May 2014

Frozen Out by Quentin Bates I’ve not really read much detective fiction/thrillers so I am unused to the conventions of the genre but I enjoyed this book – the first in the Officer Gunnhildur series. It’s a story set at…

Thu, 16:05: Why is it that aesthetically I find this so irritating? #newbuilding http://t.co/K2Pie0efHi Thu, 21:54: “Flutes, can you play a bit louder?” #thingsyouneverexpectaconductortosay Thu, 23:03: Summer sunshine… end of a Perfect Day. 🙂 http://t.co/GvzDsQQ4G2 Thu, 23:06: Need to work…

Wed, 20:52: #100HappyDays Day 127: I always enjoy looking around the Final Year Degree Show at @oxford_brookes. It… http://t.co/AZBs8BmDqZ Thu, 07:01: Wouldn’t want to call it running, but I can now move at a speed faster than walking without getting…

Tue, 18:09: #100HappyDays Day 126: First pull from the rhubarb… #simplepleasures #1HappyYear @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/0ntDnpxxS9 Tue, 23:10: #Hinterland has got to be one of the best things on television at the moment. Worth the license fee all on its…

Mon, 21:26: #100HappyDays Day 125: Monday night in with #BeforeMidnight on dvd http://t.co/mzxNrc3Dkx Mon, 21:38: ‘I love it that you read books in your dreams’ -Celine, on living with a writer… #BeforeMidnight

Sun, 20:36: #100HappyDays Day 124: It’s snapping, crackling, and popping. Can’t wait to try my first (if… http://t.co/wdCk1COEA4 Mon, 00:00: Is the Penguin of death, the Penguin to whom you have fed marijuana? http://t.co/70M42ytgz2

Sat, 15:30: Never feed your penguin marijuana. Sat, 17:19: A little bit discombobulated to learn that my Mum now has a posher phone than me… #iPhonemadness Sat, 17:30: #100HappyDays Day 123: Love frequenting our local farmer’s market. They’ve started recognising…

Fri, 16:12: #100HappyDays Day 122: The unexpected thing I like about the #buscommute is that having to go into the… http://t.co/RUbmQDIp3y Fri, 16:32: Didn’t have time to pop into the shop for a chocolate bar before catching the bus. This…

Thu, 23:25: #100HappyDays Day 121: Wind band night so a quick, simple meal of boiled eggs, but when they are fresh… http://t.co/6FfFQLOJ0m

Wed, 19:54: #100HappyDays Day 120: I’ve always had a ceanothus in my garden but until this one they’ve been… http://t.co/aVWAmEV2Nm Wed, 21:44: Forty minutes in and Jack Bauer hasn’t said a word… #24 Thu, 08:44: RT @misspeacock21: Today @Pegatweet @brookesoutburst…

Tue, 20:13: #100HappyDays Day 119: Last summer’s purchase of the swingball set is back out in the garden, and I… http://t.co/8t4X2KAgpt Wed, 09:29: RT @brookesoutburst: Are you enjoying #OutBurst2014? What have you seen? What are you looking forward to seeing?…

Mon, 20:56: #100HappyDays Day 118b: First BBQ of the year, and alfresco dining makes for a nice end to the… http://t.co/rTaHoUFIrW

Sun, 20:46: 5 of 5 stars to The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry http://t.co/fLFujV6W7v Sun, 21:00: All in the best possible taste: discovering Grayson Perry http://t.co/8S0tnKnDqZ #art #artists #books #amreading Sun, 21:01: @MichaelRosenYes Pls RT 6-10 May there’s…

The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry Until recently I didn’t really no much about the Grayson Perry, except that he was a transvestite potter who had won the Turner Prize. His recent presentation of the BBC Reith Lectures…

Sat, 21:26: #100HappyDays Day 116: Just after breakfast William went out for his morning perambulation, I saw him… http://t.co/KGWgFyTIrf

Fri, 12:02: RT @misspeacock21: Pls RT @oxford_brookes uni festival #OutBurst2014 is coming to Pegasus @Pegatweet 6-10 May. Lots of great events! Book t… Fri, 15:30: #100HappyDays Day 115: New coffee mug. The last one finally gave up the ghost after…

Thu, 16:06: RT @brookesoutburst: See the next big Creative Writing talent first! Don’t believe us? Philip Pullman thinks so… #Outburst2014 http://t.c… Thu, 16:50: Oxford peeps! 6-10 May there’s whole range of interesting/entertaining shows/talks mostly FREE #OutBurst2014 http://t.co/aA2qG7GkKn Pls RT Fri,…

Wed, 15:27: 25 Years of #Elmer at the @IllustrationCup! http://t.co/NVv4EAUIeP Maybe I should combine it with trip to London for the Vikings exhibition? Wed, 18:38: #100HappyDays Day 113: Our clematis has never looked so good. Gotta love Spring! #1HappyYear @……