Monthly Archives: January 2022

I’ve been inspired by Kate Constable’s annual book accounting (with pie charts! heaven!) to be diligent about recording my reading in 2022. I’m off to a good start, but I am wondering if I should add a category; ‘Started, not … Continue reading →

Book Group, for the past couple of years, has been a bit of a bust. Evening meetings via Zoom instead of in a member’s home, with the hostess providing (it’s the rules) red and white wine, biscuits and cheeses – … Continue reading →

I have just devoured Helen Garner’s How To End a Story. Read it in a day and a night. Couldn’t put it down. And luckily I didn’t have to; I was on holiday. Garner’s diaries from 1995-1998 detail the disintegration … Continue reading →

The NHS gives the official definition of  carer as ‘anyone, including children and adults, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and … Continue reading →