Skip to main content

Kiwillow Reads



Let me introduce myself and my blog Kiwillow Reads.

My name is Lesley and I am a 40 plus book lover with a passion for all things bookish.
I am married to Mr A and we have three beautiful cats Kiwi, Willow and Eric.  Kiwillow comes from the names of my two female cats. (Sorry Eric, but couldn't find a way of incorporating you).
I live in the West Midlands, England, and I work in an office for a national distribution company.

I have loved books all my life and the love of books was instilled into me from a very early age.  I can remember being told that I went missing when I was about two years old and my parents found me about three streets away in our local library.  Another time, I went missing and they found me in another library about one mile away from my house.  You would have thought I would have ended up as a librarian, and sometimes I often think that should have been my career.

I have thought about creating a book related blog for a long time.  I had previously created a blog (which I have now deleted) which I began with scrapbooking in mind, but I found myself not updating because I haven't done any scrapbooking in such a long time and I was feeling very guilty about that.  Once, I decided to delete that blog and start a book related one, the guilt lifted and enthusiasm for Kiwillow Reads has manifested itself into the creation of this blog and I am excited about this new blogging adventures with books at its heart.

I am hoping that this blog will consist of book reviews, hauls and anything that takes my fancy concerning books, bookish items and book tube (I love Booktube but there is no way I have the confidence to create a channel).  Also it's a place for random posts, maybe holiday snaps, posts about food and other things that I love.

I have no expectations with regards to this blog.  If I'm the only person who ever reads this blog, I will still be happy as I'm putting my thoughts down on paper.

Books and reading brings me such joy.  It's my way of escaping the real world and immersing myself in characters and worlds and different times.  Reading gives me time to truly be myself.  Reading is such an integral part of me.  Life without books is not a life I want to know.

Thank you for reading

Love Lesley


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Quick Catch Up

 Hi All I've been absence from this blog for a while as unfortunately my beloved hubby has been diagnosed with cancer.  We have caught it early and the prognosis is very good and positive.  It has been a strange year all round and the last couple of months have been more stressful and worrying to say the least. Things are now on the up and thus I feel it is time I get back into updating this little blog of mine, and this little catch up is to say I am coming back.  I am planning more regular content, showcasing my crafty endeavours, what I'm reading and life in general I am also pondering a better and more productive blog schedule for 2021. Watch this space. With love and wishing you a good week Lesley xx
Post a Comment
Read more

Happy Birthday Mr Pickle xx

Happy Birthday to my gorgeous husband and cat Daddy to Kiwi, Willow, Eric, Disney and Pluto the fish Love you to the moon and back always Love Lesley xxxx
Post a Comment
Read more

What a Year!!!!

What a year 2020 has been.   Coronavirus has virtually dominated the whole world and the way we live our lives have altered for all.  We haven't been able to do all the things we would normally enjoy do,  due  to the national and local tiered restrictions imposed on us.  We haven't been able to visit friends and family, enjoys holidays and breaks away, do so called normal things like shopping and visits to cafes and restaurants and for some people haven't even been able to work.  To say the very least, this year has been tough for all. On a personal level, I've been lucky in the fact that I only experienced a very tiny period off on furlough and I am currently still working.  My husband also has been able to work throughout the pandemic, although he has been working from home. I haven't felt much like shopping so have only been shopping in the supermarkets if I can't get an online delivery.  Anything else I am afraid have come from Amazon....
Post a Comment
Read more