For a post that’s going to be mainly pictures, this took a long time to be posted. I first saw this book at the Popular Book Fair last year and knew I had to buy it immediately. The premise of the book is simple: quotes from Roald Dahl. Given that Roald Dahl was a huge… Read More How Not to Be a Twit and Other Wisdom from Roald Dahl
Like everyone else, I’ve taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator a couple of times. However, I have noticed that my indicator has changed every time I take it – I’ve always thought that the results depend on my mood at the moment, but reading this has made me realise that my way of thinking is different… Read More The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre
I may have finished The Tale of Genji, but there’s still so much about Heian Japan for me to explore. One of them is The Gossamer Years, the diary of the Heian noblewoman. This woman was connected to both Sei Shonagon (author of The Pillow Book) and Murasaki Shikibu (author of The Tale of Genji)… Read More The Gossamer Years by Michitsuna no Haha, Translated by Edward Seidensticker
If you have email updates for this blog, you probably got a deluge of updates – I’m so sorry about that! I decided to move most of the archives about my time in Japan over here too. I’ve realised that those five and a half years were an important time for me and I’d like… Read More Blog Archives – Update in Progress
I first heard about this book from Nicole’s (Tea for Me Please) review and it intrigued me so much that I went to Book Depository to place an order ASAP. I have seen Virginia’s blogposts when searching for information on tea pairings, so I wonder why I never thought to order her book earlier. Three… Read More Three Basic Teas and How to Enjoy Them by Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace, MD
Normally, I just read articles about social media. Sometimes, I share them with my friends. But after seeing an article in the local paper that echoed another one I saw, and now I have opinions. The topics are all somewhat connected, so I thought I’d just put it all in one post. Instagram & Homes… Read More When Instagram and Offline Spaces Interact
I picked up this book on the basis of its subtitle “Journey through the dark ages”. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m currently listening to two history-related podcasts; one on the history of Britain and one on the history of the English language. The podcasts do go into the Middle Ages (I’m there right now) and… Read More In the Land of Giants by Max Adams
I heard about Candace Robb and her books on the Medievalist podcast, where she appeared to talk about medieval mysteries. Since I love mysteries and I’m visiting York later this year, I knew that I had to read her Kate Clifford series, which are set in medieval York! The Service of the Dead is the… Read More The Service of the Dead by Candace Robb
This is definitely one of the more unusual books that I’ve read for SEA Reading Challenge, but I think it was the kind of thing that I was originally looking for. It’s been easier to find ‘literary’ books from SEA, but a Mystery/Thriller is pretty unusual; I think the last mystery I read that was… Read More The Bone Ritual by Julian Lees
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending an ikebana class. I haven’t had one since my time in Infini, so I really appreciated the opportunity to learn more about ikebana and spend time with great people and beautiful flowers (given that I have the opposite of a green thumb, it’s pretty rare for me to… Read More Ikebana Class
