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My 2019 Goals
Happy New Year! Even though it's 6 days in to 2019, it doesn't feel right to start this post without saying it! I hope you are having a wonderful start to the year. In January, I like to reflect on what's happened in the last year, and set some goals for the new one. Calling…
On My Bookshelf: I Capture The Castle
On My Bookshelf is a series of my most favourite books, frequently recommended to friends, family, and now to you! I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. That is, my feet are in it; the rest of me is on the draining-board, which I have padded with our dog's blanket and the tea-cosy. When…
March Favourites
March seemed so long when we were in it, so I can't believe we're already 10 days into April! I spent wonderful weekends in Bath and Oxford with friends and a week skiing in the French Alps with my family. My London-based recommendations are a little thin on the ground this month, but I still…
February Favourites
It's March and Spring is in the air! I want to share what I got up to in February with you all. Despite the winter weather it was lovely to try out a few new things... VISIT > Petersham Nurseries Who doesn't have Petersham Nurseries on their places to visit after seeing it crop up…
Dreaming of Morocco
Hurrah! We've booked a late-summer trip to Marrakesh - not somewhere I would have naturally chosen to go, but now I can't wait to explore. When we first thought about going on holiday I had my heart set on a Mediterranean island but was persuaded by my fairly beach-averse boyfriend and a browse of some travel…
Recently Read: The Goldfinch
I’ve heard so much praise for The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt’s latest novel - in the last year, that I just had to read it to find out what all the fuss was about. And, I didn’t think the praise was unfounded! The Goldfinch starts in New York City, where a bomb explodes in the…
The Miniaturist Review
Something weird happened recently. Within minutes of stepping into Waterstones a customer had come up and told me to read the copy of The Miniaturist I was flicking through. And it happened twice. In different towns, weeks apart! It was all I needed to be persuaded as I already liked the cover (hands up everyone else who…
Oh Comely Book Club
I rarely write in to magazines or take part in competitions, but when Oh Comely magazine invited readers to have one of 5 Penguin Classics sent to them to become part of their book club I picked one straight away. Getting a free book through the post was a lovely treat, and it was exciting to be potentially…
How to Build a Girl – Review
After Caitlin Moran’s notorious first book How To Be a Woman went down so well as a Christmas gift, my boyfriend gave me her second book Moronthology (equally hilarious) and tickets for us to see her speak about her third book How to Build a Girl at Union Chapel for birthday gifts. What he didn’t realise…