I know I wasn’t supposed to but I finished the book. I had to get it out of my hair. I have other things I want to read. If it wasn’t for Middlemarchers and the library, I would have go… more →
Middlemarcherswrote 1 week ago: Picnic food can’t really be defined, can it? You may throw peanut butter & jelly sandwiche … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: The resplendent sunshine over this bank holiday inspired me to pull out a cute Sebastian-esque Bride … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel was first published in 1945. Image: fastforwardrevue.wordpress.co … more →
wrote 1 month ago: 1984 Jameson begins by stating that the present time (the eighties) is obsessed with “a break … more →
wrote 2 months ago: As the old Granada production of Brideshead Revisited proved many moons ago, it is hard to go wrong … more →
wrote 3 months ago: This is a re-read for me. It’s one of those books that I will always go back to (to which I wi … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Hatred of the Beardy Man, Will Self opined, because the Beardy Man is like all other successful Engl … more →
wrote 11 months ago: As evening approaches and house darkens with the approach of a summer thunderstorm, I am inspired to … more →
wrote 12 months ago: with a tip of the hat to maira kalman and rick meyerowitz. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my nam … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: One young hopeful dares to dream big. Could this be our Aloysius? … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: I watched Downton Abbey for the first time last night — late to the party as always. My mother is a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In my humble opinion the best TV drama series ever made was Granada Television’s adaptation of … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Accept no imitations Sheen says : Hi there, my lovelies. As 2011 grinds to a close, I thought … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Brideshead Visited (Throwing Bouquets) (diptych) 2011 Marker and pen on paper 12″ X 18.5 … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Hey there everybody. I would just like to say thanks for participating. Thanks to Karin for her comm … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So what is the purpose of this blog? I plan to over the next few months- tackle the media perception … more →