The Pen and Inkpot

Finally this book arrived. Getting stuck into Harry Potter and the Cusred Child was no hard task and I flew through the pages of it in one day. It wasn't just any book though, the story is actually a play that was being performed in England so the book was written as a script, a form of text I haven't really read much. Since the book was written as a script, the layout allowed a lot more imagination so that I could match the scenes in the script to the scenes described by JK Rowling in her earlier books. Also, the fact that it was written as a script didn't make a difference in the way I read the book. It actually  made it an easier read and made it easier to imagine the characters the way you wanted. Another thing that was different was that scenes moved a lot quicker as a script.    The story begins with Harry and Ginny's second son, Albus going onto the Hogwarts Express for his first year at Hogwarts. Albus' older brother James tries to scare Albus with lies ...

Easter is approaching fast and this year I have another Easter craft to share with you. The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday. In church we focus on the time before Jesus' death when he enters Jerusalem. He rides humbly on the back of a donkey and is greeted by people laying their coats down for him to walk across and praising him waving palm fronds. Traditionally at my church, on Palm Sunday a small cross made out of a palm leaf is handed out. I have always been curious as to how a flimsy leaf can be fashioned into the form of a crucifix and finally, I have learnt how to do it and I am eager to share it with you. All you will need are two palm leaves that are roughly the same length (less than 30cm long). If you don't have any palm trees to steal leaves off, you can use some nice paper and cut two lengths that are the same width and length. You might also need scissors to trim your cross at the end (more on that later). Step 1 Make sure that your two strips ar...

In preparation for watching the new movie of "Beauty and the Beast"  I decided to read a fractured fairytale based on that story.  Beastly  is the tale of Beauty and Beast from the Beasts point of view and is set in the present time. But apart from the character of the beast and the significance of the rose, most of the story was different to the original which made it quite an interesting read. Kyle Kingsbury is a normal kid. He goes to a posh school,is a selfish brat, hot and popular and the king of the school. One night, everything changes. A witch turns him into the beast he really is on the inside. Kyle has 2 years to break his curse before it becomes permanent, but it's breaking the curse that's the hard part. The classic fairytale's true love kiss is the only thing to break it. Can Kyle get someone to love him the way he really is, or can he learn from his mistakes and finally become the person he is supposed to be? Beastly  is a story of love ...