I prefer reading
"Some people say life is the thing, but I prefer reading" - Logan Pearsall Smith
Friday, August 5, 2011
Give a Book
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I received an email a few days ago from Victoria at Give a Book , a new initiative to give books to people who need them. The idea is that ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The Highland Widow - Sir Walter Scott
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After reading the essay on Sir Walter Scott in The Best of Books & Co , I was inspired to have a look at what I had of Sir Walter's ...
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday poetry - Wooings
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This week's poem from Antonia Fraser's anthology of Scottish love poetry is by a poet I've never heard of. Born in 1735, Robert ...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
Mary, Queen of Scots : truth or lies - Rosalind K Marshall
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Mary, Queen of Scots is one of those historical figures that I find endlessly fascinating. There are so many questions & myths about her...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Best of Books and Company - ed Susan Hill
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I love books that send me running to my shelves, inspired to read or reread a book I'd forgotten I even owned. This selection of article...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Penny Plain - O Douglas
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I discovered O Douglas through Greyladies , the Edinburgh publishing firm that specializes in early 20th century fiction. So far, they'...
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday afternoon in the garden
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It's been a while since I posted some pictures of the garden. I haven't spent much time in the garden lately. It's been cold ...
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