Karen’s World
PUBLISHED ON THE 11th DECEMBER 2018
What a wonderful and very down to earth story by the brilliant Amanda Prowse. I sometimes think that her books cannot get any better but there she goes again and takes the wind right out of my sails. I would like to thank Netgalley for giving me the opportunity of reading and reviewing one of my favourite authors. This is Amanda’s 21st novel with the ideas and strong story lines still coming and going straight to the top of the Amazon charts.
Marriage is never easy but betrayal is one of the worse things to over come with many not being able to and as Rae-Valentine tries to understand her husbands betrayal she decides to go on her 25th wedding anniversary holiday with Dolly her sister-in-law instead of her husband Howard.
The emotions she goes through carry on everyday and she just cannot get over what he did, she thought they were so close, was her marriage a farce? Was there any point of carrying on with it, should she now do the things that she always thought her life would consist of instead of being the rock that the family thought she was.
Through the many twists and turns in this book and the ending that made me sit up in a shocked manner, I really was not expecting that!
This is another master piece that I will recommend to everyone.
Publisher — Lake Union Publishing
You can find Amanda online at:
Twitter @MrsAmandaProwse
Facebook at www.facebook.com/amandaprowsenogreaterlove.
Happy reading
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HUNGRY HORSE BLACKBULL, FOLKESTONE, KENT. UK
I was going to look back and count the number of times that we have been to this chain of pub/restaurants Hungry Horse but realised there would be far too many to count and that is because we like the place as it is central and the prices are reasonable which you do need to be aware of when there are nine of you out lunching every month of the year.
When we went for our Christmas meal there were a few problems such as all the meals came out at different times, the wait was extremely long, the coffee machine was broken, hot desserts on cold plates and cold desserts on hot plates again all came separately so no one was eating at the same time. We found this annoying as all the three course’s had been ordered in October and mentioned it and they gave us a bottle of Prosseco and two vouchers for £10 off our meals in January. Because they were so nice and apologetic saying that they were really busy that day, I did not mention it in my blog as it did not ruin our time together as we were happy to chat and open presents.
Yesterday we were not so forgiving as the whole lunchtime was ruined by events to spoil not only our lunch but our time together, there was only six of us that could make it so not a large group. The coffee machine was still broken, that is from the beginning of December! We asked why they did not hire another one while they waited for a new element but said the company would not allow them to. There was still a leak in toilets which I was told happened last year and they were still waiting for it to be mended. We ordered the drinks and sent the wine glasses back as they had marks and lipstick all around the tops, when new glasses came they were the same so we cleaned them ourselves. We were told that the dishwasher was broken! There was not enough staff so you had to wait to be served whether this was for food or drink. Wednesday is Curry Day so a couple of us ordered the chicken korma but they did not have any! When our meals eventually came one was missing so we had to wait until that was cooked, all the meals were only luke warm. We also cleaned the cutlery before we used it. Dessert was only had by five of us then after four were bought out after a very long wait we were told that they did not have that dessert so another one was ordered and we waited, when it came out it did not look like the candymania should look and a huge amount of cream was just squirted on the top. Then they gave her a dessertspoon to eat it with, it would not fit in the glass which was very narrow.
Finally we asked for the bill as to be honest we just wanted to get out of there. We thought the bill was wrong and we wanted the £10 reward taken off, I then found out that everyone who had a christmas dinner got the money off reward so it was nothing special as we were led to believe at our meal at the beginning of December. This could not be done by the manageress so she just did it another way also adding the bill up and saying it was correct. Back at the table we added it up from the menu by exactly what we had as the curry was a meal deal and you got a free drink also the wine is a reduced price on a Wednesday and the bill adds it all up separately but gets it wrong. In the end we gave them the correct money by the menu and we then cancelled our bookings that had been made. That was nine for lunch every month!
To say we were disappointed is an understatement the whole episode was shoddy with the staff not being bothered at all about anything.
The makeover has done nothing to improve the place as the drinkers take over of an evening and it is certainly no place to take your children for a meal. I will be writing to head office as I think this whole thing is unacceptable.
What a way to start our year
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It is so exciting to receive presents don’t you think? I just love it especially if you have no idea what the present might be. This year I received some lovely gifts some I did know what they were but still great as they were what I really wanted. I think one of the best ones was from Billie and it was what I had asked for which was a safe for the camper.
A gorgeous frame with a photo of Freddie’s first year at school with a nice bottle for me to enjoy.
We all love our coffee but have you tried all the different syrups you can buy now I am really looking forward to trying the salted caramel one.
I was spoilt by my friend Corinne and I so love the River Island slippers, they are really soft and luxurious, the bangle will be worn at our next lunch.
I was spoilt by Kara and looking forward to growing the strawberry and peppermint in the camper this year. The Baileys coffee is gorgeous and I have a new mug to make it in.
I got a new kettle that just boils one cup from Jodie, I was pleased with that as I’m all for saving energy.
The chocolate Baileys is the best I have tasted and it did not last long!
So that’s it for another year, start saving now for next christmas!
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Happy New Year, wishing you health and happiness in the coming year.
I had a couple of cocktails during the afternoon with Kara, the lemon one with actual little meringues on the top really did taste like a lemon meringue pie, very nice. What will they think of next as some places are really getting imaginative which I think is brilliant and long over due.
Thank you so much for following and reading all about My World and all that enters it, I hope you had a smashing night and you’re not suffering too much this morning.
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Will this push me to accomplish or just put a spanner in the works and put me off! Have to carry on now and further blogs will let you know the result, I am sure!
1. Write something every day. Starting with a nice easy one.
2. Enter at least 6 competitions this year. Very, very brave but I can at least try.
3. Finish novel this year! Not sure about this one.
4. Send off at least 5 short stories in the next few months. Notice no time scale on this one, I am being nice to myself.
5. Buy a camper and travel round Italy for 6 months, eating, drinking red wine and writing. Would love to do this now!
6. Remember to Tweet, Face Book and Blog more every day. Need more time to read all the blogs I love to follow.
7. Have enough money to drink Champagne instead of wine.
8. Find a way to eat chocolate and not ask if my bum looks big now!
9. Spoil my grandchildren.
10. Develop a way to stop slugs eating my vegetables. That’s if all my veg grow this year, if not I will just say that the slugs ate everything! Thought…..find time to grow the vegetables!
11. Throw a massive party and invite everybody I know and tell them “My book has been published”
12. Was going to say, find my soul mate get married and live happily ever after……..think that’s a dream.
Up-date
I have realised I am not getting on as well as what I was expecting, so I have to do better. Must write more everyday or maybe spend two days a week just writing. The garden is going to need doing soon, I feel stress coming on. Must get my vegetables in so I have something to eat in summer, mmmmm dreaming of fresh picked strawberry’s now.
There is also one more thing to go on my list and that is to open a nice friendly book shop/coffee shop with big comfy sofas and do things like childrens story time, homework club and theme day’s so they get to love books.
The adult’s could have a book club or even a writing club, so many ideas. Just need to win the lottery now to buy the shop!
Happy dreaming x
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No cooking tonight, I can spend the time doing some writing but all I keep thinking about is shall I have number 24 or 43 tonight! I love Chinese but why do we always have the same, why can’t we just get things we never have? Will we like them? If not, then what do we do with it and the big problem then is what do we eat tonight?
I wonder how much money we all spend on take away food in a year? It’s so easy now and let’s face it sometimes better than your own cooking. I have often wondered if I won the lottery and could have take out food every day, would I? How long would it take you to get fed up with eating it or as there is so much variety would you just carry on. If I win the lottery I will tell you!
Thinking about food, buying food, cooking food, eating food, washing up after the food. Our lives revolve around it but school children are not taught how to cook, budget, put together menu’s. Is that wrong or should it just be left to the parents? But then we are not taught how to parent. What do you think, should we just hope that parents can teach these skills or should they be incorporated into the school curriculum?
I am now of to get my Chinese and a free calendar, 24 or 43? Defiantly 43 it’s what I always have and it’s delicious.
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When you start out on your journey to find a life partner your so optimistic and full of dreams, so certain you are going to find your soul mate. Now your over 50 a Mum, Nan and friend to many but no soul mate. Did you miss him, was he the one you said no to when you went out with the biker in those tight leathers. Or the one that just wanted you to go fishing, never have liked fish alive or dead.
Well you will never know but when do you stop trying? Do you look for men your own age, they do seem to look old and well, a bit boring! What about a younger man, a toy boy? How young do you go and will they be interested in you. why does life get so complicated, daughters telling you, go for someone your own age, someone sensible. To me that means boring, pipe and slippers. Not that there is anything wrong with those things if that’s what you want.
Dating sites, that must be the way forward. Which one do you choose, do you know how many there are! Pick the one that sounds right to you, fill in the forms and away you go. Have to upload a picture when You get time, can’t use any of the old ones. Best go get hair done then do picture. PING! Message waiting. You have a message from Sexy Kent Man, what a name and no picture, does this mean the picture would put you off even reading any mail, he’s got no teeth or hair? Right, read message and decide then, if your going to reply. What sexual position is your favourite? How nosey and what a cheek, no hello or anything. Do you reply and what do you say? Any so long as your not in them!
No one said this was going to be easy but they also never told you life would get this complicated. Got a plan, arrange to go to the pub with couple of best friends, will have to fill them in on whats happening but all should be fine. Arrange to meet four lovely men of various ages in the pub during the afternoon your their with best friends. They will not let you down or leave you on your own with boring, ugly, bad teeth man. Have couple large glasses of wine to settle your nerves, have picked local wine bar so we all casually chatting with Kate behind the bar, two best friends cannot stop themselves from telling Kate what the plan is. It’s time for first date, everyone looks to the door every time someone comes in, what does he look like? Good question, I have left all the nice neat printed out sheets in polly pockets indoors. How am I going to remember who they are, Kate pops up with, just wait and see if anyone comes over to talk to you.
First male comes over and talks to all of us but slides over next to lynda, (one of best friends) and next thing they are sitting in the lovers corner laughing as if they have known one another years.
Second male, looks hot I take a closer look and he turns round and catches me, face is burning like a bubbling pan. He smiles, those teeth so lovely can they be that bright and real? He asks if this is the only wine bar here, we both chorus yes (me and one friend left) as my thoughts are jumping to, should I ask him home, have I made the bed is there a bottle of wine left from our girls night last week? He then turns round as a woman walks in the door and smiles and calls her over and gives her her drink.
Still waiting for second male or third male, not that I can remember what either looks like. Male comes in and strides over to us and asks our names, good start, must be ours. Over drinks we discuss various subjects and time passes quickly, two hours later, feeling very groggy after far too many wines but he is very entertaining and keeps us laughing until he says, this is great I wasn’t expecting two of you shall we go to yours or mine!
Eating chips, trying to soak up wine. Kate finishes her shift and offers to drive us home, what a welcome escape.
Groggy with mouth like paper shavings stagger to the computer next morning. Email flashing, NO SHOW. Confused I start reading…..Was so looking forward to meeting you for a drink and maybe a nice meal, was even hoping for walk along the beach. Met my best friends sister back from university in the pub, we are going out again tonight, all turns out good in the end! My mouth is now so wide my lips are dry, his picture is the most gorgeous man I have ever seen!
TO DATE OR NOT TO DATE?
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Originally published at karensworld-writer.co.uk.
