Oct
25
This weeks The Broke and the Bookish’s Top Ten Tuesday fits beautifully with the new library display for Hallowe’en. I’ll start with my Top 10 Books To Read During Hallowe’en (I not a big horror reader so these are the books that I suggest to pupils who just demand a ‘scary book’): 1. The Woman in …
Oct
19
The Broke and the Bookish run a Tuesday Top 10, Clair does it over on her blog but this week I liked the topic so much I decided this was the week to join in. So the challenge is a Top Ten of books you bought based on the front cover and/or title. 1. Space …
Oct
19
You’ll be glad to hear I’m not listing all the books I haven’t read but just the two I started but can’t finish. Number 1 is Kelly Link’s ‘Pretty Monsters’. A collection of short stories that gains praise from a range of people and sources including Neil Gaiman and Holly Black. It sounds exciting – …
Oct
18
Though the four stories featuring in ‘The Best of of Star Trek: The Next Generation’ didn’t focus on Wesley Crusher, he still got to feature in three of the stories and has once again taught us some valuable life lessons. ‘In Survivors’ we saw Wesley asking his mum if she was ok after she returned …
Oct
15
So the challenge to read 100 books continues (as suggested by Book Chick City) – 54. Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady by Florence King An excellent book that was really worth a read. It’s all about growing up, falling in love and first sexual experiences. It’s warm, funny and fascinating both as a personal …
Sep
20
So my challenge to read 100 in 2011 continues and after a month or so of not finishing a book, I’ve been on a bit of a reading bent this past few weeks. Of course there is a small issue with this idea – less free time for other things like blogging about reading. As …
Aug
02
Shopping Week is an excuse to party for a week and town is done up with bunting, shops done up and a few stalls set up at the harbour. Most of the windows in Stromness during shopping week are done up in a theme. I didn’t photograph them instead I thought I’d share part of …
Jun
26
35. Mad Dogs and English Men by Paul Magrs This eighth doctor story won me over by being a lurid shade of pink and about poodles with ray guns. Seriously what is not to love? It further gained my respect as it ran a homage to J.R.R.Tolkien and the Inklings and featured Noel Coward. Plus …
Jun
12
My personal challenge to read 100 books this year is mostly slipping. Having had a good run for the first four months I’ve hardly read this past month so I’m well off the target 50. Anyway I realised it’s been ages since I actually did a review so here is the quick guide to the …
May
15
As a huge fans of The Princess Bride by William Goldman (the best book/movie ever!) I just had to share this link to the Cubeecraft Princess Bride character paper models! If you have yet to sample the delights of this wondrous work then perhaps the movie tag line will inspire you to seek it out: “Scaling …
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