December 2013

Before Midnight by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy For the last eighteen years I have loved the film Before Sunrise. Shortly after seeing it I found a copy of the screenplay and it became another favourite. That edition of the book is no…

Wed, 18:49: 4 of 5 stars to The Awakening by Angella Graff http://t.co/qEQjPNTiIR Wed, 18:51: I just reviewed: ‘The Awakening (The Judas Curse)’ by Angella Graff via @AmazonUK http://t.co/nOA3cQxho5 Wed, 18:58: A story of gods and men: review of The…

The Awakening (The Judas Curse, #1) by Angella Graff Religious fiction is not really my usual bag, but urban fantasy (for want of a better word, and I think there probably is…) is. When I came across this book with…

Tue, 20:38: The next best thing to watching #BeforeMidnight if reading the #screenplay. Such great characters speaking fantastic #dialogue

Mon, 13:24: A joke’s a joke, and this joke has had its day… https://t.co/3rkMXxr3xP via @38_degrees

Mon, 10:36: #Oops! I appear to have created a broken link on every single course entry page at work and then gone on holiday for a week… #work #web

Sat, 14:41: RT @abingdonconcert: Want to immerse yourself in everything Christmas come to a concert of festive joy. 7.30pm tonight – you know you… ht… Sat, 15:17: On the thirteenth day of advent: of inspiring places http://t.co/nhNYO4GrnR #birthdays #creativity #imagination…

I always knew that going to the Post Office on the Saturday before Christmas was going to involve queuing – lots of queuing – but I don’t think my brain had really processed just how long a queue would be…

Fri, 12:59: Love this country Christmas wreath! @ Bourne Valley Inn http://t.co/I1bpVBCpgC Fri, 13:38: It’s important to have something to focus on when you #walk in the rain… #stollen @ Bourne Valley Inn http://t.co/VKctMZYa5j Fri, 14:03: Just posted a photo…

Today has been Emma’s birthday. As something a bit different this year, we’ve had a night away at the Bourne Valley Inn in St Mary Bourne in rural Hampshire. Yesterday we visited Avebury to see the biggest stone circle in…

Thu, 16:12: When the dark comes rising… @ avebury http://t.co/MYSPA7tVjk Thu, 17:47: Traveler’s rest… @ Bourne Valley Inn http://t.co/pxotqR26JJ Thu, 18:57: The Ring In Winter http://t.co/NA3mN2Moan #Avebury #poetry Thu, 19:41: Dinner by an agreeable fire… @ Bourne Valley Inn http://t.co/15nETuMKhk…

The Ring In Winter Birds circle, overhead Calling, cawing A cold, grey mist lingers over mound and ditch. Stones loom over me For age after age, they have stood in this place. Seasons have passed seasons by The distant future…

Wed, 17:27: http://t.co/SGj1tH3dD4 “So you must know about all of the holy wars carried out in the name of a man who did nothing but tell the pe… Wed, 17:29: On, the book… http://t.co/zxQqnJAUpw “So you must know about all…

Tue, 13:06: What is depression? Watch this animation shed light on what it feels like, by @WHO. (via @Upworthy) http://t.co/RnsKYJsGRK Tue, 15:04: Guess what…? #Christmas 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/ItzJlGHbn9 Tue, 21:58: The pen inside my head is itching to write;…

Mon, 19:36: Annual Christmas shopping trip, to pick up a few last bits and enjoythe twinkling festive lights…… http://t.co/fQIJOKMgqX Mon, 20:11: Just posted a photo http://t.co/LqM4KG6V3a