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My Brain was Hijacked by Lord of the Rings

So my Hobbit journey is complete, Bilbo is now safe at home wearing a lavish waistcoat, trunks of gold and silver hidden away. The years have rolled past and I’ve begun the journey of The Lord of the...

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Lord of the Rings Film VS Book- Frodo’s No Wuss

Ok, so now I’m three quarters of the way through the second book of Lord of the Rings. I don’t know what I was whinging about all those years ago when I couldn’t get past ‘all the walking’, it’s not...

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I’ve been Book Tagged!

Mr Plastic Castle, awesome creator of artwork- fabulous taster of music, has challenged me to not just to remember my formative years, but to drag no more that TEN books from the deep and misty depths...

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Bullies and Plagiarism

Day five of 100 days of happiness and I’m happy that #RespectArtists has been well received. It is my hope that it can become a self sustaining self support group for artists and authors from all walks...

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A Tribute to Sir Terry

100 days of Happiness day 7. Today is a sad day, Sir Terry Pratchett has walked arm in arm with Death into an afterlife of his choosing. However, with the happiness challenge in mind, I say that he...

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Many Happy Things

Days 21, 22 and 23 of 100 days of happiness. First to  update you about Buzzbee; or Eric as Myk from Plastic Castles insists I call him. When I got up the next day the litter tray was empty.  I don’t...

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Lord of the Rings. Grown up Reading?

I have finally overcome my main literary hurdle. Every reader has at least one literary goal, that book that ‘must’ be read, or a book that they have struggled with that they are determined to read....

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Books, Baths and Bonfires.

Feel thoroughly rejuvenated after a day of gardening, bonfires and baking cakes. Even managed to read a book in the bath. Celtic Myths and Legends, I have NEVER read a book that could such make an epic...

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The Lost Sabriel

It’s Sabriel Day, the celebration of one of the books from my favourite trilogy! I could read these books back to back without getting bored, there is no middle book lag, no disappointing ending, no...

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New Pratchett Cover!

I promised myself I wouldn’t get prematurely excited about the last Terry Pratchett discworld book that will ever be released, it’s not coming out until september after all, but then I saw the UK...

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