Monthly Archives: April 2026

…you most likely want surcease of suffering, rapid improvement, and abiding change for the better. If someone tells you the truth – that you will likely be dealing with these issues most of your life, that you will come back … Continue reading →

Voters saw Dutton as abrasive, harsh, uncaring, unsympathetic, and lacking empathy. And the more they saw of him – literally – during the campaign, the less they liked him. Although it is not his fault, Dutton’s appearance is confronting. He … Continue reading →

I am hopelessly addicted to the Albert Campion novels of Margery Allingham; they’re like literary crack. Actually, how would I know about crack? More like a Belinda Jeffrey’s Oat and Ginger Slice. Amazingly good to eat while reading, by the … Continue reading →

My library book group had a really interesting conversation about The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood. One member said it was such a disturbing and angry book, she thought it shouldn’t have been published at all. I think … Continue reading →

Well. I feel as if I have just binge-watched every single episode of Love Island while drinking Tia Maria and eating a family-sized pizza, a couple of boxes of Shapes and a value pack of Cadbury Favourites, in my PJ’s, … Continue reading →