Posts Tagged: Books

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?” “I say, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’” said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. “It’s the same thing,” he said. — A.A. Milne – Winnie the… Continue Reading ›

For a long time, I have enjoyed reading Ink Quest, which features the experiences, trials, and tribulations of a fellow obsessive’s search for the perfect fountain pen ink. It made me feel so much better to realise that there are others out there who are perhaps slightly more obsessive even than I. However, I feel I… Continue Reading ›

To follow my Top 5 of 2005 I present my Top 6 of 2006. Books My reading has been dramatically affected by my no longer working in London. Where I would easily read a book a week commuting in I have read about three books since leaving my job in London in July. Not good…… Continue Reading ›

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly… Continue Reading ›

Did you see the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Jonathan Ross (BBC 1 UK) on Friday night? Simply superb. They played their new single ‘Dani California’, which is really rather good, then followed it with one of my all-time favourite Chili Peppers tracks ‘Give It Away’. They were quite frankly awesome – the best live… Continue Reading ›

My 2005 Top 5 listing. Top 5 Events 1. The Birth of my son 2. Celebrating 15 years with and 5 years married to my beautiful wife 3. Spending hours bobbing around in the Med with my daughter Jasmine 4. Finally, buying a Mac 5. So many others… Top 5 Albums 1. Stars of CCTV… Continue Reading ›