Like so many others around the world, I'm spending much more time at home than usual. Let's look on the bright side: extra time at home means extra time for reading! If you are looking to add to your reading list, consider these wonderful, lesser known novels that I discovered … [Read more...]
The Women Who Pioneered Solo Travel
On November 14th 1889, two women set out to prove what many thought couldn’t be done: to travel around the world as a solo woman and beat the precedent of 80 days set by Jules Verne’s fictional character Phileas Fogg. For 70 odd days, it was doubtful if they could make it, … [Read more...]
What I Read and Watched in October
Books Caroline: Little House Revisited This is Little House on the Prairie told from the perspective of Caroline Ingalls, otherwise known as "Ma". It tells of the Ingalls leaving Pepin, Wisconsin, and of the long, arduous journey to “Indian territory”, of building the cabin, … [Read more...]
What I Read and Watched in September
Films The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Juliet Ashton seems to have everything going for her. She is an up and coming London writer and enjoys the attentions of a rich American beau, but she is struggling with her memories of WWII and finding her place in … [Read more...]
What I Read and Watched in June
Films The Incredibles 2 Yes! The fourteen year wait for the second installment of The Incredibles was worth it! Another masterpiece of animated, family-friendly cinema. The pacing was spot on, the script hilarious, the characters relatable. The family interactions were utterly … [Read more...]