I’ve had a good reading year this year, getting through an amazing 45 books so far. That’s not far off one a week! Like a lot of people I have struggled with reading in past years, but as one of first the books I read this year advised (Stolen Focus), you can’t sit quietly and… Continue reading Best reads of 2023
Tag: Books
Every day is like Sunday (3&4.22)
It’s been a struggle to write in the past two week because for most of my time has been spent at my desk, hardly moving at all. My fitness tracker buzzes at me regularly, telling me to get up and move, but mostly I ignore it, attached to my screen but not feeling any sense… Continue reading Every day is like Sunday (3&4.22)
Bloganuary 18: Books to read
Today's bloganuary topic is: What book is next on your to-read list? I feel like I've read a fair few heavier non-fiction books lately so I am looking forward to picking up something lighter and fluffier, something I can enjoy for its own sake rather than feeling the need to learn something from it. And… Continue reading Bloganuary 18: Books to read
Too early, too loud, too kind, too many (46.2021)
The C Word It's still November but here in the UK attention seems to have turned to Christmas already. The radio is full of ads advising us to shop and shop and shop and buy more food and maybe buy new furniture and generally buy your way into celebrating the Festive Season. There's even a… Continue reading Too early, too loud, too kind, too many (46.2021)
Tick tock, change the clock (43.2021)
I mentioned the malaria vaccine a few weeks ago, pondering why this wasn't making a bigger noise in the media. I read an article this week that helped put the benefits of this vaccine into context. In the region of Busia, near Lake Victoria, over 70% of the population is at risk of malaria. It's… Continue reading Tick tock, change the clock (43.2021)
Light in the morning (40.2021)
I started the week in Scotland, and spent a long, leisurely Monday travelling back by train from Fort William to London. I managed to have my solo time on the West Highland Line after all, staring out the window and watching the scenery slipping by, while I nibbled at my packed breakfast, dreaming of one… Continue reading Light in the morning (40.2021)
Books, music, tea (38.2021)
It's been a week with some grim news - the delays in diagnosing and treating cancer caused by Covid-19; the fuel shortages that the government is insisting don't exist; the collapse of several energy companies as gas prices increase just as winter is approaching. Sometimes the news implies that we are on the verge of… Continue reading Books, music, tea (38.2021)
…and we’re back (36.2021)
Books and Reading: I know a lot of people write about what they read, and reader-bloggers often talk about how they want to read more books from people from other cultures. For any book bloggers who are interested in reading outside their comfort zones in terms of translated novels, the Calvert Journal has published this… Continue reading …and we’re back (36.2021)
Putting the pieces back together (31.2021)
It's strange how pieces from different places connect sometimes. I'm not talking about jigsaws here (for once). I heard this week that one of the more interesting novels I've read in recent years, Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, has been made into a movie called Spoor. I found… Continue reading Putting the pieces back together (31.2021)
The big reopening (15.2021)
While countries across Europe are looking like into lockdown again, here in the UK we have reached a milestone in reopening - pubs and shops and hairdressers and gyms are now open for customers. Except pubs (and restaurants and cafes) are only open for custom in outside spaces. And yoga studios can't open because that… Continue reading The big reopening (15.2021)
Tales from Tobhamhor 