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Celebrating National Poetry Day!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ruth Weal

It’s National Poetry Day in the UK today and the theme is “Home”. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there with a guilty love of poetry. I often see a book of poetry on people’s bookshelves, even … Continue reading →

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Busy Baking Chruścik

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Chruścik – Polish Pastry Twists – copyright R.Weal 2010 Chruścik are the subject of today’s blog post. ”What are they?” I hear you ask, well quite simply they are a Polish pudding dish, a basic sour dough pastry twist that … Continue reading →

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My name is not Ruthie!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Challenging Perceptions - Copyright R.Weal 2006

Playing on the title of Whitney Houston’s song “My name is not Susan!” for this post. I’ll warn you up front it’s going to be a little bit of a rant. The observant of you will know that I have … Continue reading →

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Blogging on the move

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Hello all This is wealie blogging on the move, well not precisely. Actually I’m in the bath! “How is she writing a blog post I hear you ask?” Don’t worry, I’m not risking electrocution by laptop, I’m trying out the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Babcia

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Will I find you in the light - Copyright R.Weal 2007

Today was my Babcia – my Polish grandmother’s funeral, she was just shy of her 87th birthday when sadly she was taken from her loved ones and friends. Babcia, or Maria as she was known to her friends was a … Continue reading →

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Nit picking Alyssa Day’s attention to detail in Atlantis Betrayed

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Now I know I can be a fussy individual when it comes to getting facts straight, but if there is one thing that does annoy me it’s when an author from a different country sets their novel in the United … Continue reading →