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The Worst Poached Eggs

September 15, 2025

I made the worst poached eggs ever for my lunch today. Although I carefully followed Nagi’s instructions, straining my eggs before sliding them into gently simmering water and forming them between a

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The Blogging Pact

September 13, 2025

Can I write a blog post after only getting several hours of sleep? It depends. If I’m aiming for perfection, the answer is no. But if I just want to jot down

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A Story Within a Story

August 28, 2025

Smiling, she swings open the double front doors and steps into the magnificent old house. In front of her is a triple-width staircase that leads to the silent grandfather clock on the

Books·Creativity·Life

The Cooking Experiment

August 8, 2025

Can a dislike turn into a like? Can I find a way to enjoy cooking instead of regarding it as a chore? For many years, I didn’t need to cook. My husband

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I’m going to create a food recipe blog. It’ll have gorgeous photos of mouth-watering desserts and dinners. I’ll make eye-catching graphics. You’ll be able to download my attractive and easy-to-follow recipe cards.

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Children’s Novels and Carol Birds

October 9, 2024

In my post, The Spark, I told you I was updating my first children’s novel, The Angels of Abbey Creek. I was revising the words and, with AI’s help, generating a new

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One Molecule at a Time

February 8, 2024

I ask, “Watch the movie or read the book? Which one do you prefer doing first?” Imogen replies without hesitating, “Read the book.” Then she adds, “Unless the book is based on

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The Spark

January 26, 2024

I gave up crying, petitioning, begging, “What am I meant to do?” Exhausted by the struggle, I stopped fighting, rolled on my back and rode the waves, content to go wherever the

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The Woman Chain

January 18, 2024

Just over a year ago, I was in a dark place. The world had returned to normal after covid, but I was finding it hard to shrug off the effects of being

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True Love

January 12, 2024

I was attracted to the novel The Hundred Loves of Juliet when I realised it was a Romeo and Juliet book: After a bad breakup, Helene Janssen runs away to Alaska to find some peace

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Waiting and Creating

January 2, 2024

“If art doesn’t make us better,” Alice Walker said, “what on earth is it for?” I found these words in Claire Cook’s book, Life Glows On. My sister, Barbie, gave me this

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Delightfully Slow

December 31, 2023

The other day, my husband, Andy, and I offered to pick up my mother, who’d been away on holiday, from the train station and take her and her heavy luggage home. Arriving

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Getting Older, Feeling Lost

October 3, 2023

Gabrielle is having a crisis: she’s lost her top notes. How will she resume her career as a famous opera singer if her voice isn’t what it used to be? What will

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