[caption id="attachment_581" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Happy New Year 2010 (photo credit: ayeb at deviantart)"][/caption] "Aim at nothing, and you're sure to hit it." With that quote in mind, we've been thinking about what we want t...
We attacked one of the bookshelves last night, as part of my continual drive to get rid of things out of the house and out of our lives. Over the last few weeks we've thrown away 30 or so old VHS tapes we've recorded off the box, and given some co...
"Unleash your inner slob" Probably an unfair quote to lead with from this book by Stephen Cotterell, but an arresting one. This book was a surprise; I thought it was making the case for reducing busyness and generally downsizing life. Which it was...
One book I won't be throwing out just yet is Military Intelligence Blunders and Cover-Ups, written by a retired UK Colonel who clearly knows what he's talking about. I found it a surprisingly easy read for a history book, even managing to make his...
One of the many archive boxes in the garage held old christian reference books that we were less likely to need in a hurry. Martha wanted some sketches for her placement, so this provided the incentive to dig it out and have a rummage through. We'...
Have you seen the rather lovely Library Thing website? For book lovers it provides a great way of finding information about books, about what other people like, and what you might like. It also lets you host a list of your books, letting you see a...
We saw The Golden Compass at the cinema yesterday. The book does give much more depth to the interplay of the characters' daemons and the growing and changing relationship between Lyra and Mrs Coulter. But still, I enjoyed the spectacle, particula...