Here we are, in the last full week of October. Despite the month's attempts to move at a pace so slow that it defies explanation, the inevitable march of time continues. Fortunately, I have enjoyed a fantastic weekend of reuniting with one of my greatest friends - the only person able to appreciate my incommunicably … Continue reading Monday Musing: 21/10/13
Another Just For Fun Friday and another illustrious birthday for us to celebrate. Wednesday 16th October marked the birthday of my favourite playwright and one of the greatest British literary talents, Oscar Wilde. I have spent a huge amount of time deliberating about how best to pay homage to this man. How does one even … Continue reading Just For Fun Friday: A Wilde Birthday
Happy Wednesday! Another week has flown by and this post is coming to you from back in my cosy corner of Hertfordshire. After a wonderful week away from civilisation and in the Cambrian mountains, I have returned home. The beauty of my PhD programme, I am fast learning, is that it allows me to indulge … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 16/10/13
Hello to you, my fellow bibliophiles! Another week and we're already facing the latter half of October. Without the benefits of a real Halloween celebration or a Thanksgiving interlude, the UK is already on Christmas countdown. Since I am now ticking off the days until my next trip back to the US, I am not … Continue reading Monday Musing: 14/10/13
Wednesday marked the birthday of one of my personal heroes, John Lennon. A man of significant complexity, his creative output was largely the product of a turbulent upbringing and some extremely rebellious teenage years. What he did create had a seismic impact upon global culture. Had his life not been cut short on 8 December … Continue reading Just For Fun Friday: Lennon’s Legacy
Hello my lovelies! I am now fully embedded in the Welsh countryside, enjoying the fruits of a beautiful autumn. Leaving civilisation behind for a week is the perfect antidote to a stress-inducing PhD transition. Fortunately, it also affords me some headspace to put together this week's edition of The Weekly Reader - for all of your … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 09/10/13
Happy Monday, friends! I hope that this post finds you all emerging from a spectacular weekend. Mine was dominated by a desperate attempt to accept my new status as a PhD candidate. Fortunately, I am once again in the zone and ready for an academic relaunch. Tomorrow I journey into the more glorious parts of … Continue reading Monday Musing: 07/10/13
Happy Wednesday, my literary lovelies! I hope that this first October edition of The Weekly Reader finds you all in an autumnal mood. Things have definitely taken a seasonal turn in my part of the world - the leaves are slowly on their way out, the jumpers are on the move from wardrobe to floor, and … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 02/10/13
Granted, the apologies are getting a little old. However, on top of combatting jet lag for the past week, I also spent my weekend in the Land that Time Forgot (a.k.a. my grandmother's house, where internet is entirely absent). But I am fully yours, once again - and yes, I can hear your sighs of … Continue reading Monday Musing: 30/09/13
As promised, this post is coming to you from a very dreary and foggy part of the UK. I have returned to an autumn fully underway - the jumpers, duvets, and hot water bottles are all back with a vengeance. While I try my best to adapt, here's another edition of The Weekly Reader, keeping … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 25/09/13
The Book Habit 