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A fabulous day @litfest.bsky.social - all the poetry you can eat with @katiescribbles.bsky.social followed by the world’s greatest hotpot at The Merchants. Lancaster is great.
March 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A fabulous day @litfest.bsky.social - all the poetry you can eat with @katiescribbles.bsky.social followed by the world’s greatest hotpot at The Merchants. Lancaster is great.
Obligatory picture of the insta-grotto, but from the outside
March 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Obligatory picture of the insta-grotto, but from the outside
Book number seven of 2025 is Elizabeth Gifford’s The Lost Lights of St Kilda. I read it because of our upcoming Hebrides trip, but I really wanted a happy ending! A lovely last few chapters in front of the fire. #AmReading
February 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Book number seven of 2025 is Elizabeth Gifford’s The Lost Lights of St Kilda. I read it because of our upcoming Hebrides trip, but I really wanted a happy ending! A lovely last few chapters in front of the fire. #AmReading
Just back from “Ten Things to do in Small Cumbrian Town” - great theatre, very funny and a superb night out. Some of it so well observed I’m still laughing/cringing at my own life.
February 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just back from “Ten Things to do in Small Cumbrian Town” - great theatre, very funny and a superb night out. Some of it so well observed I’m still laughing/cringing at my own life.
Book number six of 2025; Julie Beckett’s The Archers Unseen. The fact I think I knew all but a couple of things in there makes me realise how much I like TA and how old I really am! I’ve been poorly all week so am under a blanket with my book and the cat. #TheArchers #AmReading
February 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Book number six of 2025; Julie Beckett’s The Archers Unseen. The fact I think I knew all but a couple of things in there makes me realise how much I like TA and how old I really am! I’ve been poorly all week so am under a blanket with my book and the cat. #TheArchers #AmReading
Book number five of 2025 is going to stay with me for a very long time. Samantha Harvey’s remarkable Orbital. The prose is out of this world (all puns intended.) #AmReading
January 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Book number five of 2025 is going to stay with me for a very long time. Samantha Harvey’s remarkable Orbital. The prose is out of this world (all puns intended.) #AmReading
Had a lovely evening. We finally watched Wicked with a lap full of snacks and the cat.
January 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Had a lovely evening. We finally watched Wicked with a lap full of snacks and the cat.
Book number four is the remarkable Foster by Claire Keegan. She never ever disappoints. Still got a lump in my throat! #AmReading
January 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Book number four is the remarkable Foster by Claire Keegan. She never ever disappoints. Still got a lump in my throat! #AmReading
Book number three of 2025. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. A very different feel to Klara or Never Let Me Go but intriguing and beautifully written. Frustration set in at times. #AmReading
January 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Book number three of 2025. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. A very different feel to Klara or Never Let Me Go but intriguing and beautifully written. Frustration set in at times. #AmReading
Such a stunning day. A short walk, but by gum, it was a cracker.
January 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Such a stunning day. A short walk, but by gum, it was a cracker.
Second trip to the Lowry in a week. Last week to see Come From Away (pleasure) and this week to see An Inspector Calls (business) - both superb productions.
January 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Second trip to the Lowry in a week. Last week to see Come From Away (pleasure) and this week to see An Inspector Calls (business) - both superb productions.
Book number two of 2025 is Emma Donoghue’s latest, and boy is it a good un. The Paris Express picks up pace along with the train. Nobody does historical literary fiction quite like ED. Confirmed fan. And grateful for brilliant Christmas presents. #AmReading
January 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Book number two of 2025 is Emma Donoghue’s latest, and boy is it a good un. The Paris Express picks up pace along with the train. Nobody does historical literary fiction quite like ED. Confirmed fan. And grateful for brilliant Christmas presents. #AmReading
Felt pretty narked to have to leave the Lake District early to be sure to make work on Monday. Especially after a lovely morning (icy) walk to a pub for lunch. But the heating is on now, all my work is prepped and I am going to pour a wine and eek out Christmas a couple more nights.
January 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Felt pretty narked to have to leave the Lake District early to be sure to make work on Monday. Especially after a lovely morning (icy) walk to a pub for lunch. But the heating is on now, all my work is prepped and I am going to pour a wine and eek out Christmas a couple more nights.
Ended up on 28books for 2024. Not really a resolution but aiming for 30 plus next year. Book number one of 2025 was ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Just as great second time around (reread for book club.) #AmReading
January 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ended up on 28books for 2024. Not really a resolution but aiming for 30 plus next year. Book number one of 2025 was ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Just as great second time around (reread for book club.) #AmReading
A very satisfying morning of research. Finally read the whole of Essex Cholmondeley’s biography of Charlotte Mason. What a woman! And makes my 28th book of 2024.
December 27, 2024 at 2:18 PM
A very satisfying morning of research. Finally read the whole of Essex Cholmondeley’s biography of Charlotte Mason. What a woman! And makes my 28th book of 2024.
Am about to begin a reread of this gem (for book club) ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Set right outside my village. So grateful to @samreadbookseller.bsky.social for introducing me to Lorac.
December 24, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Am about to begin a reread of this gem (for book club) ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Set right outside my village. So grateful to @samreadbookseller.bsky.social for introducing me to Lorac.
Just finished The Company of Owls by @pollyrowena.bsky.social and it is magnificent. I loved it. A beautiful reflection on what it is to know the nature around us, especially in my home county. (And I get a name check 😂)
December 24, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Just finished The Company of Owls by @pollyrowena.bsky.social and it is magnificent. I loved it. A beautiful reflection on what it is to know the nature around us, especially in my home county. (And I get a name check 😂)
This is honestly one of the best parts of Christmas. I love that they do this.
December 24, 2024 at 12:24 PM
This is honestly one of the best parts of Christmas. I love that they do this.
Festive afternoon tea in the Lake District. A tradition I will never tire of.
December 14, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Festive afternoon tea in the Lake District. A tradition I will never tire of.
Merry Christmas from the Forest of Bowland
December 12, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Merry Christmas from the Forest of Bowland
It’s been an exceptionally long day. At work at 7.30am for a day of driving a big minibus through Big Bad Darragh. Home to decorate the Christmas tree and use up the last of the market veg box in a curry soup thing. 😴
December 7, 2024 at 10:55 PM
It’s been an exceptionally long day. At work at 7.30am for a day of driving a big minibus through Big Bad Darragh. Home to decorate the Christmas tree and use up the last of the market veg box in a curry soup thing. 😴
What an exceptional day. Off to Preston Crown Court with a most remarkable set of young people to take part in the Bar Mock Trail competition. I was VERY invested 😂 Got home to find my wife had similar ideas as me about the energy needed to get through a post school trip tree decorating session! 🎄
December 7, 2024 at 6:58 PM
What an exceptional day. Off to Preston Crown Court with a most remarkable set of young people to take part in the Bar Mock Trail competition. I was VERY invested 😂 Got home to find my wife had similar ideas as me about the energy needed to get through a post school trip tree decorating session! 🎄
This is why I love my village! This beautiful, fun creation, designed and built for our Christmas lights switch on is the work of a chap who “just thought it would be nice.”
November 30, 2024 at 12:11 PM
This is why I love my village! This beautiful, fun creation, designed and built for our Christmas lights switch on is the work of a chap who “just thought it would be nice.”