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Ringing in some changes
I am balancing a pot of tea, a cup, a teeny milk jug and a large slice of cake next to this laptop, on a table designed to hold about a third as many objects. I’ve set everything up now, though, so I feel obligated to do something while the tea steeps. So I’m here!… Continue reading
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A quick chat and a cool tree photo
Hi hi. Happy palindrome day! Apparently today’s date is also an ambigram, which means it looks the same upside down. This feels fitting. A bloke on the radio this morning* kept referring to Russia invading Ukraine as a bit like the Cuban Missile Crisis and let’s just say that if this was 10 years ago… Continue reading
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Read, If You Like: Non Fiction Edition
Happy new year! I don’t usually gravitate towards non fiction, but there are a handful I’ve read over the last couple of years that I’ve really enjoyed, so I thought I’d share them here. As usual, you can find them on my Bookshop.org recommendations. Read The Importance of Being Interested, by Robin Ince (2021), if… Continue reading
'Be the Change: a Toolkit for the Activist in You' by Gina Martin, 'Pandora's Jar' by Natalie Haynes, 'Real Life Money' by Clare Seal, 'The Importance of Being Interested' by Robin Ince, book blogging, book recommendations, book reviews, Indifferent Ignorance, non fiction book recommendations, winter -
Things from 2021 that I liked and you might like
Happy nearly 2022! I don’t love those look-at-my-great-year posts, so I thought I’d do one talking about some of the lovely things I’ve come across this year: Roman mosaics turned up in Rutland and they’re super duper old and super duper cool The Magnus Archives wrapped up with a truly epic finale Time Team is… Continue reading
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