If we were having coffee, I’d tell you it’s like October here today, but the sun’s trying to come out. Neil and Isla have gone to the shops, and I’m here on coffee and ready to share. Settle in. We went to a pop-up market in town this week and spent too much on mojito fudge that didn’t actually have mojito in it, I was disappointed. This is an actual mojito fudge recipe. I probably won’t try it myself, but…
I’ve spent most of the weekend in Starwars yoga pants and a green Team Awesome t-shirt. Popcorn was consumed in vast quantities. Last weekend we set Isla up in a ‘big kid bed’ which matches ‘big kid school’. This is a good thing. Bed time stories happen in her room now. She falls asleep in her room now. I miss her. But we don’t have to share the popcorn any more and TV habits have changed from Postman Pat to…
I am a flippant reader. As soon as I read about a book that intrigues me, I MUST READ IT RIGHT NOW. This leads to lots of piles. Of books in various stages of readedness. If a book grips me enough not to read anything else along with it, that’s a GOOD THING. I usually have several books on the go. A day book, a night book, a car book. Day books happen on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Audiobooks happen on…
Saw this on Ritu’s blog. Thought I’d play. Do you have a specific place for reading? These days I mostly read in bed, late into the night. Weekend reading is outside with Isla, on her trampoline. She is, I’m not. Bookmarks or random pieces of paper? Train tickets. And no dog-eared pages. Can you just stop anywhere or must it be at the end of the chapter? I’d prefer it was the end of a chapter, but I don’t make…
My Dad came over this morning. We had coffee and talked about life and books. He says he can’t keep up with what I’m reading. That I start to twitch if I don’t have a new book to read. All. The. Time. That’s not true. They don’t have to be new. I like used books, too. Last week, I received not one, but three secondhand books: Six Stories, by Matt Wesolowski. I originally bought the audio version (using an Audible…
