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American Adventure Part II

So begins Part II of our American adventure! Lincoln Memorial: Mr LincolnLots of stuff happened in our second week in the USA. We visited the Lincoln Memorial and although it looks warm it was actually 0C - we were so cold. It was so cool to see the Reflection Pool...

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American Adventure Part 1

Well, the much anticipated USA trip has been and gone! Eleyna and I loved our time in America visiting friends and getting to meet a very special lady named Carrie!I'll start with the basics. We left Australia on the 17th March, took a 13.5 hour flight to San...

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A Would Be Writer’s Greatest Fear

So I was reading a book a little while ago and the author shared in the notes at the end of the book  where this story was birthed. She was sitting with some relatives and she started sharing the current story I'm in the middle of reading.Suddenly I got really...

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Jess’ Choice Opal Award

For a gem of a book that has kept me coming back time and time again, had me laughing and crying with characters so real they could jump off the page and they did- and landed right in my heart. The Opal goes to... Rescue Team by Candace Calvert!Congratulations Candace...

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Book Review Sisters Opal Awards

It's been almost 2.5 years since we awarded an Opal Award for what we consider to be an outstanding book. So here is a quick recap on just what is an Opal Award. First of all, why Opal?"Outstanding Piece Around..." ... um, unfortunately no, Opal is not an acronym for...

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