Is it a Kind of Dream?

by Sarah

I might miss how easy it is to score a cultural fix in the city, and the silky smooth tarmac beneath my feet, but at this time of year the countryside wins hands… Continue reading →

Is it possible to be addicted to nostalgia?

by Lucy

A little before Christmas I remembered The Box of Delights. I’d only known it as a TV show, on air in 1984 (when I was eight, so I remember the special effects as… Continue reading →

Reading Round-up (alfresco edition)

by Lucy

It’s been an odd week, the awfulness of the news occasionally escaped with big doses of nostalgia and, well,  escapism. I’ve been redecorating, and just giving in and going with my previously-restrained urge… Continue reading →

#German Literature Month -‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke

by Sarah

As November is German Literature month (hosted by Caroline at Beauty is a Sleeping Cat and Lizzy at Lizzy’s Literary Life) I thought I’d join in the fun by writing a review or… Continue reading →

Ghosts and book stickers

by Lucy

My current spooky phase has led me to this wonderful book. If I had read this when I was a kid it could well be one of my favourites ever, but as it… Continue reading →

Nothing says Christmas like a 1960s Pop-up Picture Book!

by Sarah

Forgive me for coming over all sentimental, but with the Big Red Man (thanks for your input, Coca Cola) getting ready to shuffle down our chimneys, I thought I’d show you a book… Continue reading →

Christmas Cosy

by Lucy

These books are my Christmassy feelings. We don’t do much in the way of presents in my family, except for kids, but I don’t care as it’s the music, food, books and twinkly… Continue reading →

Childhood Book Injustices Part 1

by Lucy

I occasionally have to remind myself which one is Quentin Blake and which one is Quentin Crisp, but like pretty much all other children of the western world and beyond, I have an… Continue reading →

Englebert Humperdinck – Sorry that username is unavailable.

by Sarah

My daughter and I were looking for something to watch on the Digital Theatre website, and she liked the look of the opera ‘Hansel and Gretel’. We were about to download it when… Continue reading →

Why You Should Steer Clear Of Fairy Rings On Midsummer’s Eve

by Sarah

I was made to read Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Puck of Pook’s Hill’ at school and I can honestly say I have rarely detested a book with more vigour. In my memory, it pretended to… Continue reading →