Today I have no lessons (something to do with ‘activity week’? whatever, I’m going to catch up with a friend and that’s good enough for me. And it’s sunny again. Something charming: TWO things to think about: And have you seen the new Nike ad? What do you think? Now, I am under no illusion …
‘Transcription’ by Kate Atkinson What a disappointment. First, let me add that I loved Kate’s last two novels, ‘Life after Life’ and ‘A God in Ruin’, absolutely gorgeous, well written, innovative… etc. etc, I bought many copies as presents. So I had high hopes, so high that I had bought myself a signed hard copy …
very late in the day… but I spent the afternoon in the library so here goes: In the library (by Charles Simic) There’s a book calledA Dictionary of Angels.No one had opened it in fifty years,I know, because when I did,The covers creaked, the pagesCrumbled. There I discovered The angels were once as plentifulAs species …
While the cat’s away skiing under a sunny sky in Switzerland, the mouse… leaves her stuff on the table for days. The mouse is very happy about that. On the kitchen table right now 10 books: one on psychoanalysis and women, three on rhetoric, three on Angela Carter, one on racism, one about the influence …
In search of Lost books by Giorgio Van Straten. Just to clarify, I have read this book in Italian, but you can find the English version in any bookshop (or here.) I needed a break from heavy course books that, although enjoyable and fascinating, make my brain hurt a little and also I fancied reading …
It’s the right season for this… Snowdrop (by Ted Hughes) Now is the globe shrunk tightRound the mouse’s dulled wintering heart.Weasel and crow, as if moulded in brass,Move through an outer darknessNot in their right minds,With the other deaths. She, too, pursues her ends,Brutal as the stars of this month,Her pale head heavy as metal. …
Becoming by Michelle Obama What an inspiring read. I part read/part listened to this book and I’m really sad I’ve finished it. It’s an autobiography, a genre I’m not really a huge fan of, but I was intrigued and fascinated by her all through her stay at the White House and so, the hype behind …
In my ongoing quest to use less plastic (and subconsciously drive the boys mad) I re-directed my attention to shampoos. Always in unavoidable plastic bottles (… I get it, glass in the shower could be hazardous… eye roll) and always needed. I understand there are people out there that advocated never to wash their hair… …
You know what I need? A re-boot. If my brain were a computer I would press the three magic keys ‘control/alt/delete’ and start again… I feel totally disconnected and vague. More than usual, anyway! I wrote this post this morning and forgot to press ‘publish’, so it’s coming to you late. Does it matter? Do …
This was an amazingly fascinating read. I don’t usually read non-fiction books because, let’s face it, I like to read to escape reality, not to dwell more on it… but, lately, I’ve had to do some research for college and/or I’ve wanted to find out more about things because I feel I’ve been ignoring the …
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