on libraries
“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and...
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Last week John tried to coerce my laptop into some king of Philippe Petit balancing act on the arm of the sofa. My laptop, poor old man that he is, tried as best he could to maintain his precarious...
View Articlewhitby
I haven’t done a full week’s work for a month now, god bless Royal weddings and bank holidays, and it feels slightly odd to think that next week I’ll have to actually work five days straight without a...
View Articleoh, hai
Well. That was a long and unexpected break wasn’t it? Right now, I feel like a (bad) stand up comedian nervously peering round the corner of the curtain at a gig and worrying that there’s no one...
View Articleblack as midnight on a moonless night
In our household Twin Peaks is Autumn. In fact, it’s one of the few things that make the impending winter months seem bearable. I can’t say I’m a big David Lynch fan but here he really nailed it. I...
View Articlefour things for the new year
I really enjoyed 2012. I started a new job in a school I love, established an amazing new group of friends following our move and have settled in a new home nearer the city that backs up onto a stream...
View Articlepuppy love
Meet Suzie, the latest addition to our clan. She’s a shih tzu with a wonky face (we suspect as a result of over-breeding) who insists on sitting on your knee whenever you sit down and snores like a...
View Articlestills from a film
In an effort to get more exercise and prevent us both from looking as pale as veal calves John and I have been going on lots of weekend walks lately. We went on one a couple of weekends ago that...
View Articlelondon in five photos
I had a course on Monday at Somerset House in the big smoke and work booked me a ticket for the Saturday morning so John and I could make a weekend of it. Let me tell you, this was a pretty big deal...
View Articlegone fishing
They say a change is as good as a holiday so I toodled over here for a new view. Here’s hoping you’ll join me!
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