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I’ve had a lovely Christmas break, seeing Emma’s family, spending time with my family, going to festive theatre, eating nice food (off-diet maybe but not excessively), and spending quality time in my home with and the cats and the decorations…
Continue reading2012 has been a year dominated by books and by reading and writing. At the beginning of year I set myself the Goodreads reading challenge to read at least 20 books in the year. I didn’t manage to reach this,…
Continue readingSun, 13:37: On page 87 of 119 of Grubson Pug’s Christmas , by Hodgson, Jane-Anne: Fears the storm that is about rage… 🙁 http://t.co/lfWoM6OO Sun, 16:37: On page 35 of 320 of Reflections, by Diana Wynne Jones: It’s a book…
Continue readingOne of the joys of the post-Christmas and pre-New Year holidays is those long afternoons in the fading light, tucked up on the sofa with the Christmas tree across the room, reading… reading lots and lots. So, a roundup of…
Continue readingSat, 18:23: Marked as to-read: Grubson Pug’s Christmas Voyage by Hodgson, Jane-Anne http://t.co/NU4t5Bj1 Sat, 21:49: According to @EmmaEShepherd we are now celebrating our 298th weekend together. Many happy returns to us! #anniversaries Sat, 23:32: 26% done with Reflections, by Diana…
Continue readingFri, 15:13: 80% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/gNfLkr5r Fri, 15:37: Okay, well that surprises me. It may be backlit, but the #Kindle #Fire is actually comfortable to *read*. Still heavier than regular kindle. Fri, 17:34:…
Continue readingThere’s an article in today’s Guardian which seems to want to suggest the rise of traditional print book sales eBooks. It seems obvious to me that in the run up to Christmas that you will see more physical books sold…
Continue readingChristmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a trip to see Creation Theatre Company’s latest show. This year, the prospect of going was tinged with sadness that this might be the last time we would get to see them. After a tourist…
Continue readingThu, 16:37: 3 of 5 stars to Across the Sea by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/nMri9gcR Thu, 17:45: 61% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/jb91BipE Fri, 09:24: 72% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts…
Continue readingWed, 13:09: thinks that Barney and Aslan might have finally have come to agreement over something… #recorderpractice Wed, 13:12: Kindle for Christmas? Time to start downloading books to read. 90% of people who reviewed it were very glad they did…
Continue readingTue, 22:26: Things to read, watch, and listen to… #Christmas @ Southwold http://t.co/eP7o100o Tue, 22:26: Photo: Things to read, watch, and listen to… #Christmas (at Southwold) http://t.co/UWCCjbfj
Continue readingIn the midst of dismally unseasonal weather we headed off on a small tour of Buckinghamshire for lunch and presents with Emma’s mum and dad, before dropping presents off at Sue’s, collecting presents from Grannie’s, and heading back home in…
Continue readingSun, 14:23: When the dark comes rising, six shall turn it back; three from the circle, and three from the track: Susan Cooper… http://t.co/1zg2bi2i Sun, 15:15: Over the top? Surely not… 😉 #ChristmasCake @ Southwold http://t.co/9PSzudnN Sun, 15:15: Photo: Over…
Continue readingYou know that phrase there’s no rest for the wicked? Well, I felt that today, for the second of my two-day working weekend of chores and Christmas prep. Thankfully, after the dismal, endless rain of yesterday, today was altogether a…
Continue readingSat, 14:15: And still they come… through can’t beat a bit of Jeff Wayne’s War Of the Worlds http://t.co/FWQphbfB Sat, 17:48: The veg, chopped… @ Southwold http://t.co/mudCbLNH Sat, 17:48: Photo: The veg, chopped… (at Southwold) http://t.co/jsZRI2mQ Sat, 17:52: Cooking by…
Continue readingToday has been non-stop. Emma’s been at work all day. Now she has busy, tiring work days – not like my sit down at the computer for 7½ hours a day – but today I really feel that I have…
Continue readingAfter the festive, Christmassy joy to which we concluded yesterday, today was the antithesis of festive. It’s emej‘s weekend of working the day shift and so it was my job to venture out into town to pick up the Turkey,…
Continue readingFri, 12:37: Time to ice the Christmas cake then… @ Southwold http://t.co/yoJoxDrv Fri, 12:37: Photo: Time to ice the Christmas cake then… (at Southwold) http://t.co/Iok6CZcb Fri, 13:44: Base iced for Christmas… 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/qLJJI1qY Fri, 13:44: Photo: Base iced…
Continue readingAfter the bleak wintriness of yesterday today was one of those crispier, nicer days that make you fall in love with winter. After a quiet morning pottering, and base-icing the Christmas cake, Emma and I headed into Oxford in the…
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