Scattered Strawberry Summer

Continuing on last week's theme, I read The Children of Men by P.D. James. I've seen the film and I love it, I thought it was exciting, suspenseful and terrifying. Now I've read the book it was based on, I can tell you they are are definitely two separate entities. While the basic premise remains the same, they are very different and I  discovered this novel...

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Aaah weekends. I love weekends. Saturday morning started with a delivery of locally grown vegetables.     The weather was a bit better than usual, me and some friends went to the harbour. We had  coffee with cake, the service was a tad disappointing but oh well, that cake was quite nice. We then burned these extra calories by having a good walk...

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I'm in a much better mood today, I've crossed many items from my to do list at work today and I don't have any backlog from last week when I was away. I like my today's work outfit. All grown up and all.  I would love to do more outfit pictures but I haven't got a decent spot in my flat for those...

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You ever see those people in school or college that are always deep in a book? It’s not so much that they love reading. It’s because when you’re on your own it’s too embarrassing to be sitting and not doing anything. My Mad Fat Diary Series 2 finale is on today. I enjoyed series 2 just as much as series 1. How many...

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I always take a book on any trips as there is always a lot of waiting around and I don't want to waste my time like that. On my trip to Lithuania this Monday, I brought with me Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.  After years of hearing people refer to Brave New World, often compared to 1984, which I love, I decided to read...

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Hi all Sorry I haven't been blogging for a while, I had to go to Lithuania unexpectedly. My grandfather passed away suddenly and I couldn't not go to the funeral. It was expensive and very tiresome trip but I'm glad I was there. My grandmother was worried nobody would come as majority of the family live abroad, but pretty much everyone came. I...

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I haven't been posting as much this week, I've been away a lot and been ill the whole weekend- not so much fun and yes I'm still going to work tomorrow, it's not bad enough to take call in sick. This week I'm reading The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. More accurately, I'm rereading it, I had to read it for...

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My perfect Sunday usually constitutes of a nice sleep and watching a good film or binge watching a show till early afternoon with my SO. This Sunday this wasn't an option. The weather  was too lovely to be sitting at home, me and my friend went to explore a place on South Downs we have never been.  We were just a few miles...

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I'm a day late with this post,do forgive me! I had different priorities yesterday, the sun was out and I was enjoying myself very much, I'll post about this later. Back to the subject, I'll be honest, I  chose Serious Men by Manu Joseph judging it by its cover: described as smart and funny; and "genius is relative" - right up my street. It has...

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For my birthday I got some money from my parents, they knew I wanted to get a watch, but rather than buying it for me, they thought to give me money so I can choose whatever I want. They wanted me to get something expensive, but I ended up buying something that's reasonably priced and that I like very much. I've been looking...

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Tim Minchin- Not Perfect Do forgive me if I have already mentioned this song but it's incredible. While Tim songs are usually funny, sarcastic and are usually about quite controversial issues, not perfect is quite different. It's  beautiful and can make you tear up. It makes you reflect on and appreciate your life. ...

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I spent most of Sunday reading BBC news and r/worldnews. A complicated situation in Ukraine has escalated so quickly. I've been reading so much about it, it probably made me feel worse for it. The speculations whether NATO would protect Baltic states or would they be willing to sacrifice them. Putin using ridiculous pretenses to invade a sovereign country and similarities to the...

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I recently come across this article: The 50 Things You Must Realize Once You’re Employed And Entering The Real World. I selected some of my favorites from this list: Other than work, there’s little time for anything else. Your jobless friends are somehow too busy to free up their schedules to match yours Tired is the new black. It seems like there’s no time...

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This week I'm reading How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. I have read it before, but I felt like I need to read it again. It is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published.   A lot of the information is quite obvious and basic but it's important and yet often ignored.The examples and the message is profound with very realistic...

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