Friday, 16 February 2024

Love the Show Steve! Friday Five: BBC Radio 1 DJs.

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BBC Radio 1 played a big part of my formative years. It was my musical background; I felt comforted by familiar tunes and challenged by new ...
Tuesday, 13 February 2024

A Refusal to Die of White History: Modewarre

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Modewarre  by Patricia Sykes Spinifex Pp. 90 Modewarre is the indigenous word for musk duck, a creature at home on land, water and air. Thro...
Friday, 9 February 2024

Friday Five: Books in Song

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One of the books I read last month was by Richard Brautigan. I read it because of the song, Have You Ever Heard a Digital Accordion  by the...
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Friday, 2 February 2024

Friday Five: Books Read in January

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The Chimney Sweeper's Boy  by Barbara Vine (Viking) -  When Gerald Candless, a critically acclaimed author dies, his daughter, Sarah, i...
Friday, 26 January 2024

Friday Five: Curiouser and Curiouser

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I have signed up to a monthly cross-stitch subscription through Spruce Craft . Each month I get a tidy package delivered to my door containi...
Tuesday, 23 January 2024

What Lies Beneath? The Opal Desert

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The Opal Desert  by Di Morrissey Macmillan Pp. 406 Di Morrissey sets place extremely well. In her dozens of novels, the scenery and landscap...
Friday, 19 January 2024

Friday Five: TV I've Been Watching

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Here is the latest in the sporadic round-up of TV programs I've been watching. I've got a running list for the past 18 months or so,...