hangover …
‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ – Taylor Jenkins Reid
This riveting novel grabbed my attention on page one and held it until the very end. It is a wonderful story about old Hollywood, love, fame, glamour, and scandals. The main subject and protagonist of the story is the almost forgotten Hollywood icon, Evelyn Hugo, famed beauty and actress, who wants to get her undistilled …
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‘Comedians’ – Steve Best
This stunningly curated and designed book is gorgeous. My photo of the cover does not portray the cover properly as it is deep black and the word Comedians is very subtle. This is both a beautiful photo book and as a comedy fan, it is a wonderful snapshot of the present English comedy scene. It …
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