Emma Donoghue’s Akin
Book Review of Emma Donoghue’s Akin Emma Donoghue’s Akin is a great reading choice for anyone who is interested in exploring family relationships. A passing interest in Science would be an added bonus as there are even amusing Science jokes thrown in as Donaghoe is clearly either very knowledgable about Chemistry or has done her research well. […]
Are you a Christmas Scrooge or Bob Cratchit?
Are you a Christmas Scrooge or Bob Cratchit? Our family love Christmas. Saint Mick of Thana turns into Bob Crachit, full of Christmas spirit and good will. He is generous to a fault and surpasses even Tiny Tim in his kindness. The girls are full of Christmas cheer. They don their Christmas pudding earrings and […]
Elizabeth Strout’s Olive, Again
Book Review of Elizabeth Strout’s Olive, Again I read Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Again without having read the first Olive Kitteridge, but I don’t think it adversely affected my enjoyment of it at all. Olive, Again is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read. It would be a wonderful text to choose for an animated book discussion group. […]
Personal Goal Setting – Is it for you?
Image taken from https://images.app.goo.gl/49qmGMC5bGuRndTAA Personal Goal Setting – Is it for you? Goal setting has always been quite important to me. This morning I happened upon a notebook and found some of the ‘yearly’ goals I’d made for 2018-2019. They included meeting my goodreads target of completing 50 books, (including 5 non-fiction titles); swimming four […]
Book Review of Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ‘F*ck
Book Review of Mark Manson’s ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ‘F*ck’ Image link https://images.app.goo.gl/TsAPYR7muZG8Gk5E6 Mark Manson – What’s the fuss about? When I start any book review, such as this one on ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck I am usually very mindful that the author has spent days, weeks, months, or even […]
What are the Values of School Trips
The students all take a moment to reflect at Kanchanburi War Cemetery The Benefits of School Residentials Residential Trips in Thailand School Residential Trips has featured high during this visit to Bangkok. As a ‘trailing spouse I’ve tagged along with Saint Mick of Thana whilst he has visited his school’s residential trips to Rayong, Khao Yai, Kanchanaburi, and Nakon Nayok. Tagging […]