Tag: J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter!

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Yes, I am a Potter head and yes, I took the Harry Potter tour at the Warner Brothers Studios in Leavesden.

The experience was glorious.  I knew what to expect because one of my church babies, Paula, had gone on the tour a few months earlier.  I didn’t expect to be so captivated and I know it sounds awfully cheesy, but I didn’t expect to be transported back to Hogwarts!  Going on the tour made me want to watch all 8 movies all over again!  It’s just driven home the point that JK Rowling had the most amazing mind, being able to create a whole world filled with wizards, witches, a wizarding school and a whole other world!

What I loved the most about the tour was that you got to see how much detail went into creating that world that drew everyone in.  It was amazing and quite the mind-blowing experience.  I tip my hat off to the men and women who took part in the creating the wonderful Harry Potter experience because this was truly amazing work!

I could post the nearly 500 photos I took during the tour (yes, they even tell you to have your cameras at the ready!) but it wouldn’t really put into words how absolutely magical it was.  Yes, magical.  Remember how you felt when you watched Harry Potter for the very first time, and marveled at the world you were entering (via the movie, of course)?  Multiply that a hundred times and that’s how it feels walking through the tour!

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Book du jour!

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Someone has very kindly given me the book I so wanted (see post on 25 September!).

It has now been added to my Kindle and I cannot wait to get stuck in!

Apart from that new development, there is nothing new.  I’ve still got so much to write about but as usual, I am plagued with inertia and the lack of initiative to find the time to write about things.  Not good, I know.  I will get over this writing hump though.  I really will!

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I want this book!!!

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I’ve got a list of favourite authors and I collect cookbooks.  I have stopped counting my cookbooks since I started this blog because, considering the size of my flat, I’ve got an obscene amount.  At least in my opinion, it’s obscene, considering the storage limitations.  My next project is to source a book case that can hold my burgeoning cookbook collection!

I do, however, want this book.  It’s supposed to be released on Thursday, 27 September.  And it’s already creating quite the ruckus.

It’s J.K. Rowling’s next book, aimed at grown up readers.  The tagline they’re using to promote it is “A big novel about a small town.”  I should have pre-ordered my book, but things have been hectic and I didn’t get around to doing anything about securing my copy.  The Kindle edition is more expensive than the hardcopy.  But really, I am a J.K. Rowling fan.  I think I’m more than likely to get the actual book!