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I am mum to two teenage boys and work as a school counsellor. In the past I have worked as a librarian in special and academic libraries before I moved into education. I live with my partner, two cats and two goldfish.

I do try to rate fairly, and only give a VU to reviews that look as if a lot of thought and effort goes into them. I have nominated for Crowns, but have not put this in the message - can't see the point when I am leaving a glowing comment anyway.

I will always return rates.

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Reviews by dee778 (last 20)

Review Community Rating Total Readings

Category: Body Care
Roses - or Sunflower Oil?
Reviewed: Dove Triple Moisturising Body Wash
Rating:

Very useful

34
Created: 22/11/09

Category: Movie DVD
Sir, you have gandered my ward!
Reviewed: Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

68
Created: 16/11/09

Not so new
Reviewed: New In Town (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

56
Created: 07/11/09
Last Updated: 07/11/09

Unpleasant and nasty
Reviewed: Little Man (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

45
Created: 01/11/09

Never bring it over the threshold
Reviewed: Pierrepoint (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

72
Created: 20/10/09

Great news for Kaua'i - not so good for me
Reviewed: Tropic Thunder (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

62
Created: 11/10/09
Last Updated: 12/10/09

An invitation I wish I had declined
Reviewed: Meet Joe Black (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

55
Created: 29/09/09
Last Updated: 30/09/09

Crown Rachel Getting Bored
Reviewed: Rachel Getting Married (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

75
Created: 12/09/09

A surprisingly sensitive film about racism and anger
Reviewed: Gran Torino (DVD)
Rating:

Very useful

77
Created: 08/09/09
Last Updated: 25/09/09

Category: National Park
It's a kind of magic....
Reviewed: Alnwick Garden
Rating:

Very useful

71
Created: 13/11/09

Category: Sightseeing International
Crown The mystical jewel of Moorish Spain
Reviewed: Alhambra Palace (Granada)
Rating:

Very useful

64
Created: 10/11/09

Category: Sightseeing National
The spirit of those who have died remains....
Reviewed: Dunstanburgh Castle
Rating:

Very useful

78
Created: 07/11/09
Last Updated: 07/11/09

Category: Destination National
Crown Tempting to become a hermit sometimes.........
Reviewed: Farne Islands
Rating:

Very useful

69
Created: 05/11/09
Last Updated: 14/11/09

Wild Northumberland at its very best
Reviewed: Seahouses
Rating:

Very useful

56
Created: 01/11/09

So much to do, so little time to do it
Reviewed: Whitby in general
Rating:

Very useful

84
Created: 07/10/09
Last Updated: 21/10/09

Category: Hotel National
A warm welcome in Whitby
Reviewed: Bed and Breakfast Number 27 (Whitby)
Rating:

Very useful

43
Created: 04/11/09

Category: Printed Book
Crown What is it that makes us human?
Reviewed: The Positronic Man - Isaac Asimov
Rating:

Very useful

97
Created: 17/10/09

A short hop to a cheeky half
Reviewed: Pub Strolls in Hertfordshire - Alan Charles
Rating:

Very useful

54
Created: 16/10/09
Last Updated: 20/10/09

"Have you ever been lonely? No, neither have I"
Reviewed: Engleby - Sebastian Faulks
Rating:

Very useful

65
Created: 15/10/09
Last Updated: 17/10/09

Crown Is anything really what it seems?
Reviewed: The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Rating:

Very useful

74
Created: 01/10/09

Did not light my fire!
Reviewed: Burning Bright - Tracy Chevalier
Rating:

Very useful

72
Created: 26/09/09

Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases
Reviewed: This Time of Dying - Reina James
Rating:

Very useful

56
Created: 22/09/09
Last Updated: 22/09/09

Crown Feathered robots, separate lives and the second ice age
Reviewed: The Ice People - Maggie Gee
Rating:

Very useful

66
Created: 16/09/09
Last Updated: 16/09/09

Crown Independence, feminism and creativity in harsh surroundings
Reviewed: My Brilliant Career - Miles Franklin
Rating:

Very useful

61
Created: 11/09/09

Category: Telephone
Crown A hunky chunk of technology
Reviewed: BT Freestyle 750 Trio
Rating:

Very useful

83
Created: 14/10/09

Category: Iron / Sewing Machine
Crown A spitting, hissing, dragon of an iron
Reviewed: Morphy Richards Turbosteam 40685
Rating:

Very useful

87
Created: 04/10/09

Category: Internet Site
The biggest free library in the world
Reviewed: gutenberg.org
Rating:

Very useful

82
Created: 24/09/09
Last Updated: 26/09/09

Category: Restaurant / Cafe National
Waiting for Haddock
Reviewed: Magpie Cafe
Rating:

Very useful

72
Created: 24/09/09

Category: Archive Lifestyle
Give me the needle every time
Reviewed: Acupuncture
Rating:

Very useful

57
Created: 21/09/09

Category: Cooker
Crown Never mind the width, feel the quality
Reviewed: Kenwood CK404 Dual Fuel Rangestyle Cooker
Rating:

Very useful

372
Created: 17/09/09

 
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Member since 08/06/09
 
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