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Things To Make Me Smile (and a few things that annoy me)

Life

  • I’m rather pleased to say that my last three reads are actually books that I’d previously started but never finished. The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin – I didn’t think I’d read much of this book but a bookmark still in it tells me I had actually gotten almost 100 pages into it!  However upon… Read more

  • My Radio

    I love listening to the radio – I have one in every room in the apartment even the smallest room! Actually, that’s not exactly true – I did have a radio on my locker but retired it for the telly.  What I mean by that is we get the radio through the television and the… Read more

  • This is the autobiography of Alan Cumming.  It was read by himself on BBC radio 4 recently as the book at bedtime.  For me it was a little bit past my bedtime so I got the audiobook from the library. Can I just say WOW! I remember watching his episode of “Who Do You Think… Read more

  • Accidental Meetings

    It’s absolutely piddling out but the shopping had to be done.  The happy outcome of shopping is not loads of yummy food but I bumped into a friend I haven’t seen in years!  I’m absolutely thrilled. So there you go – I’m a happy bunny 🙂 Read more

  • Slow Progress

    Confession time – I hurt my hand from playing Nintendo 😦  At the time I was also making a baby blanket for my cousin, so the blanket kind of ground to a halt. Ok it wasn’t just that my hand/thumb was killing me – it was also the fact that I’d decided to make this… Read more

  • A Scream In Soho

    I did it! I bought a copy of A Scream In Soho from the British Library during the summer last year and started to read it shortly after Christmas but found it very slow going. It took me a while to get used to the style of writing.  Words are spelled out using accent phonetics… Read more

  • Change of direction…

    I have another WP blog but I’ve decided to use that one for photos and hopefully witter away about life it’s ups downs and questions. It does mean that the out put might be increased a little bit but only just a little as let’s be honest I’m a bit rubbish about posting.  Mind you… Read more

  • Hello little forgotten Blog

    This is supposed to be full of things that make me smile – given how often I post here you would be forgiven for thinking I never smile!  Sadly I’m going to shift the blame to facebook and it’s got nothing to do with my lack of effort 🙂 – honest! We all know how… Read more

  • SNOW!

    If you know me, then you know I have a thing about snow.  I love it.  Actually, I love what is generally considered bad weather. I also like to take photos.  There are a great many photographers out there that I wish I had but a fraction of their talent, but there is one photographer… Read more