Category Archives: books
Gone Girl
OK, so I *finally* got around to reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, despite it saturating the bestseller lists in the US. I actually suggested it as a gamble intro read for my neighbourhood’s book club. I’ll be interested to … Continue reading
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Comfort reading for a winter’s day
Completely not by surprise, the weather of late has made London a bit less of a des res than usual. I don’t know why everyone gets caught out by the March crapness every year. It’s almost like every last person … Continue reading
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Nanowrimo: Mission Accomplished.
I haven’t posted for nearly a month. That’s pretty poor of me. Between nanowrimo and astrophysics, though, something had to go. Yes, I did nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) this year: the idea being to write 50,000 in 30 days. … Continue reading
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Three Things
Things I am into right now: We are currently binging on Misfits to the tube of two episodes a night. Series Two will be finished up tomorrow, and Series 3 will be devoured over the weekend. What will we watch … Continue reading
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Fash Mags: An Addiction
I grew up addicted to fashion magazines. Seriously, even at the at of 13 I would opt for a shiny new copy of Vogue (whenever one would appear in our local Piggly Wiggly) instead of a candy treat. I hoarded … Continue reading
Book Review: Two Lipsticks and a Lover
A couple of days ago I read an interesting book that i ordered on a whim from Amazon: Two Lipsticks and a Lover by Helena Frith Powell. Now this isn’t the first book of its type that I have read, … Continue reading
S.I. Hayakawa on reading
“In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot, or will not, read…it is not true we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as … Continue reading
NYT Book Review – The Secret of Chanel No. 5
Book Review – The Secret of Chanel No. 5 – By Tilar J. Mazzeo – NYTimes.com. Each 30-milliliter bottle of Chanel No. 5 is packed with the essence of a thousand jasmine flowers, the fragrance of a dozen May roses … Continue reading
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ex libris
The cleaner comes on Thursday morning, so between my tidy efforts on Wednesday night and her dusting efforts, this nightstand area is fairly tidy come Thursday evening. But then, by Saturday, it looks like this again. That photo includes a … Continue reading
Book: Luella’s Guide to English Style
Have you had enough of my fatuous glam shopping nonsense yet? Of course you have. So have I. I feel a money diet coming on…just after my birthday in a week and a half. Nevertheless, on Tuesday I went up … Continue reading
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