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Fukutoku shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nihombashi Muromachi dating from the 9th century. It is a central site to visit in Nihombashi to get a good idea of the redevelopment of the area since the start of this century. This area of Nihombashi Muromachi in particular hosts many traditional shops and aims to retain an old Tokyo character, regardless of the shiny department stores and office buildings.
I have been pondering where the true heart of Nihombashi lies these days. Historically one could say that without a doubt that the Nihombashi bridge is the core. However, with the bridge being buried under another bridge it is not such an appealing sight.
Both north and south of the bridge is a concentration of shops and departement stores. South is the iconic Takashimaya department store and COREDO Nihombashi department store, while in the north we can find the historic Mitsukoshi department store and COREDO Muromachi 1, 2, 3 and Muromachi Terrace.
Walking around both areas I think that the northern side is definitely the most interesting one. Not only have the COREDO Muromachi department stores been designed to blend into the area to evoke a feeling of a bygone Japan, the area around Fukutoku Shrine boasts quite a number of traditional shops and restaurants. I felt that the redevelopment of Nihombashi (called "revitalisation") is also strongest here in the neighbourhood of Muromachi.
On the left Fukutoku shrine, on the right COREDO Muromachi 2
Fukutoku Shrine
Fukutoku shrine is a very slick new-looking shrine, right between a number of tall buildings. While it has a history spanning over 1000 years, the current shrine building dates from 2014 when the whole area underwent a renewal.
The Shrine used to be rather important before the Edo period, but not a lot is left. Tokugawa Ieyasu (the first shogun during the Edo period) himself visited the shrine several times. The name itself refers to "good fortune", but the shrine also goes by the name of Mebuki shrine, referring to newly budding oak trees that were there at one point in time.
There is a (small) garden right next to the shrine.
Torii gate of the Fukutoku shrine
Interesting shops in the area
Nihombashi Muromachi is probably one of the areas in Tokyo with the most traditional shops that have a certain standing within Japan and offer products that are high in quality. Many shopping streets in Tokyo have plenty of traditional shops, but the ones in Nihombashi have been able to set the standard and often create a brand. Therefor visiting these shops is more like visiting a flagstore for a famous brand.
For example Yamamoto Noriten was established in 1849 and specialized in nori (seaweed). It grew into a large nori empire with over 100 stores in Japan and even one in Shanghai and Singapore. Their flagstore shop in Nihombashi offers a wide range of nori, such as Ajitsuke Nori (flavoured nori), their own creation. The shop is on the main street right across Mitsukoshi Department store.
Yamamoto noriten shop front
Kanmo is one of the oldest shops in the area, established in 1688 by an immigrant from Osaka. It sells fish cakes and is especially famous for its hanpen (triangular boiled fish cake) and kamaboko (steamed fish cake). Hanpen is a common ingredient in oden, kamaboko is most famously known for its usage in ramen. They list an annual turnover of 530 million yen (ca USD 4.8 million, EUR 4.4 million), which is pretty impressive for such a small speciality shop. Next to the shop here in Muromachi, there is also a sales point in Takashimaya in Nihombashi and at Takashimaya in Yokohama.
There are many more shops to explore, such as traditional knives at Kiya (founded in 1792, in COREDO Muromachi 1) and toothpicks at Saruya (founded in 1704, in a nice little side-street). Great food is available from Kaneko Hannosuke (Edomae Tendon that has gone global: Edo-style tempura on a rice bowl) and Janoichi (Edomae sushi). For coffee, or rather ice-cream perhaps, Mikado Coffee is the place to be.
Be aware though that many traditional-looking shops are originally not from Nihombashi, but from elsewhere in Japan. Several crafts shops were also established in recent years together with the redevelopment of the area gaining speed.
Kanmo shop front
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Some fabulous offers on my books right now
August 22, 2021 August 22, 2021 Jessica Redland AuthorLeave a comment
Hello there and I hope August is treating you well. I should be taking advantage of my daughter staying with my parents at the moment and starting on book 15 but Word disappeared off my computer this morning (it had apparently run out of space to sustain it) and that has thrown my whole day out so I'm not in the mood for writing. I'm therefore having a bitty day trying to catch up on a load of admin as well as tidy my tip of an office.
I thought I'd therefore pull a quick blog post together highlighting some of the offers on my books right now…
KINDLE USERS
All of my books are FREE if you're a Kindle Unlimited subscriber. There are 12 titles out there already and a 13th will be out on 31st August – Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café – so that's a lot of hours of pure escapism to dive into.
If you're in Prime Reading, All You Need Is Love is still in the Prime Reading programme and will be until at least the end of September. This is available globally.
And for anyone not in either of those programmes, there are still some bargains to be had:
99p for All You Need is Love ($1.99 in USA)
99p for Making Wishes at Bay View (book 1 in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay series) (99c in USA)
99p for Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow and Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow (books 1 and 3 in the Hedgehog Hollow series) ($1.99 and 99c in USA respectively)
£1.39 for Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop
99p for Making Wishes at Bay View (book 1 in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay series) ($1.99 in USA)
99p for Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow and Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow (books 1 and 3 in the Hedgehog Hollow series) ($1.99 in USA respectively)
KOBO USERS
I'm the Author of the Month until the end of August and they're running a Buy One Get One Free offer on nearly all of my titles with Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow not in the deal but only being 99p anyway. The prices range from 99p to £2.99 per eBook and you can find a summary of the offer in a previous blog post here.
AUDIOBOOK LISTENERS
If you're an Audible subscriber, you can listen to six of my titles for FREE as part of your subscription:
Making Wishes at Bay View
New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms
Christmas at Carly's Cupcakes
Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Café
Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow
There's a 10% off offer on Audiobooks purchases from or downloaded from The Reading House You need to use the discount code of BOLDWOOD10 which will give you a 10% reduction on mine or any other Boldwood titles during August in celebration of Boldwood's 2nd birthday.
You can also stream my audiobooks on Spotify and via several other streaming services.
LARGE PRINT READERS
All of my books are available as large print editions through The Reading House using the same code above.
PAPERBACK READERS
If you would like a signed paperback, please contact me. I send signed/dedicated paperbacks out to UK readers for the book's retail price plus postage. The RRP of most of my books is £8.99 and postage will be £2 or £3 depending on the size of the book.
Four of my titles retail at £12.99 – Making Wishes at Bay View, New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms, Finding Hope at Lighthouse Cove and The Secret to Happiness and I can offer these slightly cheaper than that plus postage. I can also offer deals on bundles. Just email me at jessicaredlandwriter@yahoo.co.uk or drop me a DM on my Facebook Page – Jessica Redland Author – on Twitter or Instagram.
Happy reading/listening!
A visit from North Yorkshire to North Yorkshire
August 21, 2021 Jessica Redland Author2 Comments
The hubby and I have just returned from a lovely few days away and we never even left our home county of North Yorkshire. It's such a huge area that, if you live at the edges, you can travel over two hours and still be in the same county! The reason for a few days away was that our daughter is having a summer break staying with my parents and hubby suggested that, instead of dropping her off and driving back home, we could make a mini-break of it. We even arranged for Ella, our sprocker spaniel, to go to hubby's parents' for a couple of days so we'd have no restrictions on where we could go.
We were hoping to stay in Richmond which is where I had my teddy bear shop many years ago and hubby searched for a nice hotel or B&B figuring we could have a couple of drinks and a meal in the town on the evening. No chance. Even though we decided on this about six or maybe even eight weeks ago, we'd left it far too late and the only rooms available were extortionate prices like £500 for two nights. Eek! So we ended up at the Premier Inn in nearby Catterick Garrison which is on a retail park close to the army barracks. Yep. Not exactly a romantic location but at least it was a chance to get away and you can always rely on a Premier Inn.
We dropped the munchkin off at lunchtime on Wednesday and headed to the market town of Leyburn. It was heaving and it took a few circuits before we finally found somewhere to park but we had a delicious meal in the beer garden of The Bolton Arms at the top of town, watching the world go by, followed by a wander around the gift shops. It was a shame to see one of my favourite shops had closed down. I wondered if that was as a result of lockdown or from before. I do remember my mum mentioning it to me but can't for the life of me remember how recently we had that conversation. The concept of time seems very fluid at the moment! A couple of other shops were closed. A notice on one said this was due to a funeral and we didn't wander down to the other as we could clearly see it was in darkness. Maybe for the same reason? I do like to treat myself to a little something while away and I found this gorgeous Steiff hoglet called Joggi in another gift shop, although hubby bought me a Steiff hedgehog for Christmas who is also called Joggi. I wondered if that meant anything in German but Google translate says not. I have, however, discovered that a hedgehog in German is called an 'igel' and a hoglet (baby hedgehog) is a 'babyigel'. Awww!
We moved onto Masham from there but caught it just as the final market stalls were packing away. I remembered there being several nice gift shops last time we visited and could only see one this time. There were still Covid restrictions on social distancing and a queue to get in so we wandered round intending to return … and forgot!
Checking in at the Premier Inn a little later, we were advised that there was no TV reception in the room thanks to the recent fire at the Bilsdale mast TV transmitter affecting TVs in the Yorkshire Dales, northern parts of North Yorkshire and Teesside. Hubby had intentionally left all tech behind and kicked himself for this as it meant we couldn't relax in front of the TV but we weren't in a location with lovely pubs to walk to and we didn't really fancy driving anywhere after so much driving already that day. So we sat in the hotel room watching old episodes of Gogglebox on his phone. We so know how to party!
On Thursday, we went into Richmond. It wasn't forecast to rain but it rained while we visited Richmond Castle, although not too heavily or for too long and we were prepared with waterproofs. Please therefore forgive the very dull-looking photos!
As I said earlier, I used to have a teddy bear shop in Richmond on the top corner of Finkle Street. This has been the Lucy Pittaway Gallery for several years now and I absolutely adore Lucy's artwork. If you haven't discovered it before, do check out her website here. I already have more of her amazing prints than we have space for but there's always room for another notebook in the collection! I had to pose outside – just like I'd done when it was my shop – and also take a photo of one of her gorgeous hedgehog prints in the window. Lucy's prints are the inspiration behind one of the storylines in Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Cafe.
We had a wander round some more of the shops and I loved spotting this sign on the back of a car down a side street and this wall art on the side of a building.
There's a fabulous circular walk from The Station – the former train station which is converted into a cinema, cafe, arts/gifts centre – via Easby Abbey so we set off on that walk on the afternoon. We hadn't gone very far when I recognised a group of people heading towards us. My cousin, her husband, younger son and their dog were coming to the end of the circular walk, having completed the loop the other way to us. How spooky is that? They don't live in Richmond. It's about 40 mins away for them so what an amazing coincidence and lovely to catch up with them.
We continued on our walk and I put my new FitBit to the test, racking up nearly 22k steps across the day which isn't too shabby as a starting point. It's not going to be happy with me today as, back home, I'm lucky if I'll manage 500! Ssh, don't tell it! And as it's on my desk and not my wrist, it won't even register any of them!
The walk was lovely, through trees, alongside the river and past Easby Abbey which is an English Heritage site with free access. We did the walk once before several years ago when we were camping in the area with hubby's sisters but I don't think we must have explored much of the abbey as I definitely didn't remember it being quite so big.
Back to my 22k steps, I haven't walked anything resembling that far since pre-lockdown and had actually only left the house on a dozen or so occasions since March 2020 so being out and about for me was a pretty big thing and it completely wiped me out being in the fresh air for a full day. It was so good to be out, though.
Even though we'd have loved a relax in front of the TV that evening, resting our feet after the walk, the mast problem prevented that. We returned to the retail park, grabbed a quick drink in one of the chain pubs there, then I had a relaxing bath before going out to the cinema 2 minutes' walk from the hotel to see The Last Letter From Your Lover. Hubby hadn't been too keen as it looked more like my sort of film from the trailer but he enjoyed it and I loved it. I've read a few of JoJo Moyes's books but not that particular one. An added bonus was that we had the cinema – Empire Cinemas – completely to ourselves and could upgrade to recliner chairs which were amazing. I say upgrade but it was only £3.99 each in the first place so £5.99 each seemed a very reasonable price.
On Sunday morning, I met a friend for a hot chocolate in The Station while hubby went for a walk with his camera and then we headed to Fountain's Abbey. We knew it would be busy but we must have timed it horrendously wrong by arriving around lunchtime. The queue for the cafe stretched across the courtyard in one direction and the queue for tickets to get in stretched the entire width in the other direction. So we left. I know, I know, that's super impatient but we just couldn't face standing for maybe an hour queuing after a long walk the day before.
Newby Hall isn't too far away so we drove there instead and the thankfully wasn't a queue to get in although it was pretty expensive to get in. It's a lovely place, the gardens are gorgeous, and there's loads for kids to do but be warned that the child entry fee is not a lot less than the adult fee (the family of 4 in front of us paid a whopping £62 to get in) and there are additional fees required for the train and boat trips once inside. And you're going to buy food, drinks, ice creams too. Definitely somewhere you need to spend a full day to get your money's worth.
I had the most delicious warm scones with jam clotted cream for my lunch although we had to move tables twice, eventually retreating indoors, as the wasps were out and after the jam! Ooh, I hate them so much.
I'd been hoping that The Bear House might have had some new displays – perhaps a project someone might have undertaken during lockdown – but they were the same as when we visited a couple of years ago. Disappointingly, quite a few bears had fallen over at some point, especially in the picnic scene. There's meant to be a bear on a wooden swing but the wooden plank had slipped out and the bear had tumbled into the others so it looked a little unloved in there, poor bears.
I had to take a picture of Barbara Cartland's bear. The plaque accompanying him states: "This very special German bear was given to Barbara Cartland, the romance novelist, in 1904 when she was three years old. When Dame Barbara gave him to Gyles Brandreth [whose enormous collection of bears is partly housed in The Bear House] she explained that she had adorned him with the fabulous jewels, and named him The Prince of Love' because she had discovered that he believed himself to be an Indian Prince". How fabulous is that?
The traffic was grim all the way home – one of the challenges of heading to the coast (albeit back home for us) among holiday-makers coming for the weekend or the week – and it took us about 2.5 hours to get back from Newby Hall. For context, this is a 60 mile journey! Eek! So we were pretty shattered by the time we got back.
Despite quite a few hitches to our plans, it was lovely to be away, especially when I finished writing A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow the day before I left so it came after a big milestone. My mind definitely needed the rest! It was good for me to be out and about and doing some exercise after pretty much hibernating for the past 18 months. Already looking forward to my next trip.
Happy book birthday to Carly's Cupcakes
I'm celebrating a first book birthday for my first Boldwood Books Christmas release, Christmas at Carly's Cupcakes.
Originally an indie release in October 2017 (under the same title), Carly's Cupcakes is a little older than one but I think of today as the official one-year book birthday because that's when the new, longer, improved version was released; the version which has been enjoyed by way more readers than had been discovered when I was an indie author.
At just under 60k words, it's my shortest novel. To put this into context, the average length of a novel is 60-100k and most of mine are at the higher end of that between 90k-105k words.
The reason my novels usually come in at the top end is that I usually have several sub plots running in the story which add additional layers. Some have a second person perspective so the story is seen from two sides, naturally lending itself to more word count.
In Christmas at Carly's Cupcakes, there is intentionally a less intricate plot for several reasons:
It was originally planned as a novella (although I failed abysmally to stick within the 40k word count required for that!)
It was always intended as a lighter Christmas read
It covers a shorter span of time, all the action unfolding across December
It's a single perspective story
Just because it's a shorter, lighter read, it doesn't mean that it doesn't address some deeper issues. Bullying and mental health are covered in this story but, while some of my books have readers reaching for the tissues, I'd say this will tug at the heartstrings but is less likely to bring on the tears than some of my other reads.
It's the story of the relationship between two sisters, Carly and Bethany, in the run-up to Christmas. It's the busiest time of year for Carly but Bethany, who works with her in Carly's Cupcakes, has zero talent when it comes to cake decorating and a big talent for courting disaster. She's more of a hindrance than a help but, as the story unfolds, we discover the reasons why Carly can't and won't dismiss her sister even though each Bethany-shaped problem causes more and more problems for the business.
It's also a love story. While Bethany is preparing for her Christmassy wedding (also not without disaster), Carly is wondering whether she can be courageous enough to tell her long-term best friend, Liam, how she really feels about him when he comes home on leave from the army.
I loved writing this story and am delighted that (most) readers have loved reading it too. At the time of writing, it has a whopping 2,239 reviews/ratings on Amazon so I'm hoping it will make it to 2,500 as we get into the festive season. They have a 90% positive rating (5 or 4 stars) which is amazing. I've posted a selection of the comments from 5-star reviews across this post and am so grateful for the book-love.
I say most readers have loved reading it because you'll never please all the people all of the time. "One star is more than it deserves" reads a review from last October. Ouch! There are also the two hilarious two-star reviews given because "it's too early for Christmas". Tip: So don't download a Christmas book with the word Christmas in the title in August if you don't like reading about Christmas in the summer!
It isn't meant to be a book full of twists and turns. It isn't meant to be a literary masterpiece designed to change world-thinking. It's meant to be lovely, warm and fuzzy, Christmassy-infused escapism and I will always be proud of this tale of love, family and friendship. A huge thank you to all those amazing readers who have loved it for exactly what it is.
Happy book birthday Christmas at Carly's Cupcakes. You've done me proud. The eBook is available for Kindle here and on Apple and Kobo. It's currently in a buy one get one free deal on Kobo as I'm the Author of the Month there. You can also listen to it on audio download and streaming services, buy a large print or paperback version, or get in touch with me if you'd like a signed paperback.
I recommend then going on to Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Cafe to find out what happens next for Carly when we pick up the story of Tara Porter, the owner of The Chocolate Pot next door to Carly's Cupcakes. This is a longer, deeper and more emotional read set across a whole year.
It's the most wonderful time of the year…
It's December on Castle Street; the fairy lights are twinkling, snow has settled and the festive season is in full swing.
For Carly, the owner of Carly's Cupcakes, it's the busiest time of year getting everyone's Christmas treats ready on time. However with her clumsy sister, Bethany, as a co-worker, it's proving a difficult task. They say you shouldn't mix work with family. Maybe they have a point…
As Christmas approaches, Carly is also eagerly awaiting the return of her best friend to Whitsborough Bay. Liam has no idea he's been the object of her affection since their schooldays. After years of pining after him, can Carly pluck up the courage to finally tell him how she really feels by 25th December?
Could a little festive magic make all of Carly's wishes come true this Christmas…?
Discover 6 of my books on Audible Plus
August 9, 2021 August 9, 2021 Jessica Redland AuthorLeave a comment
At the end of July, Audible launched a new programme for their UK subscribers called Audible Plus. This programme was rolled out in the USA previously and is all about giving subscribers additional free unlimited content so, if you're an Audible user, do check it out.
The Audible Plus catalogue consists of thousands of carefully selected audiobooks, podcasts and Audible originals which subscribers can listen to as many times as they want for no additional charge.
Audible say: "The new Plus Catalogue offers an exciting opportunity to introduce more audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals to members, on top of their credits. New and existing members will be able to discover more titles for the first time at no extra cost, which we believe will increase member listening and allow them to discover new authors or similar genres and themes. The Plus Catalogue provides extra content our members will love, and forms part of our ongoing commitment to present value-added offerings to consumers."
I'm really excited to have a whopping SIX out of my twelve titles included in this special programme from day 1:
Making Wishes at Bay View (book 1 in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay series)
New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms (book 2 in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay series)
Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow (book 1 in the Hedgehog Hollow series)
I hope that this will introduce new listeners to my worlds of Whitsborough Bay and Hedgehog Hollow who will perhaps go on to use their usual credits to explore my other titles.
Let me know if you've discovered any fabulous new listens through this programme.
I'm Kobo's Author of the Month
August 8, 2021 Jessica Redland Author3 Comments
Are you a Kobo user? If so, there are some amazing deals available for you on my books throughout August as I'm the Author of the Month! Eek! I'm so excited about that.
You can click into the Kobo page here to see all the offers together but I've popped some screenshots and summarised them below…
There's an amazing buy one get one free offer on ELEVEN of my 12 titles. Within this, three titles are currently on offer at 99p:
Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow
My latest release, Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop, is £1.99 and the remaining seven titles are £2.99 so, if my maths is correct (always a bit risky!), you can get all eleven of these for £13.94.
START OF A SERIES ON 99p OFFER
The first book in the Hedgehog Hollow series, Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow, is NOT part of the BOGOF offer but it has been reduced to 99p.
Here's a special message telling Kobo readers all about the Hedgehog Hollow series.
YOU CAN GET ALL MY eBOOKS FOR LESS THAN £15
Add in this 99p offer and I believe you can buy all 12 of my books for only £14.93. What a bargain!
If you've never read any before, do check out the 'My Books' section on my website to find out more about the connections between the books as some are in a series and some are best read in a certain order to avoid spoilers, although they're not strictly part of a series.
And if you want to see if you like my writing, why not go for the first book in the Hedgehog Hollow series on its 99p offer as a starting point, although bear in mind that the BOGOF offers will only run for August.
Kobo are kindly promoting my latest release, out last week so here's a bit more about that which you can find here. It's not officially the 'book of the month' but it's on the page with it so that's good enough for me!
If you're a Kobo reader, I hope you dive in and enjoy your trips to Whitsborough Bay and Hedgehog Hollow.
Happy weekend and happy reading!
Cover reveal for A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow
August 7, 2021 August 7, 2021 Jessica Redland Author2 Comments
It was only a couple of weeks back that I brought you the gorgeous cover reveal for my 31st August release Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café, and I'm delighted to have another reveal today.
The fourth book in the Hedgehog Hollow series – A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow – has been available for pre-order since book 3 – Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow – was published at the start of May. It had a holding cover and, although we wouldn't normally do an official cover reveal until much closer to publication day when we have an author of the day slot which includes releasing the book onto NetGalley (a site specifically for book bloggers and reviewers/influencers to get an early copy for review), the cover was ready and it's so much prettier than a plain holding cover so we've released it today.
A huge thank you to my amazing cover designer, Debbie Clements, our Digital Marketing Manager Claire Fenby for the gorgeous visuals, and Boldwood Books for this beauty.
If you'd like to bob on over to my publisher's Facebook page (Book and Tonic), you can find a short video of me telling readers what they can expect from the fourth book, spoiler free of course. Find it here.
For anyone eagerly awaiting book 4, I'm afraid this doesn't mean it will be out any sooner than 6th January 2022. It actually can't come out sooner because I haven't finished writing it yet!
I ended Family Secrets at Hedgehog Hollow on a whopper of a cliff hanger and I love that readers are clamouring for the next instalment. It's so incredibly flattering that they're so engaged with the story and the drama that they are desperate to know what happens next. But it does take a little longer to write a book than it does to read it. And by 'little', I mean a heck of a lot!
So please do forgive me for taking that time and ensuring that the series does continue with an equally engaging and exciting story rather than rushing out something that's mediocre.
In the meantime, I have two Whitsborough Bay books out. Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop is the final book in my backlist to have a fresh edit/new scenes add in and came out on Tuesday (previously out as Charlee and the Chocolate Shop). Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café is a brand new book and is available for pre-order now.
If you've loved Hedgehog Hollow but haven't taken a trip to Whitsborough Bay yet, why don't you have a little explore? There aren't any hedgehogs but you'll find everything else that you'll have loved about the Hedgehog Hollow books: love, friendship, family, community, warmth and kindness. And maybe a character or two who you're going to love to hate because I do love to create those baddies!
If you'd like to know what order to best read the Whitsborough Books in, you can find an explanation of all the connections here.
I hope you like the cover for A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow. It's my favourite of the four and possibly my favourite of all my books although I do have some absolute stunners so it's hard to pick.
Here's a couple of pre-order links for Amazon. It will appear on Apple for pre-order but they don't permit a pre-order to go up quite as early as Amazon so a little longer to wait there:
https://amzn.to/3Cq8ZCb
https://amzn.to/3fESRCP
Big hedge-hugs
Publication day for Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop
It's publication day today for Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop, the final book in my backlist to be freshly edited and re-released through Boldwood Books (previously available as Charlee and the Chocolate Shop). If you've read the original version and are curious about what's changed, here's a blog post I wrote about it.
Publication day is always really exciting. This is my 12th book out today but I've had way more publication days than that with being published by a different company, then going indie, then getting my Boldwood deal and re-publishing my edited backlist. And, despite 24 publication days, it doesn't get any less exciting. I know of authors who are 30/50/100 books down the line and say it still doesn't wear off which is great to hear.
For my very first couple of books, I waited up until midnight to watch the eBook 'magically' appear on my Kindle. That was really thrilling! I don't do that now but I do often struggle to sleep as I keep thinking about it! It's like the excitement of waiting for Christmas Day to dawn!
When I was first published and when I was an indie author, my books didn't sell very well so, although I'd keep my eye on the Amazon chart (Amazon being the only place they were available back then), I didn't expect high positions … and didn't get them! Reviews would be slow to come in and I wouldn't get many of them either. And I was working in a demanding day job so I just needed to work as normal and not really think about publication.
Since last year when my writing took off (thanks to the amazing Boldwood Books) and I was able to resign and write full time, publication days have been very different. Initially I'd write but now I find they're so busy that I never plan to write as I would probably wouldn't get much done.
Why are they busy? There are publication posts to share on social media, a blog to write and so many gorgeous congratulations messages coming in to respond to. There's usually a blog tour starting although we're not having the one for Christmas Wishes… until October to generate a buzz for the book closer to Christmas. There are early reviews to read and I do regularly check chart positions hoping, just hoping, the book might edge close to the Top 100. I'm pretty certain Christmas Wishes… won't come close, though, as it's the final backlist book to come out and there are many readers who read it as Charlee and the Chocolate Shop. Pre-orders have been low (probably for that reason and because some readers don't buy Christmas books out of season) which was expected so they won't boost it massively up the charts today.
But alongside the publication day excitement there's nervousness as various questions race through my mind:
Will readers love/hate/feel indifferent towards this book?
Will it climb the charts or bomb?
If it's the start of a new series, will they engage with that series or not?
If it's a sequel, will they think the previous book(s) was/were better and perhaps even tell me I should never have written this one?
It makes for a rollercoaster day/week/month while the verdict is coming in!
For this particular book, I don't have those same nerves I might usually have. It had already gathered nearly 450 reviews on previous release and 83% of those are 5-star and 13% 4-star so I already know readers love this story. It has also had 85 ARC reviews (advanced reader copies) on NetGalley from reviewers/bloggers and they are overwhelmingly positive. Phew!
But I do have a little apprehension about chart position as I said. I'm not expecting it to do brilliantly… but there's always that little sliver of hope!
Overall, any publication day is an amazing day, even with those nerves/worries. It never ceases to amaze me how many gorgeous messages and congratulatory posts come in from readers and authors and I am so very grateful for every one of them.
Today, I was at the hairdresser's first thing and was scrolling through my Twitter feed while my colour was developing and, since returning home, I haven't been off social media.
I'm so grateful to everyone who has sent me lovely messages today, shared any promotional posts, has pre-ordered, bought or borrowed Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop.
For those who are coming to Charlee's story for the first time, I hope you love it and aren't craving chocolate too much! For those who've already read it but loved it so much that you wanted to come back for the new version, you're absolute stars and I can't thank you enough.
And, as always, THANK YOU to my amazing publisher, Boldwood Books and my super talented awesome editor Nia for all her brilliant advice. Ooh, and this amazing box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts (pics below the blurb). Yum yum!
Big chocolatey hugs
Sometimes you just need a little Christmas magic to make your wishes come true…
When master chocolatier, Charlee, takes the leap to move to the picturesque seaside town of Whitsborough Bay, she is determined to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and set up a chocolate shop.
Luckily, she finds the perfect location for Charlee's Chocolates on beautiful Castle Street… Now she just has to refurbish it in time for Christmas!
With a useless boyfriend and countless DIY disasters, Charlee doesn't know if she'll make it in time. With no 'traditional' family to support her, she feels lost in her new surroundings and the secrets of the past are weighing her down.
But the warmth and festive spirit of the Whitsborough Bay community will surprise her, and when plumber, Matt, comes to the rescue, it might be that all of Charlee's dreams could come true this Christmas, and she could learn what family really means…
Reflections on July
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I should really have posted this yesterday but I'd hit my fill of storage on WordPress and couldn't add any more images. I didn't have the brain power to tackle that yesterday so, this morning, I've upgraded and can post my look back although I apologise as this means three posts in one day as there has been so much happening today with Boldwood's 2nd birthday to celebrate and Yorkshire Day too!
I have no idea where July has gone. Do I say that about every month? It really has zoomed by so here's what's been happening:
Another slow month of reading for me – not because the books I've chosen are slow but because I'm a slow reader and still struggling for time.
The only book I've read in full is Life's What You Make It by Sian O'Gorman who's a fellow Boldwood author. It's set in a small coastal village near Dublin and is a lovely story of starting over and finding home. I very much recommend it.
The munchkin and I continued with our viewing of Castle and are now halfway through season five. We don't fit in many episodes at a time but we're still loving it, and hubby and I watch The Rookie each week, also starring Nathan Fillion (star of Castle). Season three has just finished and ended on a cracking cliffhanger.
I forgot to mention in my June review that I had watched Virgin River as I'd heard so many good things about it and decided to give it a try. I'd therefore not long finished it before season three appeared. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the previous two seasons. What I'd enjoyed previously was that there was a balance of laughter and tears but this season seemed to be more about the tears. Don't get me wrong, I like a good cry, but the balance didn't seem to be there and there seemed to be lots of rushed decisions the characters made with massive consequences. I assume there's a season 4 as it ended on a cliffhanger but I can't decide whether I'm going to tune in or not. Jury's still out on that one.
We've continued our eduction of the munchkin in films we've loved in the past and, after watching Armageddon last month, we decided to keep the disaster movie theme going and planned to watch The Day After Tomorrow. Unfortunately, we had a huge DVD clear-out last year and gave hundreds of them to charity as we didn't have the space, and we think The Day After Tomorrow must have been one of them. It wasn't on streaming and we weren't going to pay to rent something we'd previously owned so we went for the dramatic but not quite as good 2012 instead. I remember watching that at the time and thinking 2012 seemed so far away! The munchkin loved it.
Hubby and I watched a film he'd seen a couple of times before and thought I'd love, partly because it's really good and partly because Chris Hemsworth is in it! It's called Heart of the Sea and is about the story that inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick. He was right. It was really good. Do watch it if you have a chance.
Finally, we've just started watching A Discovery of Witches. We're three episodes in and enjoying it so far. I have a feeling I heard someone say it's slowish to start but really takes off from about episode 4.
I've been busy working on A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow, the fourth book in the Hedgehog Hollow series. I started the month having got to roughy the 50k words point and have finished the month at just shy of 93k words so I'm very close to the end. It will probably be about 110k words and then I'll remove a few thousand in the editing process. I can't wait to get to the end and start editing. It's very lumpy at the moment but I'm confident I can smooth it out and then my editor will work her magic and suggest even more brilliant changes.
I celebrated one year of Hedgehog Hollow at the start of the month, 2nd July 2020 being the day the first book in the series – Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow – was published.
All You Need is Love went into Prime Reading. I thought this was just in the UK but it's globally so do look for it if you're in Prime overseas. It also went into a one-week sale on Audible and entered the Top 100 which is the first time any of my audiobooks have done that so that was a lovely moment.
We did the cover reveal for Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café and it's always so lovely getting such positive responses to how pretty a cover is. It's now available on NetGalley for bloggers/reviewers and I've had 100% 5-star feedback in so far. That's only nine reviews but it's still 100%. I know the bubble will burst at some point but I'll enjoy it for now!
Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop has also been doing exceptionally well on NetGalley. With 80 reviews so far, there weren't any 1 or 2 stars and only 1 x 3-star, with by far the most being 5-star reviews. Yay! Then yesterday a 2.5 star and another 3 star came in. Boo! Oh well, you can't please all of the people all of the time and I'm delighted to have pleased a very large number!
I took part in a 'Northern Lasses' Book & Tonic Banter Facebook Live which was great fun. My fellow-panelists were Jane Lovering and Sheila Riley. You can catch up on that here. I also interviewed Jo Bartlett and chatted about how we met and our books on an 'in conversation' here.
I was thinking I'd barely left the house in July but a flick through my diary tells me I'm a big fat liar! The month started with a trip to Leeds to see Six The Musical, and a whole weekend away with the munchkin. I loved the show but didn't particularly enjoy the weekend away although it was nice to spend some time with my daughter, of course.
I met my bestie and fellow author Sharon Booth in Beverley (East Yorkshire) for lunch and an afternoon of chat about all things writing. The hours go by in the click of a finger.
I attended the RNA's conference, albeit virtually. There were some really great talks, all of which I took something from which is great.
The munchkin made her promise at Rangers down on Scarborough seafront and, while she was doing that, hubby and I grabbed some chips and took the dog for a walk. It was the midst of the heatwave but pleasantly cool on the evening by the coast.
August is shaping up to be a busy month with two publication days, a month of birthday celebrations for Boldwood and a couple of other exciting developments. Watch this space! Wishing you a fabulous August.
Happy Yorkshire Day 2021
It's 1st August which means it's Yorkshire Day. Happy Yorkshire Day 2021 to everyone who who was born in Yorkshire, lives here now or has ever lived here, to all those who've visited this beautiful part of the country or would love to do so, to those who write about it/read about it/watch it on TV, those who drink Yorkshire Tea and anyone who has any connection to or fondness for Yorkshire.
I love Yorkshire. I was actually born in Teesside but was raised in a market town called Guisborough which borders the North Yorkshire Moors so I very much think of myself as a Yorkshire lass. And I've lived in North Yorkshire since 2003 and Scarborough since 2004; the longest time I've lived anywhere.
All my books (so far) are set in Yorkshire. North Yorkshire alone is the largest county in England. Add in East, West and South Yorkshire and we're massive. So it's no surprise that an area this size has so many inspiring settings from coast to country to city.
I'm delighted to present some of our local scenery and the books that are inspired by it…
The 'Welcome to Whitsborough Bay' series, a location inspired by Scarborough, Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay
The Hedgehog Hollow series (so far) set in the stunning Yorkshire Wolds
Take a trip to Castle Street, inspired by Scarborough's Bar Street and the cobbled streets of Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay, full of independent shops and cafes
Whitsborough Bay's North Bay (heavily inspired by Scarborough's North Bay) features in many of my books but especially All You Need is Love and The Secret to Happiness
Scarborough Spa at the far end of South Bay is the inspiration behind The Bay Pavilion which features in Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Café
The views over Scarborough's South Bay are stunning. This is one of the first views Tara sees when she moves to Whitsborough Bay in Starry Skies and, in new release Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café, it's an area called Sea Cliff where heroine Hollie lives
The Starfish Café is the setting for a new series. The location is completely fictional but the beach below – Starfish Point – is a colony to 200 grey and common seals, inspired by the beach at Ravenscar
Scarborough's harbour aka Whitsborough Bay harbour is mentioned in several books and there's a key scene set there in Christmas at Carly's Cupakes
I hope you've enjoyed a little glimpse into the real Yorkshire inspiration behind Whitsborough Bay and Hedgehog Hollow.
Do you love Yorkshire? Do you live here/have connections here/have fond memories of holidays here? I'd love to hear from you in the comments if you do.
Big Yorkshire hugs
Happy 2nd Birthday to Boldwood Books
Today I'm delighted to wish my amazing publisher, Boldwood Books, a Happy 2nd Birthday. Woo hoo!
Boldwood officially launched in February 2019, opening up to submissions that day, and I was all ready with my manuscript the moment we passed midnight and was thrilled to get 'the call' the following month and join the team as one of the first twenty authors.
The reason today – 1st August – is the official birthday is that this is the date the first release went out into the world. Nina Manning's The Daughter in Law – a psychological thriller – was a huge success, as were the other August releases: romcom Honeymoon for One by Portia MacIntosh and contemporary women's fiction Villa of Sun and Secrets by Jennifer Bohnet.
My Boldwood debut, The Secret to Happiness, was the first September release and it was so exciting seeing a new release out pretty much every week as the portfolio grew.
During their two years, Boldwood have delivered exactly what they promised: publishing reimagined. They have taken the 'digital first' concept and said 'but that doesn't need to mean digital only' and, right from the start, all titles were released in several formats: eBook on all platforms, paperback, physical audio and audio download. But they haven't stopped there. All titles are available in large print formats too and all titles released since March this year have come out in hardback (and older titles will, over time, retrospectively be available in that format). Streaming services have also been added meaning that, whatever a person's reading or listening preferences, Boldwood have it covered.
They established a programme with The Works and I was thrilled to have three books – The Secret to Happiness, Making Wishes at Bay View and Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow – go into The Works stores and online in 2020. This programme has also seen additional stock distributed around the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada meaning that books could appear in garden centres, post offices, small and large supermarkets in those countries. I've personally spotted one of mine in two local garden centres and a friend sent me a photo of one in her local post office which was such a thrill.
Two of my books in The Works together
Another amazing deal saw many books go into supermarkets in Australia. The distributor specified crime and thrillers only so mine weren't included but I was still able to enjoy the moment vicariously seeing shelfies from down under featuring books by my Boldwood buddies.
Across the two years, Boldwood have been nominated and shortlisted for various industry prizes, winning the regional heat of the Publisher of the Year in the British Book Awards 2021 and winning the Best Newcomer award at the Independent Publishing Awards 2020.
Team Boldwood have also:
Sold 4 million books (across all formats)
Had 45 Top 10 Bestsellers
Signed more than 60 authors
Published over 160 titles
Received more than 100,000 5-star reviews on Amazon
Expanded to a team of 8
Acquired over 15,000 social media followers
That's a lot of amazing achievements in only two years! Very much looking forward to where the next two years take us. I'm already aware of some exciting new opportunities which will be revealed in due course, and I'm sure there'll be many more.
First to Last Release in Two Years (well, give or take a couple of days!)
For me personally, two years brings an amazing milestone. On Tuesday (3rd August), the final book in my first twelve-book publishing contract is released. Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop is also the final book in my backlist, all of which Boldwood acquired, and was previously out as Charlee and the Chocolate Shop. Then, later this month, Snowflakes at The Starfish Café is published (31st August) which sees the start of a brand new twelve-book deal and a new series. I can't believe I'm already on my second contract! When it came to resigning with Boldwood, I didn't even need to think about it. A resounding YES!
A month before Boldwood's first birthday, I added Hedgehog Hollow to my settings and have been overwhelmed with the love for the hedgehogs. There are now three books out there with a fourth on pre-order and more to come from the hedgehogs in 2022.
The dawn of a new series
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the whole team at Boldwood Books for creating such a warm, friendly, innovative company and for being so supportive. My particular gratitude goes to Amanda Ridout, our Founder and CEO, for her passion, enthusiasm and tremendous vision and to my editor (and Publishing / Sales & Marketing Director), Nia Beynon, who is an absolute dream to work with. Nia has been my editor from the start and therefore knows, understands, and loves the worlds of Whitsborough Bay and Hedgehog Hollow as much as I do. She is my sounding board and a shoulder to cry on and I have learned so much from her exceptional editing skills about how to turn a good story into a great one.
A thank you to Megan Townsend, Publishing Executive, who works behind the scenes preparing the books for publication and Claire Fenby, Digital Marketing Manager, who only joined the team fairly recently but has already made such a tremendous impact on our social media channels with her digital innovations.
I'm so grateful to the team of authors at Boldwood for being such a supportive, friendly group. Very excited to hopefully meet them all in person at some point. Congratulations to you all for writing such amazing books. I'm a very slow reader but I think I've maybe read about twenty Boldwood releases so far and they've all been exceptional. My mum, bless her, has read (and loved) nearly all of them!
Finally an enormous THANK YOU to all the readers and bloggers/reviewers who buy the books in whatever format, leave reviews, spread recommendations, send messages, and share the love. We wouldn't be here without your support. Huge hugs to every single one of you.
Happy 2nd Birthday Boldwood. Here's to an exciting third year…
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Rev. Thomas H. Smolich, S.J. has been the International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) since October 2015. A native of Sacramento, he was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1986 and earned a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology and an MBA from Stanford University.
His priestly ministry has focused on community development. While at Dolores Mission Parish in East Los Angeles, he served as Executive Director of Proyecto Pastoral, a faith-based NGO coordinating community development activities. Post-business school, he was a Project Manager at Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition. In 1999, he was named Provincial of the California Province Jesuits for a six-year term. From 2006 until 2014, he served as the President of the Jesuit Conference of the United States. In 2015, he worked with JRS in Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Refugees, the Church, and our Response: The JRS Story, Tuesday, January 15 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Fr. Mark was raised in the Diocese of Oakland and ordained a priest of the Diocese in 1995. He has served as an active reserve chaplain at Travis AFB, and at several parishes in the Oakland Diocese. Fr. Mark has also served as Director of Communications and Media Relations for the Diocese of Oakland. Currently, he serves as pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Livermore, CA.
He was commissioned as a "Missionary of Mercy" by Pope Francis in 2016. Fr. Mark is a sought after speaker, having given missions, pilgrimages, retreats and talks both nationally and internationally.
God's Mercy: What? How? Where? Thursday, January 17 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Currently the pastor or St. Benedict Catholic Church in Oakland, Fr. Jayson's greatest claim to fame is that he was St. Joan's associate pastor in 2013! In addition to having served many parishes in the diocese, Fr. Jayson has been active in our local law enforcement as chaplain to many agencies. He has been member of the Public Policy Committee of Catholic Charities of the East Bay and the Executive Committee of the Diocesan Ministry to Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse.
A long-time parishioner of St. Joan, Steve is currently the Chancellor of the Oakland Diocese. In this capacity, he serves on the Diocesan Review Board for Safe Environment and Victims Assistance.
Prior to being named the first lay Chancellor, Steve served as Interim CEO of Catholic Charities of the East Bay.
The On-Going Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church: An Overview, Tuesday, January 22 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Our pastor since 2015, Fr. Ray describes himself as a "local" boy who was born and raised in Rodeo, California. He was ordained in 1979, the same year that St. Joan of Arc Parish was founded. During his 36 years as a priest, he has served at many parishes throughout the Diocese of Oakland, both as a Parochial Vicar and as a Pastor. He also served as Director of Vocations and Vicar for Priests. Most recently, he was the Pastor of Cathedral of Christ the Light.
The Gospel of John, Thursday, January 24, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.


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Since 1956, the Swedish company, Tepe, has been creating home care tools for your mouth, focusing on the most challenging areas. What started out as a toothpick has led to over 20 different brushes styled to meet your needs and clean where the typical toothbrush misses.
When toothbrushes and tools miss area, cavities and gum disease happens.
The expense and heartache of being in the dental chair hurts your wallet and your soul.
But that pain can be stopped!
Toothbrushes and mouth tools aren't created equally. They vary from head design, bristle type, bristle density to handle design, and Tepe has spent 50 years perfecting home care tools. They bring health to oral and make home care easy, effective and cost efficient.
Join Michelle Strange, RDH, and I as we talk about what it takes to use tools to clean the different areas of the mouth, and why gum stimulation/massaging is what really helps create a healthy mouth.
Michelle helps the consumer understand why gum stimulation helps protect your teeth and gums, and why flossing may not be the answer for many people (spoiler alert: she does give you alternatives that need to be done if flossing isn't your thing, but you also want a healthy mouth).
After we cover tools and oral health, we switch our conversation to career paths, and discuss how stepping out of her comfort zone has not only skyrocketed her career, but made her a better clinician and employee.
This podcast is not to be missed if you suffer from healthy mouth issues, or are someone who sees patients in an office.
Tepe's products make oral health much more predictable and cost effective.
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Sun TV is a global television service that has been broadcasting from China since 2012. The company has a wide range of programming available across different genres, including movies, music, kids, general entertainment, and news. It is one of the leading online television providers in the world, and has been a leading source of Chinese television signals to the rest of the world. The company has been able to successfully attract viewers across the world due to its unique approach to content creation.
The company's recent news includes the appointment of Ajay Vidayasagar as Chief Operating Officer and S Selvam as an Additional Director. The latter will hold his post until the next Annual General Meeting. The company also announced that it has floated a wholly-owned subsidiary in the U.K., where it plans to broadcast channels in English, German, and Spanish, as well as expand its subscriber and advertiser focus in the North American market moviesverse.
In 2006, the company launched three FM radio stations, including Kal Radio Ltd and South Asia FM. It also changed its name to Sun TV Limited on March 23, 2000. On December 18, 1985, Sun TV Network Private Limited was founded by Kalanithi Maran. The company incorporated as a private limited company in Tamil Nadu. Today, it is one of the largest broadcasters in India. SunTV also broadcasts news and game shows, as well as a number of popular TV shows.
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The Fords Grove junction: a cause for confusion?
The Green Lanes/ Fords Grove/Station Road junction has been problematic from the day it was opened early in 2017. Yet nothing much has been done to rectify the problems which have been reported by numerous people, other than to tinker with the timings to allow more vehicles through from Station Road and Fords Grove. Despite this, there are often queues, with queuing traffic often significantly worse than when there was a roundabout.
Many people have complained to our local councillors, Enfield Council's Head of Traffic and Transportation and to the Mayor of London's so called Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman. None have even bothered to acknowledge receipt of emails.
Here is a summary of the problems, compiled by three local residents.
Driving north on the A105 towards this junction the road is now effectively a single lane as it has been narrowed with bus boarders and car parking bays – but it widens at the slight right hand bend, just before the point where there is a left turn slip road for traffic that is turning into Station Road.
At this bend the single traffic lane splits into two lanes. In the right lane and there is a 'right turn' arrow marked on the road, indicating that this lane becomes a 'right-turn' lane at the traffic lights. Similarly, in the left lane there is a 'straight ahead ' arrow marked on the road, which indicates that this lane is for traffic that will be going straight on at the traffic lights.
It is quite obvious that these two arrows on the road surface, on their own, are just not good enough to make it completely clear to drivers which lane they need to be in when they get to the traffic lights.
This problem could easily be solved if Enfield Council were to install the standard road sign shown below, a short distance before the single lane splits into two lanes. The lane and there is a 'right turn' arrow marked on the road, indicating that this lane becomes a 'right-turn' lane at the traffic lights.
Similarly, in the left lane there is a 'straight ahead ' arrow marked on the road, which indicates that this lane is for traffic that will be going straight on at the traffic lights.
Drivers wanting to continue north frequently have to change lanes at the last moment, as these two vehicles below.
Red stop (cycle) and amber (main lights) in same line of vision and cycle symbol isn't visible from distance.
Drivers heading south on Green Lanes encounter the same problem. Approaching the junction, when travelling towards Winchmore Hill Broadway, the straight-on lane suddenly becomes a right turn lane for traffic going into Station Road. Once again the problem could easily be solved if Enfield Council were to install the standard road sign shown above outside Capital House, a short distance before the single lane splits into two lanes.
It appears that the presence of separate traffic lights for cyclist at this approach to the junction causes many drivers to become confused. Sometimes they crawl forward because they are unsure which traffic light actually refers to them. In fact many drivers do not realise that they can proceed into the junction and wait for the 'wrong' lights to change. A possible solution to this problem might be to put long hoods on the traffic lights that are for cyclists so that drivers of vehicles cannot see them.
Whilst elaborate provisions have been made for cyclists at this junction, the needs of pedestrians to cross Fords Grove or Green Lanes (north of the junction) have either been ignored completely, or catered for in a manifestly inferior manner. This has occurred despite the fact that pedestrians are much more numerous than cyclists are at present, or are likely to be in the foreseeable future.
On the Fords Grove approach to the junction there is a traffic light controlled cycle crossing but no pedestrian crossing. There also are not any dropped kerbs to enable buggies and wheelchairs to cross; indeed a wheelchair was witnessed being pushed along the cycle lane recently - presumably the person pushing was looking for somewhere to get back on to the pavement.
A pedestrian crossing could have been provided on Fords Grove, without affecting the traffic capacity of the junction, because pedestrians could have been allowed to cross this road at the same time as cyclists - but this facility has very clearly not been provided.
Also on the Fords Grove approach the junction, there is a very strange white marking on the road surface between the traffic lights stop line for vehicles and the cycle crossing. This marking which is shown [on the right/left/below] consist of a cycle symbol and a right turn arrow. Unfortunately it is completely meaningless to everyone who sees it.
On the Green Lanes approach to the junction from the north there is a central island and dropped kerbs at both sides of the road - but no white studs between them, marking a pedestrian crossing. Yet in exactly the same circumstances, at the nearby new set of traffic lights at the entrance to Sainsburys, a pedestrian crossing, marked by white studs, has been provided for pedestrians crossing the Sainsburys access road. Why has this not been done here?


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A specialist in American studies, Lalatendu Das has worked in various capacities for more than two decades with several institutions and organizations in India and abroad, including some leading US-based groups. He has taught courses in Political Science and American Studies, and delivered lectures in his research area in several countries across the world, including the US, Turkey, India, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Lalatendu got international scholarships, awards and grants for his research works and the presentations. He received the "Focus Field Award" from ARNOVA at Washington, DC, and the "Superlative Award" from the Indo-American Center for International Studies. Lalatendu also received a grant from ARNOVA to visit the University of Washington in Seattle where he talked on American civil rights issues and chaired an international panel session. He made his last presentation in 2018 at the University of Hong Kong's School of Social Sciences on the changing paradigm in African American philanthropy in the 21st century. Lalatendu was scheduled to visit Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, in Summer 2020, to speak on the current discourses on African American philanthropy, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he will take part in a virtual global event in 2021 to discuss his research findings. He can be reached at lalatendu2016@gmail.com.
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As the new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) comes into force, businesses in central London are being forced to make choices about how to absorb the cost.
The ULEZ is designed to improve London's air quality through reduced nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate emissions from older diesel and petrol-engined vehicles, which are a significant health hazard, particularly to young children. All diesel vehicles that fail to comply with Euro-6 have been required to pay a £12.50 daily charge to enter the ULEZ in central London since 8th April.
As ever, one option is to pass increased costs on to the consumer but this is not the Pirtek way.
Pirtek franchises have invested in modern vehicles that meet emissions standards and are therefore exempt. The ULEZ applies to central London now, and Pirtek has plans in place for other cities across the country that are set to introduce similar charges.
This is all part of Pirtek's commitment to provide the best possible service to its customers while at the same time charging a reasonable rate for its high quality workmanship.


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The ACL sprain or tear is one of the most common knee injuries. Athletes who play soccer, football and basketball may be more likely to injure their ACL. The anterior cruciate ligament runs diagonally in the middle of the knee. It prevents the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur, as well as provides rotational stability to the knee. About half of all injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament occur along with damage to other structures in the knee, such as articular cartilage, meniscus, or other ligaments.
An ACL sprain or tear may be caused by changing direction rapidly; stopping suddenly; slowing down while running; landing from a jump incorrectly or a collision. Those suffering an ACL injury report hearing a "popping" noise, or the feeling of your knee giving way. There may also be pain with swelling, loss of motion, tenderness, and discomfort.
The meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disk that acts as a "shock absorber" between the thighbone and shinbone. It helps cushion and stabilizes the knee joint. Each knee has two menisci—one on the outside of the knee and one on the inside. A meniscus tear is often caused by a single acute injury—such as a sudden twist or quick turn during sports activity. Symptoms can include pain, stiffness, locking of the knee, sense that the knee is "giving way" and loss of motion. Arthroscopic surgery can remove or repair a torn meniscus.
The shoulder joint has three bones: the shoulder blade (scapula), the collarbone (clavicle), and the upper arm bone (humerus). The head of the upper arm bone rests in a shallow socket in the shoulder blade called the glenoid. The head of the upper arm bone is usually much larger than the socket, and a soft fibrous tissue rim called the labrum surrounds the socket to help stabilize the joint. Acute trauma or repetitive shoulder motion can cause injuries to that tissue rim, including falling on an outstretched arm or a sudden pull. Athletes who throw objects, such as baseballs, can experience tears, as can weightlifters.
Symptoms can include shoulder dislocations, locking or popping at the shoulder, decreased motion and loss of strength.
A rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that come together as tendons to form a covering around the head of the humerus. The rotator cuff attaches the humerus to the shoulder blade and helps to lift and rotate your arm. An acute tear is caused by falling on an outstretched arm or lifting something too heavy with a jerking motion. A degenerative tear occurs as a result of the wearing down of the tendon. This is more common in the dominant arm.
The biceps muscle is located in the front of the upper arm. It is attached to the bones of the shoulder and elbow by tendons. The biceps tendons attach the bicep muscles to bones in the shoulder and elbow. Bicep tendon tears at the shoulder may cause loss of strength in the arm and pain when the arm is turned from palm down to palm up.
Stress fractures are among the most common sports injuries and are typically caused by overuse. The muscles become fatigued and are unable to absorb added shock. A fatigued muscle transfers the stress overload to the bone, causing tiny fractures, or cracks.
A traumatic hip dislocation occurs when the head of the thighbone, or femur, is pushed out of its hip bone, or pelvis, socket, and immediate medical treatment is necessary. These injuries are commonly caused by car collisions and fall from great heights. Dislocations are very painful. Those suffering from a dislocation are unable to move their legs and may have no feeling in their foot or ankle.
The most common impingement is posterior dislocation when the femur is pushed out of the socket in a backward force.
other soft tissues holding the bones in place may be damaged.
Nerve damage may also occur.
Tennis elbow is caused by overuse of the elbow joint and can be very painful. Like its name, the injury is often caused by playing repetitive motion sports such as tennis or racquetball. It occurs when the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow become inflamed. The symptoms include pain or burning sensation on the outer part of the elbow and a weakening of the grip. The injury typically occurs in the dominant arm.
Dr. Cortese also may provide consultation on bone tumors, from surface tumors to bone marrow tumors. Tumors may weaken bones, causing fractures.
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(This article, written by Norihiro Hashimoto, originally appeared in Japanese at Yahoo News via Abema Times under the headline "Bamboo Skewer Bash-up: A wild 1.4! Gake no Fuchi presents a fierce intergender match."
Photos accompanying this translation were taken by yours truly at the event. If you're interested, you can find more in this Twitter thread.)
Gake no Fuchi Joshi Pro Wrestling (GKPW) is a one-woman promotion, run by freelance pro wrestler Miyako Matsumoto. Originally established during Matsumoto's run in Ice Ribbon, Gake no Fuchi lay dormant for several years, until it was revitalized in late 2019 when DDT "Big Boss" Sanshiro Takagi purchased the promotion.
Matsumoto kicked off the latest chapter of GKPW history in a remarkable match against Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio on December 24, 2019. Their match was the only one billed on the card, but as you'll soon see, derailment and derangement is on-brand for GKPW…
Following up on Christmas Eve, Matsumoto wasted no time in announcing her next show: 5 PM on January 4, 2020, at Itabashi Green Hall. Yes, directly opposite a certain major event at Tokyo Dome. But as far as Matsumoto is concerned, the Tokyo Dome event ran opposite GKPW. Her audacity was rewarded with a nearly packed house of fervent fans from Japan and beyond.
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Monday is a big day for nearly 70 Valley veterans.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Monday is a big day for nearly 70 Valley veterans. In just a few hours they'll be taking off on the journey of a lifetime on the Central Valley Honor Flight.
In just a few hours they'll be taking off on the journey of a lifetime on the Central Valley Honor Flight.
This is the Central Valley Honor Flight's sixth trip -- and every trip is marked with important stories of men and women who have bravely fought for our country. It's now their turn to see their World War II Memorial.
Monday's flight consists of 68 veterans from 27 hometowns in 12 different counties. There is about 5 women and 63 men representing Army , Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army Air Corps/Air Force.
You can help honor these veterans with a heroes homecoming. It is 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport.


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It's a clever catchphrase that encapsulates the experience of supporting Charlton over recent years. Concealed within it, however, is a crucial question about the club's desired destination and even what the next stop is realistically going to be.
Charlton's seventh-place finish in 2003/04 has ratcheted up fans' expectations another notch.
The pressure to progress grows ever greater, and in that respect manager Alan Curbishley may have cause to be grateful that Scott Parker's January departure deprived his side of a probable fifth spot. At least it gives him a little room for improvement.
All his early summer signings look capable of making an impression at The Valley, but only that of Danish winger Dennis Rommedahl has caused a genuine stir of excitement among the fans.
And although the side hardly looked short of goals as they started their warm-up programme at Welling, missing as many chances as they scored, everyone on the Park View Road terraces knew that there was an unresolved issue up front.
What Curbishley is able to do about that in the next few weeks will do much to set the mood for the opening day of the season.
Increased competition from some of the Premiership middleweights could easily mean that Charlton finish lower in the table this term than last season even with an improved squad, a complication that won't make the manager's job any easier.
Progress isn't always measured in the league, however, and the Addicks have set such a low benchmark in cup competition in recent years that there is plenty of opportunity there.
Just as significantly, the club needs to develop its grand design for The Valley.
The welcome installation of 230-plus extra seats in the Jimmy Seed Stand has tipped the capacity back over 27,000. But as the last decade has shown, major building work can provide momentum in itself.
It certainly makes the fans feel better about the club and lends a sense of purpose to proceedings even when events on the field go temporarily awry.
If the coming season brings a commitment to add an extra tier to the east stand, with the necessary planning permission, Charlton will send a strong signal to their public that their long-term goal is more than a regular place in the top half of the Premiership.
It would also be an appropriate way to mark the club's centenary season, making a bold assertion that whatever pride and passion have been generated by the last 100 years, the best is yet to come.


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React components need to be able to access the state of the application that is held within stores and also be able to execute actions that the stores can react to. Since we are not using singletons, we need to provide access to the current request's ComponentContext.
It's important to note that executeAction does not allow passing a callback from the component. This enforces that the actions are fire-and-forget and that state changes should only be handled through the Flux flow. You may however provide an app level componentActionErrorHandler function when instantiating Fluxible. This allows you to handle errors (at a high level) spawning from components firing actions.
When testing your components, you can use our MockComponentContext library and pass an instance to your component to record the methods that the component calls on the context.
When executeAction is called, it will push an object to the executeActionCalls array. Each object contains an action and payload key.
Here is an example component test that uses React.TestUtils to render the component into jsdom to test the store integration.


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A Crisp Biography of Randolph Scott – Old Time Radio Star
George Randolph Scott, the tall, handsome and with a slim and appealing physique, charming personality reigned over the silver screen over a few eras from 1928 to 1962. However his most popular and favored image in his career was that of the tall in the saddle Western hero. It is true that he made more than 100 appearances in a wide spectrum of movie types, starting from comic roles to crime dramas, social dramas to adventure hero, war hero to even adventurous persona, in his entire cinematic career. But the audiences were enthralled and taken over mostly by his roles associated with the Western, even out of his all screen appearances; almost 60 of them were depicting a Western origin role.
Career Profile of Scott
He not only had a dynamic variety of a role, but Scott had the opportunity to work with some of the finest screen directors during his time. There is a long list of prominent screen directors with whom Scott has shared his career profile and this includes the mention of Michael Curtiz, Henry King, King Vidor, Rouben Mamoulian, Allan Dwan and many more industry reputed directors. Besides this, Scott even had a great deal of working experience with prominent and recognized Directors like Edin R. Marin for seven times, Henry Hathaway for eighth times, Ray Enright for seven times again, association with Budd Boetticher for six years is also worth mentioning. Even the co actresses throughout his career are also worth mentioning like Irene Dunne, Shirley Temple, Marlene Dietrich and Mae West.
Specialty of Scott's Role
In his early works where he depicted Westerns, he used to play an easy going, simple, graceful yet solid and stern in his personality. however, his career path changed and even his roles as he matured in his acting career. Increasingly the roles that he started to portray showed the elegance of maturity where the hero has gone through the adversities of life, the pain, challenges, sorrows and difficulties which matured his performance as well.
Roles behind Screen
However, apart from his on screen career he also had a prominent off screen career as well where at the age of 19 years he joined the United States Army, and participated by offering duty in France during the First World War. His career as a militant offered him knowledge and expertise in horsemanship and using firearm which he later used efficiently in his on screen works. Moreover, before joining movies he even served as an accountant in a firm.
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I regularly update the recently read page, which I just revamped to use a blogging type script to make it easier for me to add entries. If I'm not reading books from that page, I'm generally reading The Economist. The Economist has great world coverage, and gives a much better sense of the history of many regional conflicts than you'd ever get from an American news source, with the possible exception of the New York Times. I almost always read The Economist cover to cover, and it generally takes me all week. Plus, the Economist commentators are biased and have no qualms about showing it, which is easier to deal with than trying to find the hidden bias in most other news sources.
The other magazine I subscribe to is Science News, which is a quick way (16 pages or so) to keep up with what's going on in the world of science each week.
I should also mention here Doug Ingram's Library page, which was an inspiration for me to do my own book page. Plus, my letter to him is published there which makes it worth a mention by itself.


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Красная книга Пермского края — официальный документ, содержащий аннотированный список редких и находящихся под угрозой исчезновения животных, растений и грибов Пермского края, сведения о их состоянии и распространении, а также необходимых мерах охраны.
Опубликованная в 2008 году Красная книга Пермского края издана на основании Постановления Правительства Пермского края от 16 марта 2007 года № 29-п «О Красной книге Пермского края» и приказа Министерство градостроительства и развития инфраструктуры Пермского края от 1 июня 2007 года № 01-39 «Об утверждении перечней объектов животного и растительного мира».
Ранее действовали Указы губернатора Пермской области от 11.10.2001 № 235 «О перечне видов животных, растений и грибов, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермской области» и от 30 октября 2002 года № 217 «О Красной книге Пермской области».

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Первое издание. Животные, растения, грибы

В издание Красной книги Пермского края, вышедшее в 2008 году, включены 102 вида животных, растений и других организмов, нуждающихся в охране, в том числе 7 видов грибов, 4 — лишайников, 6 — папоротниковидных, 1 — плауновидных, 62 — цветковых растений, 1 — ракообразных (бокоплав крангоникс Хлебникова), 2 — паукообразных (тарантул южнорусский, алопекоза кунгурская), 5 видов насекомых (2 — перепончатокрылые, 3 — чешуекрылые), 1 — круглоротые рыбы, 3 — костные рыбы, 1 — земноводные (обыкновенная чесночница), 1 — пресмыкающиеся (обыкновенная медянка), 14 — птицы, 1 — млекопитающие (русская выхухоль). Также приводится список 69 видов организмов из Красной книги России, встречающихся в Прикамье, в том числе 24 вида птиц, 9 — рыб и 22 — растений.

См. также
 Список млекопитающих, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
 Список птиц, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
Список пресмыкающихся, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
Список земноводных, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
Список рыб, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
 Список беспозвоночных, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
 Список растений, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края
 Список грибов, занесённых в Красную книгу Пермского края

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Природа Пермского края

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Poker is a card game played around the world. It's played in casinos and at home. Many people play poker online. The most popular version of the game is Texas hold 'em. Several variants are available, and each one has its own rules.
In a typical poker game, the best hand wins the pot. However, in some variations, the pot is split among the highest and lowest hands. Depending on the number of cards in the deck, a player may be able to show a straight, flush, or three-of-a-kind. Some games, like stud and two-pair, require a player to make a five-card hand.
A poker deck is usually 52 cards, with a few extras. Each poker game is unique in how it uses the deck. Generally, the dealer deals the cards, and the players then wager over the best hand. Before the game starts, the dealer assigns values to the chips. There are many different types of chips, but the most common ones are blue, white, and red. When a player wins, he takes the entire pot.
Some of the earliest versions of the game are known to have been played with just 20 cards, but it's not clear whether these games originated with any particular form of poker or other game. They may have been influenced by the Persian card game as nas or by earlier games such as Primero and brelan. While the origins of these games aren't completely understood, it's believed that they were taught to French settlers in New Orleans by Persian sailors.
Typically, there are two rounds of betting in a game of poker. After the first round, players can discard some of their cards. If they don't have enough chips, they can go all-in. During the second round, they can either take new cards from the top of the deck or check the pot.
The final round of betting, called the showdown, occurs when all the hands are revealed. In some forms of poker, the hand with the highest card is called the kicker. Other forms of poker award the pot to the lowest hand. Sometimes, a straight hand of five cards is used as the final showdown.
The game of poker was first introduced in the United States during the American Civil War. Among the first variants were stud, two-pair, and straight. Today, there are hundreds of variations of the game. Most of these games are played with a standard 52-card deck, but some games use a short deck. One of the most popular versions of the game is the Seven-card stud, which requires the best five-card hand. Players can then discard up to three cards.
The main feature of poker is bluffing. A player's long-term expectations for the outcome of the game are determined by his actions and psychology. For example, a player might bet more in hopes of attracting the other players to raise. Another type of bet is a forced bet. This can be a blind bet, a bet that is made without cards, or an ante, which is a bet placed before the cards are dealt.
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Considering hiring Whitmarsh Family Law for your child support and divorce cases is one of the most critical decisions you will ever make in Los Angeles . The more specific you are in choosing the best family lawyer, the more certainty you will have in your presentation and legitimate procedures. After all, you need positive results for yourself and your children. Obviously, you must turn to the amount charged to the legal advisers, how much for the paralegals, how and when they will be billed, and how much the cost of maintenance will be. But do not settle, hire Whitmarsh Family Law for your child support and divorce cases in Los Angeles.
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What is baking soda used for? How about a piece of chalk that's been smashed with a hammer? Or what do you do with your container of talc powder that may cause cancer?
Well, don't put the powder on you but put it in your paint.
Here are the softly tinted homemade chalk based paints I made using six different chalk powders for paint applied on home decor items…and stuff.
I use the same recipe for all six powders. You can read more about the recipe and tinting here at chalk based paint but if you don't want to click…I included the recipe below.
Add 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water to mixing bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of powder. Mix well. Very well. Add to one pint or 2 cups of paint. Mix very well.
DIY blogging is hectic. There's sawdust to clean up before painting one project. There's paint drying out in the hot Arizona sun, hoping it doesn't crackle unless I want a chippy paint look. All while trying to figure out why my computer froze…it's nowhere near the freezer!
In other words, I let my 6 cups of paint sit for a week before using them. Homemade paint will separate…but no problem…just stir and you're good to paint.
One of my favorite things in the vignette is the bouquet of paint brushes. I saw a photo somewhere on Pinterest or in a magazine several years ago of used paint brushes. I always wanted to recreate it. All I did was clean a paint brushes using the newspaper system. You know, wipe the brush across the newspaper to remove most of the paint. Then instead of cleaning, I added them to my jar. Here are better ideas for cleaning brushes if you want to use them for painting at paint brush tips.
After painting each piece I still like the calcium carbonate mixture the best. It's smoother. I would, however, paint any thrift store item in any of the mixes. Although, if I was painting my dining room table, I would go with the calcium carbonate or a store bought chalk based paint…or…latex.
What did I do with all the leftover paint mixtures? I combined all of them into one container. Yep, all the colors and all the powders into one.
Then I used that mixed up paint to update an old cigar box. Above I'm applying homemade wax.
This is the only piece I waxed. I wanted a soft matte look to the other items.
Grab some scrap pieces of scrapbook paper and arrange to cover the cardboard back. I used a piece of washi tape to hold the papers.
Cover the cardboard back with gift wrap and add a smaller photo in the center.
Wrap the cardboard with fabric.
Cover the cardboard with burlap and add stripes with ribbons.
I'm gonna go make cookies and hope I don't mix up the baking soda for talc!
Does this different powders holds equally ?
Lol, Andrea, I did mix the paint in the kitchen! It's been too hot or too wet to do too much outside. I have to admit, I was surprised at how well all the powders did. The one I had the most concern with was the frame painted with the ground up piece of chalk. For two reason, first I didn't ground up the chalk as well as I should have. Second, the frame was shiny and very dark. I lightly sanded the frame first for about 1 1/2 minutes by hand. The frame did need 3 coats but otherwise, it did well. I still would not paint our dining room table with some of the powders, but for thrift shops find and wood items…I would.


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Skovlund Sogn ist ein Kirchspiel (dän.: Sogn) im südwestlichen Jütland.

Bis 1970 gehörte es zur Harde Øster Horne Herred im Kreis Ribe, danach zur Ølgod Kommune im erweiterten Kreis Ribe Amt. Seit dessen Auflösung 2007 liegt Skovlund Sogn in Varde Kommune, Region Syddanmark.

Im Kirchspiel leben  Einwohner, davon  (Stand:) im Dorf Skovlund mit Skovlund Kirke.

Nachbargemeinden sind im Südosten Ansager Sogn, im Südwesten Hodde Sogn, im Westen Tistrup Sogn und im Norden Ølgod Sogn, ferner Grindsted Sogn in der östlich benachbarten Billund Kommune.

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