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Loretta Livingstone (Loretta L)

Joined 9 years ago from Chilterns, UK.

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  • Where Angels Tread
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    Where Angels Tread

    9 years ago

    Why do people end up on the streets? What stories do they have? Do you ever wonder? This story was inspired by a holiday I took many years ago. I was shocked, at the time, to see so many beggars. Some aggressive and threatening, some who looked worn...

  • Allergies and Immunotherapy
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    Allergies and Immunotherapy

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone I suffer from allergies. Hay fever, dust mite, cats! I have had quite severe reactions to them since I was 11. Probably earlier, but this is when my doctor diagnosed the first one. For years summer meant sneezing, itchy...

  • My Amazing Book Signing Experience
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    My Amazing Book Signing Experience

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone This is about my amazing book signing experience. it was not actually my first book-signing, but my second. I have only been writing books since 2011 and am not very well known yet, so I was really amazed to be invited. I...

  • Love Poems - From the Heart
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    Love Poems - From the Heart

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone I love a love poem. Better still, I love to write my own love poems. Most of us think of love poems as just for a lover - but consider how many people we love. Our parents, our siblings, and not forgetting those precious...

  • How do you Squidoo? And other polls
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    How do you Squidoo? And other polls

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone So, you've discovered Squidoo. You love it. You love writing your lenses and interacting with others. And even better, you might earn some spondulicks! And now, you'd quite like to level up! Well, this lens will help you!...

  • EReaders - Technology versus Tradition
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    EReaders - Technology versus Tradition

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone As a reader, I like traditional books! However.........I don't like getting rid of my old books. This creates the problem of where to put them. I have now filled 5 bookcases! So what to do? I like to re-read my old books,...

  • My Olympic Experience
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    My Olympic Experience

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone My own personal experience of watching the London Olympics, live at the Olympic Stadium. A look at my visits to this amazing spectacle. Re-live my experiences with me. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoyed...

  • Love, Life and Laughter
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    Love, Life and Laughter

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone Welcome to my third book. I published my first, "Fire and Ice" in October 2011. Since then I have taken on the enormous challenge of writing an Olympic Games, and Winter Sports themed book, "Hopes, Dreams and Medals" which,...

  • Hopes, Dreams and Medals, Aspiration, Dedication and Big Dreams
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    Hopes, Dreams and Medals, Aspiration, Dedication and Big Dreams

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone This is my 2nd book. It's an unusual choice. And don't be misled. Yes, it IS about athletics and sporting events, but also about our hopes, dreams, aspirations. I hope that these poems would inspire non-sporty people to also...

  • Business Card Holders
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    Business Card Holders

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone If you have a business that's on the arty side, you want a card holder that's on the arty side, Yes? You want to be different. I did. I was just about to settle for something traditional when I realised there might be a bit...

  • My Cat: In memory of Ollie, my FurBaby. January 16th 2013
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    My Cat: In memory of Ollie, my FurBaby. January 16th 2013

    6 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone Ollie Cat, chilling in the shade! Ollie is NOT my cat. He is owned by someone else, but he found me, loved me and decided he was going to own me! His owner is out a lot, so when Ollie is lonely he comes visiting. NB His...

  • Poetry Books As Gifts
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    Poetry Books As Gifts

    9 years ago

    By Loretta Livingstone A book of wonderful poems to make you laugh a little, sigh a little, maybe cry a little, and pray a little, all printed on beautiful backdrops of snow, ice and rainbows. It will make lovely, inexpensive gifts for those...

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