Tag: book

A question for authors

Over the spring and summer this year, I read quite a few books. Most of them brilliant, I have decided that if I get too bored I don't continue right away. I still give the book a second chance later on, because sometimes it's not the book but my mindset, the weather, distractions or not … Continue reading A question for authors →

Weekend Coffee Share 19/08/2017

Weekend Coffee Share on a Birthday Weekend with a chat about books, blogging, friends and other things If we were having coffee today (Saturday) then maybe we would have met up in the park this morning, it looks like rain now so I guess this afternoon you'd pay a visit to my humble home. If … Continue reading Weekend Coffee Share 19/08/2017 →

Wandering through a book

Wandering through a book Austrian Adventures As little one and I had joined my parents in Austria, for a bit more than a week this August, we lived through many different adventures. Today it is time to share another episode with you. On my birthday, after unwrapping presents and saying good morning to the happy … Continue reading Wandering through a book →

Life in a French small town ~ a book review and recommendation of “Chronicles from Château de Moines” by Evelyne Holingue

After his mother lost her battle with cancer, Scott, his younger sister, and his "hippy" father move from California to rural France. In the fall of 1970, in the small town of Château de Moines a new life starts for all of them, far away from the ghosts of their past. Scott quickly adapts to … Continue reading Life in a French small town ~ a book review and recommendation of “Chronicles from Château de Moines” by Evelyne Holingue →

A book review – “The Tramp – Book one of the Bound Chronicles” by Sarah Wathen

Tourists rarely come to Shirley County, it seems that when they do it's because they are a bit lost. Shirley County, and not its inhabitants, is hostile towards outsiders. Still Candy Vale cannot imagine leaving, and that with her childhood having been marked by troublesome events. Even though there are many different story lines within the … Continue reading A book review – “The Tramp – Book one of the Bound Chronicles” by Sarah Wathen →

Some ghosts are adorable – a book review and recommendation – “From Cornflakes to Eternity” by S.D. Gates

6 year old Allie sees her lifeless body in a hospital before moving on into the afterworld. But her stay there is only brief, invested with a mission the child ghost is sent back to the paediatric hospital where she has just died. In the book From Cornflakes to Eternity S.D. Gates tells the story of three … Continue reading Some ghosts are adorable – a book review and recommendation – “From Cornflakes to Eternity” by S.D. Gates →

C is for Chatwin – A to Z Challenge April 2015

What a shame that Bruce Chatwin died so young, at the age of 48. Everyone who has a Moleskin notebook has read his name in there, he seems to be one of the more prominent Moleskin users that have existed. I do not recall if I discovered Chatwin through the Moleskin or the Moleskine through … Continue reading C is for Chatwin – A to Z Challenge April 2015 →