As promised, I will continue to update the world with my fascinating reading habits. My book review this month includes another mixed bag of fiction and non-fiction. The first book was an unexpected surprise which had not been on my list but had enticed me so much on a recent trip to Waterstones that it […]
PechaKucha: if you don’t hang out regularly in creative circles in Dundee (or in any of the other 1000 cities where these events are now hosted) then you are probably wondering, ‘what the hell is that’? Simply put, a PechaKucha presentation consists of 20 slides of 20 seconds each. First created in Tokyo in 2003 […]
Anyone who knows me will know that going out for dinner is basically a hobby for me. I am always on the hunt for a new restaurant to try and will have pored over the menu and made my choice before even stepping foot in the place. I plan holidays around where we are going […]
Just as we’ve all finally recovered from one celebration of excessive spending, we are thrown headfirst into another – Valentines Day. This festival has moved on from its mishmash of dubious origins – a Roman festival which involved whipping women with the skin of sacrificed animals before a Love Island style ‘coupling’, and a few […]
Last year, I started recording every book I read and writing a little review, just for myself, on each one. Looking back over these brief descriptions, it is amusing to see how my state of mind at the time of reading has clearly affected my perception of certain books. Nevertheless, it has helped me better […]
Last weekend, my boyfriend, Nic, and I travelled to Paris for a belated 21st birthday celebration. Despite the baltic weather, January actually turned out to be a great time to visit the city as flights were cheap, nowhere was too busy with tourists and, most crucially, it gave us something to look forward to during […]
The town light’s are on, the markets are in full swing and every shop window is filled to the brim with gaudy decorations. It can only mean one thing…… CHRISTMAS!!! This year I am trying as much as possible to support small business and buy all my gifts from local independent stores. Here are some […]
Over the last few years there has been a noticeable shift in public perception when it comes to what constitutes good business. In 2019 consumers have a conscience and they want to know that the companies they buy from do too: enter, the social enterprise. Social enterprise as a concept is nothing new, the term […]
This novel is a decidedly different beast than any of Pullman’s previous work. It was the first in either trilogy to be narrated through the eyes of a disillusioned and confused young adult rather than a fiery, naive child, which, for me, stole a little of the magic. But perhaps that was the point.
Last weekend, my girlfriends from high school and I went on our first annual reunion weekend. Since leaving high school it has become harder and harder to organise a get together with all 10 of us, so we have decided that we will dedicate at least one full weekend every year to meet up and […]
