Welcome to August 2024

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A trio of epistolary reads on advice

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The Bridge to Brilliance by Nadia Lopez

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Let’s celebrate teachers and education this November

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Mind over medicine by Lissa Rankin M.D.

Hi everyone, this week’s post is another adult non-fiction read that had a profound impact on both myself and my mother. My mother has even recommended it to many people over the last few years and we believe it has served them the same way it did for us; in being an inspirational read. I hope you find it the same…

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Food and your gut explained

Hi everyone, this first week of July we’ll be enjoying a book I picked up not too long ago. I think I mentioned a book that my mum couldn’t put down, Eat to beat disease. She would recite bits from this book and keep going on about the way food acts inside the body and I would reply to her about this particular book I had read. We would have a healthy argument on whose was better. Why not press the button below to see if my choice was better than hers?

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Celebrating health and well-being this July

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Hi everyone, this wintry month of July down here in New Zealand is turning out to be colder than usual. As the winter season peaks, so do the winter ills and ailments for most people. So I thought, why not celebrate or acknowledge all those who have overcome health issues. Are you game to find out more? If you are, then press below…

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Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter

Hi everyone, I hope you have enjoyed this month’s title so far. This week I will be reviewing an adult read, a memoir of sorts. If you enjoy all things to do with words and letters, especially the different types of fonts that are out there, then today is your lucky day!! So, friends, pull up your favourite brew and settle down…

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Whole Notes – Life Lessons Through Music by Eddie Ayres

Hi everyone, the month of May is not far from ending. Winter has settled in here in Auckland as I wrap up in several layers to get to work. This week’s post is a book review of an engaging musical memoir written by an amazing author and musician. I found this book when I was stuck for ideas for this week’s post and the blurb spoke to me in such a way that I HAD to sit and read it. The verdict, well, why don’t you press the button and find out…

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