“Memories are not created from things you said you would do. They are built from things you have done.” — Unknown —
A Literary Garden
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Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Soleasi Nel Mio Cor by Petrarch
Soleasi Nel Mio Cor
by Petrarch
She ruled in beauty o'er this heart of mine,
A noble lady in a humble home,
And now her time for heavenly bliss has come,
'Tis I am mortal proved, and she divine.
The soul that all its blessings must resign,
And love whose light no more on earth finds room,
Might rend the rocks with pity for their doom,
Yet none their sorrows can in words enshrine;
They weep within my heart; and ears are deaf
Save mine alone, and I am crushed with care,
And naught remains to me save mournful breath.
Assuredly but dust and shade we are,
Assuredly desire is blind and brief,
Assuredly its hope but ends in death.
A noble lady in a humble home,
And now her time for heavenly bliss has come,
'Tis I am mortal proved, and she divine.
The soul that all its blessings must resign,
And love whose light no more on earth finds room,
Might rend the rocks with pity for their doom,
Yet none their sorrows can in words enshrine;
They weep within my heart; and ears are deaf
Save mine alone, and I am crushed with care,
And naught remains to me save mournful breath.
Assuredly but dust and shade we are,
Assuredly desire is blind and brief,
Assuredly its hope but ends in death.
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Quote
“You shouldn’t wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.” — Heidi Klum —
Friday, 21 August 2026
Thursday, 20 August 2026
A Bear Called Paddington

Title: A Bear Called Paddington
Author: Michael Bond
Illustrator: Peggy Fortnum
Rating: ★★★★★
Age Category: Middle Grade
Back Cover Synopsis:
"A bear? On Paddington station?" Mrs. Brown looked at her husband in amazement. "Don't be silly, Henry. There can't be!"
Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same... for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.
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