![]() Happy Hump Day! We’ve once again come to that time of year in Australia - January 26. You know, “Australia Day”. The date marks the day that Arthur Philip raised the Union Jack at Port Jackson in 1788, establishing Australia. Or really, establishing the colony of New South Wales, essentially making it New South Wales’ birthday. For the longest time within the colony, it was actually referred to as Anniversary Day, mainly by those living in New South Wales. But, it also marks the day that Australia’s First Nations peoples lost their land to European settlers, starting a whole tidal wave of mistreatment and inequality that still exists today. It’s a Day of Mourning. So while a good portion of Australians are going to be ‘celebrating Australia Day’ tomorrow, here’s how you can mark January 26 if you don’t want to jump onto the insensitive patriotic bandwagon. ![]() AUTHOR: Brendan O’Carroll GENRE: Adult Fiction PAGES: 192 RELEASED:1994 SERIES: Agnes Browne #1 SYNOPSIS: Agnes Browne is a formidable woman. By day she sells fruit and vegetables from a stall in Dublin’s bustling Moore Street. By night, she is wife to Redser Browne and mammy, nurse, teacher and psychiatrist to her unruly brood of seven children. Then Redser dies. How Agnes copes with widowhood, with the help of her best pal Marion, an unquenchable sense of humour and the attentions of the amorous Pierre, makes this a memorable and moving account of one woman’s life and of inner-city Dublin in the late ‘60s. ![]() Happy Sunday Friends! Did you know that January 22 is Blondie Day? Because it is! I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a pretty substantial sweet tooth, so when I made some white chocolate brownies recently, I thought I better share them with you guys too! Brownies are delish, but if I can white chocolate-ify something, I’m going to do it! Now, blondies and white chocolate brownies aren’t really the same thing, but they’re pretty damn close and both taste delicious, hence why I’m sharing a brownie recipe on blondie day. So preheat your oven, get out the mixing bowl, and let’s get cooking! ![]() AUTHOR: Elle Kennedy GENRE: College Sports Romance PAGES: 296 pages RELEASED: 6 May 2015 SERIES: Off-Campus #2 SYNOPSIS: He's a player in more ways than one… College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hookups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance. Now he's going to need to up his game… After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She's not a charity case, and she's not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He'll have to work for it. This time around, she'll be the one in the driver's seat, and she plans on driving him wild. ![]() AUTHOR: Elle Kennedy GENRE: College Sports Romance PAGES: 342 pages RELEASED: 24 February 2015 SERIES: Off-Campus #1 SYNOPSIS: She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice... even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. ...and it's going to be oh so good. All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him. ![]() AUTHOR: Kelsey Miller GENRE: Non-Fiction PAGES: 304 pages RELEASED: 23 October 2018 SYNOPSIS: When Friends debuted in 1994, no one anticipated the sensation it would become. Through its decade-long run, the show maintained an uncanny connection to its audience, who saw it both as a reflection of their own lives and an aspirational escape from reality. I’ll Be There for You is a deep dive into Friends history and lore, exploring all aspects of the show, from its unlikely origins to the societal conditions that amplified its success. Journalist and pop culture expert Kelsey Miller relives the show’s most powerful moments, sheds light on its sometimes dated and problematic elements and examines the worldwide trends that Friends catalyzed, from contemporary coffee culture to the wildly popular ’90s haircut The Rachel. I’ll Be There for You is not only for fans of the series, but for anyone who’s ever wondered what it is about this show—and television comedy—that resonates so powerfully. ![]() AUTHOR: Prince Harry GENRE: Memoir PAGES: 410 pages RELEASED: 10 January 2023 SYNOPSIS: It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief. ![]() Happy Hump Day Fam! At the end of last year, every man and his dog became obsessed with AI generated art - I’m sure your social feed was filled with images of people as mythical creatures, historical figures, or in just fun and interesting art styles. The leader behind this, before lots of copy-cat sites popped up, was MyHeritage with their AI Time Machine, another addition to their ever-growing photo editing collection, joining their already popular InColor, DeepNostalgia, and DeepStory. Having already utilised some of these features, I was excited about this latest edition, and knew it would create some amazing results. While it’s not as genealogy-specific as the other MyHeritage photo features, it does compliment genealogy really well, especially because it allows you to see what you’d look like in your ancestor’s era. It’s been a really fun experience so far, and I just had to share some of my results so you can see what all the hype is about. ![]() AUTHOR: Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone GENRE: Adult Romance PAGES: 432 pages RELEASED: 20 September 2022 SYNOPSIS: When Bee Hobbes takes the lead in a squeaky-clean romantic Christmas movie, there are only three rules: 1. Don’t get involved with anyone on set. 2. Don’t tell anyone what you do for a living. 3. Definitely don’t get involved with anyone on set. 3b. Seriously. Now, she’s filming in Christmas Notch, a small town with Christmas trees and festive tunes all year round. But Bee’s got a secret identity to hide, and it’s not family-friendly. And her co-star, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member infamous for his own x-rated antics, not only knows it, but is secretly her biggest fan. When things start to heat up on set, Bee and Nolan must keep this steamy affair under wraps, or risk ruining everything . . . ![]() Happy New Year Booklovers! 2022 is finally over which means it’s time to share ALL the year-in-reviews and wrap-ups – my Instagram stories have never featured so many recaps.... But I’ve left the best wrap-up until last – my 2022 reading wrap up! Once again, I’m doing Perpetual Page Turner’s ‘End Of Year Book Survey’, which I love answering ever year and taking a look back at everything I’ve read. If you haven’t checked out Jamie’s blog, make sure you do because she shares so much fabulous bookish content! Although I didn’t smash my reading goal in 2022 (spoiler alert, sorry), I did manage to read some absolutely fantastic books, and I feel like it was one of my favourite reading years yet! So without further ado, let’s take one last look at 2022 before we fully start enjoying 2023! |
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