What’s on your bookshelf #2

It is another month of the What’s On Your Bookshelf Challenge, hosted by Sue, Donna, Jo and Deb. Unfortunately for me it’s been a … More

What’s on your bookshelf?

Hello and welcome to the first What’s on your bookshelf? challenge hosted by fellow bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna and Jo. The idea is to … More

Friday catch up: July’s reading

It is the end of the month, and time for a little round up of what I have been reading. As usual, it was quite a varied mix, with some things to recommend.

Words on Wednesday: reading, watching, listening

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to believe we are half way through the year already. … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would tell you how much I enjoy not working on … More

The weekend coffee share: recent reading

For this week’s coffee share I thought I would share what I have been reading in April. It was a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about my recent trip to Queenstown, and how … More

Words on Wednesday: recent reading

The month of February was a dire month for reading. I started a book I didn’t like and couldn’t finish. Thanks to some light reading in terms of Sandi Toksvig’s memoirs, I got back in the mood again. So to what I have read recently.

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about Friday morning’s offshore earthquakes – a 7.1 at East Cape which was felt across the country (and which woke me up), and a 7.4 and 8.1 in the Kermadec Islands.

Words on Wednesday: 2020 as it was

Normally at this time of year I look back at small pleasures of the year, but somehow it doesn’t seem … More