It's partially the fault of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and my liking of magnetic earrings as a youngling, but recently I decided to have my ears pierced. I mean - lots of people have had their ears pierced, haven't they? It's no big deal, right? Haha. You see, though I like dangling earrings, I… Continue reading ear piercing adventures [Story Time]
famous books I haven’t read
Every self-respecting bookworm seems to have read these books. I am both self-respecting and a bookworm ... and I haven't. Ah, paradoxes. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen I've watched the black and white Laurence Olivier Pride and Prejudice, the 1995 BBC series, the 2005 film, 'Lost in Austen' and 'Austenland'. I have never read… Continue reading famous books I haven’t read
lemonade and sandwiches
I'm in a little rut at the moment. Inspiration is sulking in a corner. I've argued with Sandwiches about actual sandwiches and written half-formed plot ideas on my hand. Tolkien's commentary on Beowulf isn't conquered yet. A sci-fi has been DNF'd. And ... I'VE DONATED BOOKS TO A CHARITY SHOP. Why these books? Lemme explain… Continue reading lemonade and sandwiches
Beowulf and I are at loggerheads.
Beowulf has kicked me to the reading curb. Or rather, Tolkien's commentary on it has - which is one part fascinating and two parts here-lemme-gouge-my-eyes-out. Some things are easy to read in the early mornings. Other things aren't. It's isn't that I'm lacking in intelligence [well ...] it's just that some things are not meant for… Continue reading Beowulf and I are at loggerheads.
five books imprinted on my young mind
*and by imprinted I mean 'impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface.' Twilight, what have you done to the modern tongue?! I had to define a word and am too lazy pained to think of another title! Good or bad, the books that you read when you're young stay with you. Here… Continue reading five books imprinted on my young mind
of words & books 