Kate's Blog

To put it simply; spring appears to have happened in the last week or so. Here, as proof, are five pictures of the pretty flowers in our ga...

Crime, Punishment and Redemption: A Convict’s Story by June Slee  (NLA Publishing), Pp. 194 The diary of John Ward is one of t...

When I was in America, I found a fabulous book called Really Cross Stitch; for when You Just Want to Stab Something a Lot by Rayna Fahey...

Here are some thoughts for the week, which are in no particular order and bear no discernible relation to each other. 5 Random Thoug...

I've always been fascinated by those explanatory panels beside artworks in galleries. When I was younger I liked landscapes.  I liked p...

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Bloomsbury),  Pp. 343 Although George Saunders is considered a champion of the Americ...

When one goes to a week-long beer festival and drinks 178 'unique' beers, it may be difficult to keep track of things. So to prove t...