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Life lately.

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Hub’s and our TyTy .. and that teddy bear.Protecting him from that one fly in the house.He’s delish and his Aunty Avi still isn’t too sure about him.Three freeloaders now.A visit to The Livians was a good break away from being stuck in the house for a … Continue reading →

5 Things To See & Do In Nelson

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Christmas holidays are the time of year that we head north to Auckland to visit with friends and family. It also means that we usually spend a lot of our holiday driving, being stuck in Auckland traffic and not feeling like we’ve had a holiday at all. Christmas and the holiday period always feels like… Continue reading 5 Things To See & Do In Nelson Continue reading →

Farmers Beauty Week – My Goodies

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

So, it’s Farmers Beauty Week. Here’s the pic I posted on Facebook with my bag of goodies, alongside a caption that said “Who wants to see what I got?” I’m such a tease. #sorrynotsorry. In case you missed the memo, it’s Farmers Beauty Week (here in NZ, this post will be utterly uninteresting if you aren’t […] Read more…

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A Way Back into Love

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017
A way back into Love by Veronica Thatcher.

A Way Back Into Love

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes, uncertain. People, irrational. But love…well, that makes everything complicated. And when you are caught in a tangled web of secrets, lies, and complex affairs, someone is bound to get burned. 


Emily Stevens is a spunky, spirited college girl whose life gets turned upside-down when she realizes she’s in love with her best friend of fifteen years, Derek Thorpe. As Emily prepares to confess her feelings to Derek, something happens one night which changes her life forever. Five years later, Emily finds herself in Boston, alone and heartbroken. Will she ever be able to forget the past? And what will she find when she returns home…to the man she left behind?



Review

I’ll start by saying that I did wanted to know what was going to happen in this book. I keep reading and wanted to know how it turned out. 
I did have a few issues with the book though, the text doesn’t flow particularly well, it’s almost as though someone has gone through what was there with a thesaurus and added more complex words. In some cases though they slow the text down, at some points, they don’t even make sense with in the context. Once you get through this, you can ignore that. It is also confusing with the main Character and her sister having very similar names, especially when they are both referred Em. 
On the whole this is a best friends love story. I have to admit that I did feel sorry for the sister, I’m not sure that there was any need to cast her as a rival. On the whole though it’s a nice straight forward romance.

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Monday March 13th

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Today I am grateful for fruit trees full of seasonal fruit to make my breakfastApples and Figs both homegrownAnd a new smoothie recipe book to experiment with  and for perfect timing … we were literally able to throw things ruined from the flood… Continue reading →

The Ultimate Guide To Carbs In Vegetables

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

If you’re going low carb, The Ultimate Guide To Carbs In Vegetables will guide you in choosing which vegetables are best to incorporate in your diet. Each value is the net carbs per 100g using cronomter.com Net carbs is the total carb value, minus the fibre. Vegetables are definitely the healthier (and better choice) when preparing…

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Autumn Outdoors for Kids

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Autumn in Wellington can grace us with crisp bright days, or bucket down rain and blustery gales – with everything and anything in between.  When I get the chance, I like to get my boys outdoors (mostly because they need it) and it’s also an interesting time to see nature at it’s finest and the beautiful…

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P.S. Dad loves you

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

As the only source of income in our family, I have to work. But being at work means I inevitably miss out on time with my children – and I believe communication is one of the keys to a happy family. So about a year and a half ago, on a creative whim, I decided […]

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Book Review – Love You Hoo by Rachel Bright

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

This cute little book is about a parent-child relationship, about learning and teaching each other as life happens. From the first few days of life until they leave the nest, knowing that even though life has ups and downs, “I’ll always love you-hoo.” … Continue reading →

Introducing Sleep Expert Vicki-K

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

Food and sleep are inextricably linked. One effects the other and with little babies it can be really hard to get both working well together. This is one of the key reasons that we have a sleep experts on our … Read More

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3 Ways To Spend Time Together Everyday

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

With only 24 precious hours in every day, couples are finding it difficult to spend quality uninterrupted time together everyday as they juggle the needs of children, jobs outside the home, businesses, family, chores, bills, exercise and hobbies.  Days go … Read More

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Receiving is a verb – can you do it?

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

Written by: Angie Noll We are divine enough to ask, and we are important enough to receive. – Wayne Dyer My grandmother, a proper German frau, was one of the most giving and generous people in my life. Especially when it came to her family. Sunday lunch at her house was characterised by a heavily … More Receiving is a verb – can you do it? Continue reading →

Hannah’s Story – The birth story of baby Regan

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

The Mother Hood birth stories have been lovingly shared by mums. In their own words they have told the story and experience of their child’s birth. Please read and respond with respect and love. Names: Hannah and Richard Baby:  Regan Baby’s date of birth: 4 June 2015 Hannah and Richard after the birth of baby […] Read more…

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Legally Charming – Lauren Smith

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

Legally Charming is the first in the new Ever After series by Lauren Smith.

Legally Charming

THE RIGHT DRESS CAN CATCH THE EYE OF PRINCE CHARMING… 

Felicity Hart has one goal: Completing her masters in art. Falling in love isn’t part of the plan. She reluctantly agrees to attend a Halloween party with her best friend. After sneaking away from the party and falling asleep in an unoccupied room, she wakes to the sexiest pair of eyes she’s ever seen. Eyes that belong to the one man who could turn her well organized world upside down. When he flashes that wicked, panty-melting smile at her the vow to not fall in love seems impossible… 


EVERY PRINCE IS LOOKING FOR HIS SLEEPING BEAUTY TO KISS… 


Jared Redmond used to be the ultimate bad boy. But now his legal career is taking off and the partners of his firm are trusting him with high-dollar real estate transactions. Jared’s king-size bed is empty. But when he arrives home on Halloween to find a princess sleeping in his bed – his all work and no play attitude goes out the window. There’s nothing he wants more than to explore the hidden desires of this mysterious beauty and show her just how much of a bad boy he really is by fulfilling her every fantasy. 


WHEN MIDNIGHT STRIKES AND COACHES TURN TO PUMPKINS… 

Underneath the glitter of this fairy tale romance, Felicity and Jared might have found true love. But the mounting pressure of their real lives takes hold again and Jared and Felicity are pulled further and further apart. Can they find their fairy tale ending or will they be left with the dying embers of what could have been? 

My Review

I’m always happy when there is a new Lauren Smith book out, as you probably know, I’m a big fan of her work. Getting my hands on a copy of Legally Charming before it came out, so that I could review it, was fantastic. This is a new contemporary romance and the first in the Ever After series.
This is a lovely story and a nice, quick read. Our hero, Jared isn’t sure that he has time for romance, but once he meets Felicity, he soon changes his mind and decides that she’s for him. She isn’t quite so sure, she’s drawn to Jared and finds herself falling for him. With the end of her university course rapidly approaching and her plans to move for her job, Felicity isn’t sure that they can have a future together.
The only slight issue I had with this story, was Felicity. She appears to be much younger than she actually is at times and the way that she deals with thing seems a little silly and unfair. I’d have liked to shake her. 
This is  great read and I’d recommend it. 

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Helping Children Embrace Diversity – The Barefoot Book of Children

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017

Teaching our children to embrace social diversity and celebrate human differences is key to creating a peaceful integrated society. ‘The Barefoot Book of Children’ with hand-painted illustrations and straightforward text invites children to ask themselves: How do other children live? How are we different? And most importantly: How are we alike?  The Barefoot Book of Children is a playful, […] Read more…

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