Tag Archives: Charlotte Wood

Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

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01. The this-week-part of our glorious extra-long weekend in Rutherglen at the ROAM Winery Walkabout. We visited a bunch of wineries* and the car boot was certainly full on the way home (partly because I was very lucky at John Gehrig – see my text message to my friends below, who were enjoying the sun when I was at the cellar door). Continue reading →

The Top 48 from the Best Books of 2025 List of Lists

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Presenting the 2025 Commonly-Agreed-by-the-People-Who-Publish-Best-of-2025-Book-Lists-Before-December-31 top 48 books.

(This is my annual community service to book-bloggers – a list of the books that appear most frequently on the 54 lists that I listed on Best Books of 2025 – A List of Lists – enjoy!). Continue reading →

Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

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01. Yay! MTC’s 2026 season launch. I was thrilled to hear Joanna Murray-Smith speak about her new play, an adaption of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. And cannot wait for the stage production of Forster’s A Room With a View. Continue reading →

Reading Challenges 2024

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It’s technically possible to squeeze in another couple of books before midnight on December 31, 2024 but unlikely, so I think I can safely draw a line under the reading challenges for the year.

I participated in five challenges this year – finished three; one is ongoing; and one I failed miserably. Continue reading →