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Nine o’clock found Billy hunched in an alleyway, looking out on a busy high street. The city had been awake for hours, but so far he had found no opportunities for pockets to be picked. The back-streets were too quiet, and those who walked them were too cautious to be taken advantage of. One of my favourite places to visit on a gloriously sunny spring morning for a little R&R and book research / inspiration - Eltham Palace & Gardens. I could come here every day and it would never get old 😊 The medieval hall is visible behind the trees, with more of the original walls in the foreground and the later art deco extension / renovation on the right hand side. Such a glorious amalgamation of historical periods. Strange to think that Henry VIII walked these grounds and enjoyed Eltham Palace so much. Monday Puzzle 12th April 2021: Crossword Monday Puzzle 29th March 2021: PictureLink Monday Puzzle 22nd March 2021: Jigsaw Monday Puzzle 15th March 2021: Snailword "Across the table sat a girl who could have been no more than eighteen years old, but who had a lifetime’s worth of experience written across her hard features. Her blonde hair, streaked with dirt and grease, was pulled tight back across her skull and secured with a leather thong. The remains of some childhood disease puckered her right cheek, pulling the lip back in a permanent leer. Her eyes were quick and bright, and her nose was long and fine. In a respectable house in a fine dress she might have been beautiful; in the crowded kitchen of the filthy boarding house she was simply cruel. Her name was Old Sal, and she surveyed the items with an expert eye before sitting back and fixing Billy with a piercing look." Happy World Book Day everyone! You know you're a real author when your daughter dresses up as one of your characters for WBD and brings your book to her assembly ☺️ Can you guess who she is? (Hint: it's the bandage ... 😂) Many thanks to Sarah Jones of ‘Delivering Grace‘ for her new guest post about using ‘Out of the Smoke’ in a home education setting. Sarah is an experienced home educator and has been using the book in a Zoom book club over the past few months. Here are her thoughts, and a few ideas … (Website link in bio, click on 'Blog')

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