Okay, so it’s a long time since any of De Scudery’s works were in copyright, but the librarian in me has never been happy about displaying this image of the Carte de Tendre* even though it’s widely available on the net. Who does an image like this belong to, after all? This week, however, I discovered it’s … Continue reading Carte Blanche
Our golfing tour in Scotland (report and pics to follow) didn’t leave a lot of time for reading, but I did get round at last to Sarah Duncan’s Another Woman’s Husband which I bought at the book launch back in May. Despite the racy cover and a review in the Telegraph that labelled it ‘chick … Continue reading Not a chick in sight
I usually rely on Rob at the Snowblog for a discussion of the latest Dr. Who episode (n.b. link contains spoilers), but he’s obviously been too busy to watch it, as no one could fail to pass comment, could they? As someone who indulges in Dr Who from a mixture of deep-seated nostalgia for the … Continue reading Dalek Heaven
My excuse (if I needed one) for this fab view is that some time ago WordPress changed the image tool to a Flash uploader, which is very flash (with a small ‘f’) when it works but on some computers simply doesn’t play the game. Luckily for you, it’s okay on the Vista laptop I’m testing right now. Luckily for me, … Continue reading Points north
As a child I hated Wimbledon. Why on earth were my parents glued to the TV when the weather was nice enough for the beach? But from the moment I picked up a racquet and discovered how hard it was to steer that ball between the white lines, I was hooked, and for most of … Continue reading That time of year again
