Tag Archives: Germany

Traditional Trees

Posted on December 28, 2012 by John Kirk

by John Kirk As we begin to think about dismantling the Christmas tree and putting the decorations back into their boxes for another year, few of us will question the presence of a fir tree in our lounges at this … Continue reading →

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Meeting Frustrating, Obsessive, Silly, and Cute Mariam Kobras on Tour

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Junying

It gives me a great pleasure to welcome a Contemporary Romance author to my site today. Earlier in the year, I have read and reviewed the first of her Stone trilogy ‘The Distant Shore’, and I’m delighted to be part … Continue reading →

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The Grand Finale of an Amazing Tour (4): Germany, USA, Canada and South Africa

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Junying Kirk

During the last week of my virtual tour, I would be visiting three Continents, four countries in as many days, with a fantastic start in Hamburg, Germany, where my author friend  Mariam Kobras has posted her wonderful review “Land of Hope” … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘The Reader’ – A Remarkable Historical Reminder Through Film & Literature

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Junying Kirk

My Rating     4.5 stars (Containing Spoilers) The opening scene of The Reader was in an International Court trying war criminals, and Ralph Fiennes played the older version of the male lead, Michael Berg, a defence lawyer. This was directed by Steven … Continue reading →

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Love Has No Limits – A Cocktail of Danger, Daring Adventure and Delicious Exploits of Love and Sex

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Junying Kirk

  My Rating: 5 stars “People can never guess my age. They always think I am much younger than I really am. It makes no difference whether or not I wear make-up. It is partly because I am Chinese and … Continue reading →

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Jersey, Beautiful Island between England and France

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Junying Kirk

Today I am doing to a picture blog What that means is instead of my usual routine of writing a blog and then selecting a few photos to go with it, I’ll show you some photos of Jersey and then … Continue reading →

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