by Josie | Feb 2, 2021 | Celebration Days, Nostalgia
I went ‘Live’ on Facebook today and stated that everyone’s first love was their Mum. A pretty bold claim, but one I stand by (excepting those who, for whatever reason, didn’t get the chance to meet their Mum). Of course, as you grow up,...
by Josie | Feb 7, 2019 | Celebration Days, Encouraging Reading, Nostalgia
Any bookworm worth its salt will tell you that the best present they’ve ever received was a book. It may be a book they’ve loved since childhood or the latest blockbuster given last Christmas. What other (low-cost) presents last as long as a book...
by Josie | Jan 17, 2019 | Celebration Days, Nostalgia
Happy Birthday to Alan Alexander Milne. Would you believe he was born in 1882? He was 44 when Winnie-The-Pooh was published in 1926. Yet the ‘silly old bear’ is as relevant now as he ever was. Milne went on to write Now We Are Six (1927) and The House at...