Well I guess we made it through another year – welcome to 2024, and happy new year if it means anything to you! We’re back with the first topic of the year – hobbies I used to enjoy. This could very well be quite a long post if I’m not selective – as you READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023
I’ve had a pretty darn good reading year this year. I’ve got lots of new favourites, but interestingly they’ve mostly been non-fiction. A good chunk were memoirs – ones about interactions with nature, others about special interests, others about mental health or neurodiversity, and some were about more than one of these. But each READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TEN MOST RECENT ADDITIONS TO MY SHELVES
I’m going to follow my lead last week and include audiobooks here, because I don’t buy that many physical books these days! Some of these I got with credits, others were included as part of my Audible subscription. But they’re ones I’ve added to my library recently and am looking forward to reading! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D LOVE FOR XMAS
This is always a hard one for me, because how am I supposed to narrow it down to just ten books???? I mean, really. It’s like whoever came up with this idea doesn’t know any readers. I’ll do my best, but I’m not making any promises! To make it a little easier, I’m going READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY WINTER 2022-23 TBR
Well, I have a lot. My TBR is basically… my whole house and most of my virtual space. I have not a chance of getting through even a fraction of my TBR, but on the plus side there’s a lot to choose from when I’m choosing what to read! There are some of the READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY WINTER HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
I never used to really do that much, but I have to admit I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Christmas. I’m not religious, so that wasn’t it, but I do like the sort of cosy feel of it. It’s partly the time of year, it’s partly the twinkle READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS SET IN/ABOUT NATURE (ANIMALS, PLANTS, FARMING ETC.)
Today I decided to share some of the books I’ve read or want to read on the topic of nature. This is being used very, very broadly, as I’m pretty much using it to denote any wholesome activity that takes place outside or involves interfacing with a part of the natural world (like The READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MEMES THAT REMIND ME OF A FAVOURITE BOOK OR SHOW
Okay, so I’ve been looking for days and it’s not going well. I’ve stopped spending much time looking at memes that would apply to TV shows in favour of funny posts about the reality of raising tiny humans, having mental health issues (only somewhat related), hitting middle age and being neurodivergent. It’s where I’m READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | REASONS I’M THANKFUL FOR BOOKS
Apparently it’s Thanksgiving in the US this week (a holiday I do not keep track of nor put much stock in, but that’s another discussion). This year’s topic is one I can certainly get behind, however – reasons to be thankful for books. Well, *cracks knuckles* let’s get started, shall we? They let me READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CRITICIZING MY FAVOURITE BOOK, TV SHOW OR FILM
Just a quick question. What does this mean? Does it want me to comment on how I feel about seeing my favourite things criticized (generally I’d say my reaction is on a spectrum of “okay that’s a good point,” to “don’t really care,” to vaguely annoyed, depending on the thing and the critique)? Does READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | POPULAR AUTHORS I STILL HAVEN’T READ
Oh man. What a difficult post – to complete this we have to each look in the mirror, and confront our own failings. Not only that, but we must confront our very mortality. As upsetting as the thought may be, we will each die with books left unread, and I can guarantee that at READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING I BELIEVED THAT WASN’T TRUE
I don’t really know where to go with this one – I never even remember believing in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny or anything – so I’m going to go with the first thing that pops into my head. For a long time I thought the words to Rudolph READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT HEADLINES
This is a very interesting topic! Hats off to the creator, Cathy (from What Cathy Read Next – I think that’s the right link, but correct me if I’m wrong)! I had so much fun scouring my shelves and TBR list to find some great titles that would stand out on the front page. READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Oh wow, it’s been nearly a month since I’ve done one of these posts! Probably in part because I’ve taken up a new hyperfocus (crochet) and (re)discovered some fantastic British comedy shows (Very British Problems, Travel Man, QI and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything/The Year/The Decade etc) and have been doing nothing but READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A CELEBRITY PEOPLE SAY I LOOK LIKE
I don’t get this a lot. I’m not really one of those people who is the spitting image of any famous person, and I don’t even evoke them with how I dress or act. I’m pretty much just boring old me. I guess I’ve seen pictures of a young Katherine Hepburn that look a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN FREEBIE
I’m not a fan of freebie weeks, generally. Especially when it comes to Halloween, because I’ve got nothing. I don’t do horror. I don’t do spooky. I don’t do ghost stories. So what exactly am I supposed to share? I guess I’ll go with any books I have read (or would read) that have READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A HOLIDAY I’D CREATE
This is such an easy one. Because obviously I’d create a day in which everyone got a paid day off work in which to do nothing but read. This may be a think in another culture out there (if so, please share in the comments!) because I’m sure there are some out there with READ MORE