Catie Butler

Ramblings of a Redheaded Snippet - Books, food and a few other things.

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Starting Mariana, by Monica Dickens https://t.co/SuL2pxrkrY

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Just posted a photo @ Alpha Coffee https://t.co/s9eevd7gTe

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Win the complete Mimi Matthews Collection in her 11 book Anniversary Giveaway (INSERT LINK) @mimimatthewsesq https://t.co/7YywkvVrRz

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/GPb3KvKV1w

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The Queen of Paris – Q&A with Pamela Binnings Ewen https://t.co/TsIG60BHD3 on @bloglovin

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“It is clear that the books owned the shop rather than the other way about. Everywhere they had run wild and taken possession of their habitat, breeding and multiplying, and clearly lacking any strong hand to keep… https://t.co/4eYanHVr99

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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
— Jeanette Winterson
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I’m fully immersed in my current… https://t.co/l9Tadez5wH

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Today, I’ll be finishing up my current read, ‘Ask Again, Yes’ by @Mary_Beth_Keane and @scribnerbooks. I’ve had this book on my TBR for quite some time, so I was thrilled when @dartfroggco reached out to me about the… https://t.co/imXKkyu8T9

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Yesterday afternoon, there was a knock at my door, and upon opening it, a laden bouquet of pale pink peonies lay waiting on the front mat. I had just lamented the day before to Mr. S that I had missed peony season… https://t.co/tgtjLHSLTA

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Book Review: Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie https://t.co/fcBzdv7Mug on @bloglovin

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This month’s pick for #thepulitzerproject hosted by @podsticles was ‘Foreign Affairs’ by Alison Lurie. Going into the novel I wasn’t quite sure how I’d feel about it, but I ended up reading this prize winner in less… https://t.co/8Cas21cwb6

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Small pleasures on a windy Sunday afternoon - faded blooms, the last slice of birthday cake and starting this whimsical book for the #elizabethgoudgebookclub. I’m only a few chapters in, but promises of verdant… https://t.co/YhcrKcyUP5

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I finally got the chance to share these beautiful blooms and books from the new britishlibrary Women Series - birthday presents from my love. I’ve had this series on my wish list for months now, so I was beyond… https://t.co/wa1xvj4qxs

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“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” — Frances Hodgson Burnett
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I’ve always loved this heartfelt story of renewal, second chances, beautiful gardens and the magic and healing… https://t.co/matZjq52cu

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"Ah! my heart is weary waiting,
Waiting for the May:
Waiting for the pleasant rambles
Where the fragrant hawthorn brambles,
Where the woodbine alternating,
Scent the dewy way;
Ah! my heart is weary, waiting,… https://t.co/YnDQN8TdEJ

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Today is Independent Bookstore Day. I am so lucky to have amazing indie bookstores locally. One of my all time favourites, is kingsenglishbookshop. Maybe I’m biased, since I’m a well known Anglophile, but I also… https://t.co/rVOFRtGfV7

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I’m making today a bit special, and having an afternoon tea party. ☕️🍃 Homemade ginger scones are currently in the oven, once they’re baked they’ll be topped with generous dollops of clotted cream and raspberry… https://t.co/2wAwvFX2kq

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“Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them.”
— Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love
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Last month, the fabulous ladies who host the diving_in_podcast, chatted,… https://t.co/IPzB8LVCaV

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I’ve finished one audiobook so far this month, and just wrapped up a book I started mid-March - I think this may be the worst reading slump I’ve ever been in! But, I just picked up, ‘The Doll Factory’ by Elizabeth… https://t.co/E3m5iItfio

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“For I remember it is Easter Morn, and life and love and peace are all new born.”
—Alice Freeman Palmer
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I’ve always loved celebrating holidays, especially those with family traditions and memories. Easter has… https://t.co/Ir9jdwARUA