Phew, that was some weekend… there are certain moments in your life that make you shift your understanding, your direction, your point of view. And I’m not talking about the really ‘big’ ones, your marriage, the birth of your child… but the quiet moment that sneak up on you when you don’t expect it, the …
… it might be a few weeks too early for this, but it’s such a beautiful song…
Hotel du Lac (Anita Brookner) I can’t believe that nobody had ever suggested this book to me before… why?? It is simply brilliant. Not in a shout out brilliant, but in a modest, subtle, elegant way brilliant. Yes, it’s an elegant book, that’s it. Edith writes romantic novels under a pseudonym but her life is …
My talented nephew is beginning his student life this week at the London College of Fashion and I simply couldn’t send him off without a quilt to keep him warm, also, he cheekily asked for one so… However it’s a tough call to make something for someone who loves textiles as much as he …
American Gods by Neil Gaiman Gosh, where do I start with this one. Ok, first… I almost didn’t read it and it nearly end up in a charity bag a few times..Firstly because i don’t why I bought this it. Last year I had read another one of his, The Ocean at the end of …
I know, I know… another post about books but I’m really behind with my books posts so you might get more in the next few days. Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin. This was given to me by my sister in law who’s a primary school teacher and I wasn’t sure at all about it … …
Me and the boys took ourselves to the big smoke on Thursday morning; we had finally managed to get an appointment at the Italian Consulate for their passports and we thought we tagged along a visit to the Tate Modern and a mooch about. The weather was glorious and we had a blast. We caught …
while you're ahead... 