Before I start, let's address the obvious elephant in the room... it's a new year, it's a new me (it's not) and it's time to make some resolutions. Like all good resolutions, I'm going to start with something that seems achievable but will inevitably fail anyways... in 2019, I resolve to show my blog some [...]
With family, job and Christmas stresses all on the up this month, my mind has kind of been in a million and one different places recently. Unfortunately, I've probably spent more time this month staring out of the window than doing anything productive in the last couple of weeks. Rest assured though, I did manage [...]
Flaky though I may be when it comes to keeping my blog up to date, I didn't renege on my promise to read one whole book in October. This month, I took my second foray into the world of non-fiction with what's now up there as one of my new favourite books... Humans: A Brief [...]
I've been shamefully neglectful of both my blog and my books in the past few weeks. What's taken the place of my regular reading and writing habits? The Evening Standard puzzle section is 110% to blame. Because my 84-years-old-on-the-inside self has become addicted to a good Crossword/ Codeword/ Gogen, I've been dedicating all of my train time [...]
How do you write an introduction to a monthly blog when you can't even remember where the time went? That's how I'm feeling right now. Ever get that feeling that the month's gone on for a year but it's also flown by in a matter of minutes? With that in mind, remembering all the details [...]
By some miracle, I have rediscovered my ability to stay awake on the train in the morning for longer than five minutes and have found myself at a loss for things to do. As it turns out, these waking moments on the way to work are the perfect opportunity to engage in some light reading [...]
Before I start, if someone could please tell me how it's already July, I'd be very grateful. Terrifying speediness aside, I'm glad that summer's rolled around and brought the sunshine with it... I'm sure most Brits will agree with me when I say it might even be too hot (because, when it comes to weather, we're never really satisfied). [...]
Here in Sussex, monsoon season has well and truly hit. We've had sunshine, we've had humidity, we've had floods and we've had thunder. Luckily, the three (!) excellent books I've buried my nose in this month have been more than enough to distract me from the weather insanity, not to mention the train delays due [...]
Having spent my fair share of time on the train in April, I've had ample opportunity to fit plenty of reading in. It's been great. Having (inadvertently) dedicated a lot of my time to short stories and some "experimental" fiction, it was nice to pick up a novel with a chronological plot line, a series [...]
Since spring doesn't know whether it's coming or going this year, I've continued to hide from the elements in my bed and my indulgence in early bedtimes has given me way more time to read. March's reading material includes an old classic and yet another slightly off the wall contemporary read: Animal Farm - George Orwell [...]
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