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Book Meme
So, in answer to callme_al01's challenge, here are the books I have read on the BBC's 100 books you should have read list. Bold means read 'em, italics means started but didn't finish, others haven't touched. Apparently, they think the average Briton has read only six of these. How sad is that...
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of ( Read more... ) -
Series 5 so far...
Well, we watched the third episode of the new series of Doctor Who yesterday, and I still can't say I am overwhelmed by Matt Smith - I mean, I lost a bit of the plot while I was looking up a recipe for last night's supper on my laptop, and I can't imagine watching the last few series with anything but the most rapt attention ( Read more... ) -
Not that I'm crowing or anything...
... but I'd just like to record a couple of factoids about my DS, Tom, who has just had his AS results. (For those of you unfamiliar with the English school system, AS Level comes AFTER GCSEs (which are taken at about age 16) and are the first year of A levels, so become BEFORE A2s (which are taken at 18). Or, in Harry Potter terms, after OWLs and ( Read more... ) -
Dreamland - is it just me?
Just watched the first episode of Dreamland on i-player ( Read more... ) -
Question Meme
Comment in this post, and I'll give you five questions. Answer them in your own post. People will ask for questions, and you'll give THEM five questions.
Questions from
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Rud éigin eile
And another thing! Yesterday was St Swithin's Day. St Swithin was a Bishop of Winchester who asked to be buried in the graveyard with the common people. But because he was important, they moved his body into a special shrine in the church. It rained for 40 days. They moved him back to the graveyard. It stopped raining.
Now, it's well known ( Read more... ) -
Is duine aisteach í. Ní labhaireann sí le h-éinne...
I had great plans to post to this journal and what happened? I got involved reading other people's fiction and never got round to posting any myself.
I will, one day. Today is not that day.
Off to see how many eggs the hens have laid and to plant up tomatoes. Writing comes later. Probably after more reading -
Writer's Block: Le Quatorze Juillet
Mon mari. Quelquefois.