A bit of flavour was added to my reading these last couple of months, because I joined a book group! A couple of people I know from choir invited me to join, and I was very pleased to accept. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first couple of sessions (especially because of the excellent spreads of food … More Book Reviews: August to September
A few months ago, a lady I know from church asked if I would like to join her choir. I was keen, but a little hesitant. I can read music, and am somewhat musical (I have played guitar for a long time), but I have never been trained to sing and do not have much … More I Joined a Choir!
Here’s another little round-up of books I’ve been reading, just like I did a couple of months ago. I had a busy June, and struggled to find much time to get my nose in a book. But July was quite different, because I finally contracted Covid! (Exclamation point for emphasis, not glee!) I had it … More Book Reviews: June to July
Last month an old schoolfriend of mine came to stay with us. Without planning it, we ended up having a weekend full of arts and crafts! On the Saturday, we attended the Bovey Tracey craft festival (which Nicholas and I had been to the year before). We had a gorgeous time – looking round the … More A Crafty Weekend
I’ve been trying to write book reviews recently as part of my reading record to encourage me to engage critically with the books. But I’ve found that sometimes there isn’t a great deal to say about a book, and sometimes I go through phases of not reading as much as I would like. So, to … More Book Reviews: April to May
A couple of weeks ago I went to my first academic conference, which was in Harrogate (see previous blog post). I was due to have a lot of free time, so before I went to Yorkshire I hatched a grand plan… The morning after I had presented my poster at the conference, I got a … More Finding Anne Lister
Eight months ago, Nicholas and I went to a craft fair. We signed up for a couple of workshops, including one on spoon-carving. Nicholas has experience in woodwork, so took to spoon-carving like a duck to water. The same could not be said for me! By the end of the two-hour session, the piece of … More I Made a Spoon!
At our church, we’ve just started a new series of monthly events. It’s an ancient church on the edge of Dartmoor, so we’ve decided to make the most of our local history and scenery by going on a series of small pilgrimages. For our opening session this evening, I took some photos of our destinations, … More Pilgrimage
The other night I was home alone, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to watch a film that wouldn’t be up my husband’s street. We are currently between streaming subscriptions (aren’t there just too many now?), so I trawled BBC iPlayer to see what I could find, and came across A Star Is Born. … More Film review: A Star Is Born
“Never judge a book by its cover.” The stern adage rang in my head as I picked this book out of the library sale with what was probably an audible gasp. This book is stunning to behold, with its purple-edged pages and features picked out in gold. If anything it is even more beautiful once … More Book review: The Binding
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