Cup of Toast - Family and Lifestyle Blog

Widely considered to be the spearhead of English Literature, Geoffrey Chaucer also gave us a Valentine’s Day gift centuries ago ...
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I have a clear memory from when I was growing up of a book that my mother owned called Confucius ...
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I’ll put this out there, I like Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure that I love it, with the extravagance and ...
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Family means everything to me, from my husband and sons, my parents and sisters, my wider family, my chosen family ...
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Many of you will know that we moved house two and a half years ago. We went from living in ...
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I love bringing book reviews to my blog. Not only do I feel honoured to have the work of an ...
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Extracurricular tutoring and learning opportunities have long been available both face to face and more recently online. Despite this I ...
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I have the pleasure of bringing a new book review to my blog today – Black Matter by GD Parker ...
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#Blogstravaganza Linky 100 Hello, welcome and happy New Year! I am so excited to be hosting the 100th #Blogstravaganza linky ...
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Repaving our information super highway I could go into one hundred reasons why a connected world is a good thing ...
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My Year In Review 2018 I debated whether to write a review of the last 12 months or not. I’m ...
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Introducing Matr One of the things that I love about blogging is the people and companies that I come to ...
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Self-care at Christmas Christmas can be a time where the pressure piles on to feel full of seasonal happiness and ...
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Christmas on Netflix The winter is definitely drawing in at the moment with a sudden sharp chill in the air ...
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Have Yourself An Eco-Friendly Christmas If you’re a regular here you’ll know that I’m pretty keen on supporting the environment ...
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Calendar of Goodwill – 2018 It’s December and, once more, we have drawn up our Calendar of Goodwill. Our calendar ...
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Sadie’s Wars by Rosemary Noble Today I have the absolute pleasure to be bringing you another book review. Moving between ...
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Christmas Play List December is the month when I download a Christmas playlist or two onto my phone to play ...
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The Christmas Play Rehearsal It’s December which in our house means one thing… we are counting down to Christmas! The ...
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Santa’s Winter Wonderland at the SnowDome For me, one of the must haves in my diary during the winter season ...
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The Merest Loss by Steven Neil If you know me, you’ll know that I have a love of literature and ...
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Mystery Blogger Award Back in September the lovely Mrs A from Hooks and Dragons nominated me for the Mystery Blogger ...
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