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Secret Book Swap | No. 3 - Davidson's Mains June 2025

The Village Bistro
June 27, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

All the books we swapped and our guest, illustrator, Stella Maris at the Secret Book Swap in Davidson’s Mains

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June 27, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 6 - Currie June 2025

Craws Nest Collective
June 25, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest, storyteller, Lea Taylor.

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June 25, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 3 - North Berwick June 2025

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June 13, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap in North Berwick. The books we swapped, our guest author, Erica Manwaring and more!

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June 13, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 2 - Davidson's Mains May 2025

The Village Bistro
May 30, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

All the books we swapped and our guest author Allison Meldrum at the Secret Book Swap in Davidson’s Mains

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May 30, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
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Secret Book Swap | No. 2 - North Berwick May 2025

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May 10, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap in North Berwick. The books we swapped, our guest author, Mary Turner Thomson and more!

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May 10, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 5 - Currie May 2025

Craws Nest Collective
May 07, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest author, Naydene Jardine and more.

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May 07, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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April 17, 2025 by Laura Barnet

Trans rights are human rights. My response to the Supreme Court ruling.

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April 17, 2025 /Laura Barnet
lgbtq+, trans rights
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Secret Book Swap | No. 1 - North Berwick March 2025

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March 28, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our first Secret Book Swap in North Berwick. The books we swapped, our guest author, Michelle Hogg

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March 28, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 4 - Currie March 2025

Craws Nest Collective
March 19, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest author, Gillian Lee Gibson and more.

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March 19, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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The Hundred Thousand Billion Poem

January 30, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, writing, Things that make me happy, Secret Book Swap

Have you heard of the book that no-one can finish? Here’s the story of the Hundred Thousand Billion poem

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January 30, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading, creativity
Books, writing, Things that make me happy, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 3 - January 2025

Craws Nest Collective
January 30, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our latest Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest author, Mary Turner Thomson and more.

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January 30, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 2 - December 2024

Craws Nest Collective
January 08, 2025 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our second Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest, Edinburgh author, Michelle Hogg and more.

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January 08, 2025 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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Book worm, book bear, book dragon: Which reader type are you?

December 12, 2024 by Laura Barnet in Books, writing, Things that make me happy, Secret Book Swap

We’ve all heard of a book worm, but what about book bears, book dragons and book bees? Inspired by tiktoks and getting creative wtih Ai, I take a look at some of the different creatures representing reader archetypes and ask, what kind of reader are you?

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December 12, 2024 /Laura Barnet
books, reading, creativity
Books, writing, Things that make me happy, Secret Book Swap
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Secret Book Swap | No. 1 - October 2024

Craws Nest Collective
October 30, 2024 by Laura Barnet in Books, Secret Book Swap

Read about our first Secret Book Swap. The books we swapped, our guest author, Sarah MacGillivary and more.

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October 30, 2024 /Laura Barnet
books, reading
Books, Secret Book Swap
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byBarnet X Pam Millan Studio

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April 22, 2024 by Laura Barnet in Things that make me happy, byBarnet

Exciting news to share from the world of byBarnet! Find out what I’ve been up to with Pam Millan Studios!

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April 22, 2024 /Laura Barnet
bybarnet, bags, crafting, crochet
Things that make me happy, byBarnet
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Dear Eliza

October 16, 2023 by Laura Barnet

Writing a letter to my dear friend, Eliza.

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October 16, 2023 /Laura Barnet
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Inclusivity Matters: Getting my Fringe back

August 12, 2023 by Laura Barnet

Feeling included and able to join in is not always as easy as it should be. The Edinburgh Fringe has always been a joy but when my ME is bad it hasn't always been achieveable. Here's how two comedians, Nick Helm and Moses Storm helped me get my Fringe back, one from the comfort of my own sofa, the other with an invitation to join the perfect cult.

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August 12, 2023 /Laura Barnet
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Heels together, knees apart - coping strategies for smear test anxiety

August 04, 2023 by Laura Barnet in Coping strategies

If you’ve had issues with anxiety when going for your smear tests, here are some pieces of advice I have learnt that have helped me.

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August 04, 2023 /Laura Barnet
anxiety, smear test, health
Coping strategies
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Getting Creative About Writing

July 26, 2023 by Laura Barnet in Things that make me happy, writing

After a great evening listening to 5 local writers share their experiences about writing as part of Lynette Gray’s series on creativity, I’m inspired to share my own takeaways from the evening and get creative with my own writing!

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July 26, 2023 /Laura Barnet
writing, creativity, ideas
Things that make me happy, writing
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Accessibility matters - A tale of two days out

March 13, 2023 by Laura Barnet in Coping strategies, ME / CFS, Fatigue

Well thought out accessiblity and inclusivity makes such a huge difference for many people. I have been venturing out more recently and there were two venues in particular who showed great and not so great examples of this.

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March 13, 2023 /Laura Barnet
accessibility, inclusivity, Chronic Fatigue
Coping strategies, ME / CFS, Fatigue
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