01. A perfect day of bathing at Alba Thermal Springs. And I finally got to try the (quite frankly, outstanding) crumbed fish sandwich, with lettuce, nori tartare, and lime. Continue reading
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Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Putting the whole going-to-space fiasco aside, Katy Perry sure knows how to put on a fabulous, fun concert. Hit after hit, brilliant costumes and so much energy. Although Teenage Dream will always be my absolute fave, her concert remix of I Kissed a Girl was the standout. Continue reading
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
I’m having a Miranda July overload! (Happily, it’s a good place to be). Mini-golf, #6degrees, movies, books…
Last night I saw her 2020 movie, Kajillionaire, and also finished one of her short story collections, No One Belongs Here More Than You, published in 2007. My thoughts are more Miranda-July-in-general rather than specific to this short story collection. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A big week of early starts in our house because it’s Eurovision week! We had a lot riding on the result this year as, all things going to plan, my daughter and I are going to Eurovision 2026. So, where will we be going…? Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Had the great pleasure of attending the launch of Andrea Goldsmith’s new novel, The Buried Life, at the Abbotsford Convent this week. The book contains lots of references to music so, as Andrea explained, the evening was more of a performance than an author convo. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A pool day at Le Meridien. Perfect weather, perfect company, perfect poolside fries. Continue reading
South and West by Joan Didion
Joan Didion’s South and West is loosely defined as a travel essay, but of course, like all of Didion’s writing, it delivers so much more.
The book is comprised of excerpts from notebooks Didion kept in the 1970s. The first part, ‘Notes on the South‘, traces a road trip that she took through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, with her husband, John Gregory Dunne. Along the way, she chronicles her observations about the small towns they pass through and she gently examines the deeply rooted (and sometimes unquestioned) beliefs about race, class, and heritage held in the South.
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Four quick(ish) reviews
It’s only February and yet, I’m ridiculously behind on reviews (there’s more to come).
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The Happiest Things from Things That Are Making Me Happy
It’s hard to pick out the happiest of happy things but this is my list of 2024 highlights (excluding books and holidays). Continue reading
Sample Saturday – new releases
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. This week, all three came via Susan’s roundup of August releases. Continue reading