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Rosalind Aczel
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#Classics #teacher based in Colchester, Essex. Also a musician and Austenite #JaneAusten. All views my own. (She/Her)
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Planted a tree. Her name is Juana the Gold (a jonogold apple). Named her, got attached, hope she lives. Il faut cultiver notre jardin etc. etc. #TinyJoys
Ludicrously smiling selfie of me in a pink raincoat posing with a newly planted, very bare apple tree.
February 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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My garden has been finished! So thrilled.
View of a garden View of a garden View of a garden View of a garden with cat
December 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20

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Voltaire's Candide
December 8, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19

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Joseph Campbell - The Hero with a Thousand Faces
December 7, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18

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Tintin - The Crab with Golden Claws
December 5, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
The Gardenia
December 5, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17

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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
December 4, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Ah.
A photo of a page from the King James Bible from Luke Chapter 3 containing lots of "which was the son of..." verses.
December 3, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16

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The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkein
December 3, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15

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King James Bible
December 2, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14

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A City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge
December 1, 2024 at 10:53 PM
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I may be single, directionless, and going down with something but I am an amazing baker!
Homemade focaccia in its baking tray Homemade focaccia on a cooling rack A slice of homemade focaccia
November 30, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
November 30, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
November 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11

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Collected Ancient Greek Novels ed. B P Reardon
November 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10

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Cecilia by Fanny Burney
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9

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The 5 books of The Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper
November 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8

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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
November 25, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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If you see this, post a photo of a beach from your camera roll
Late afternoon November Essex beach at very low tide.
November 25, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7

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Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
November 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Yes, it's crying about the Aeneid time while I mark essays on whether Book 6 is more optimistic or pessimistic. It's always crying about the Aeneid time in this household to be honest. I mean, I named my cat Dido, for crying out loud.
A black cat sits on a sofa, judgementally.
November 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 6

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Homer's Odyssey (Rieu translation)
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 5

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It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn (Hyacinth's book)
November 22, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4

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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
November 21, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3

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Those Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM