Author: halfbakedbaker

Well Hello there! I'm Polly, born to craft & read things and yet made to work. Welcome to this hodge podge of blogs about my life, crafting, games, books and a whole lot more. I have my own little cottage industry/fledgling business - HALF BAKED PRODUCTIONS - mostly making sweets, cakes, jams/preserves and the like and I also like to throw in some homemade jewellery/origami and general chat for good measure. I love food, my family & friends, my boyfriend, holidays, cocktails, films, laughing, sausage dogs and photography and would love to be paid to travel the world and live life to the fullest! I try to do at least 1 mental thing for charity each year (fire walking and sky-dving are particular favourites) and am always trying to raise money to support Alzheimer's research and orangutan protection - with that in mind this year I adopted my first of (hopefully many) Orangutans and am putting my mind to raising more money for them this year. So yeah, that I suppose is me in a nutshell. Welcome to the blogs and if you want to, come say Hi, I'd love to hear from you. Have a great day! Polly - Half Baked Baker

Is it possible to review a cookery book?

The thing is, I LOVE cooking and the joy I find in reading recipe books is huge, even if I’m not cooking, it gives me inspiration and drives my dreams for future meals. This is something I actually feel quite strongly about. I do love food and cookbooks and have spent a long time just … Continue reading Is it possible to review a cookery book? →

The First Phone Call from Heaven

I really enjoyed this book. I was able to get absorbed, and finished it within two days. Coldwater, Michigan, USA. Tess Rafferty, starts to receive calls from a deceased loved one. She, together with the other ‘chosen’ residents of Coldwater believe it’s a miracle which soon transforms this small town into the pilgrimage destination eagerly … Continue reading The First Phone Call from Heaven →

My favourite places to read.

I got given this as a topic and it really struck me as a good suggestion. I'll be honest, there are so many places I've really enjoyed reading that I think this will be more of a "places I have loved to read" because I've moved about a fair amount and I'm lucky that there … Continue reading My favourite places to read. →

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A shot in the Dark – Neil Richards & Matthew Costello

I’m not gonna lie, the thrill of an old school mystery is a real love of mine – I’m a real sucker for Agatha Christie and the like and when I was offered the chance to review this new novel, I jumped at it. Previous readers/followers of the Bartlett’s Book Nook blog will know that … Continue reading A shot in the Dark – Neil Richards & Matthew Costello →

Coming to a realisation

Morning all! I've obviously been lapse in my blogging of late, moving house and just not having much inspiration so I've spent more time reading other blogs and I think I've had a bit of a breakthrough. Blogs don't have to be overly long do they? I've always thought they need to be full of … Continue reading Coming to a realisation →

Judging a book by it’s cover

I’m sure your mother told you, NEVER judge a book by it’s cover but sometimes,  I have to disagree; of course you can judge a book by its cover. That’s precisely what the covers of books are for. Judging the book. That’s how you know what the book is called and who wrote it, and … Continue reading Judging a book by it’s cover →