Reading time: < 1 min In case you missed it, my Mum posted the following comment: “Wee pops and ickle mums would like to thank you all for your good wishes. He is being a good boy and doing exactly what the doctor (or the cute wee nurse in the blue uniform actually) told him. His nurse in hospital was…
Reading time: < 1 min The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall I’ll happily admit that I bought this book on the strength of the cover (and the title) and I’ll also admit that I was happily surprised by this story. It tells the tale of Cy, a young lad from Morecambe who somehow ends up an apprentice to the town…
Reading time: < 1 min Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The third of David Mitchell’s books that I’ve read and again it’s different from the last one. The book is split across several different interlinking stories, cleverly worked together to ensure that, whether you are reading a story within a story, reading a myth recanted, or reading the mis-adventures of…
Reading time: < 1 min Movie info from IMDB Movie reviews from Metacritic Well, well, well. There’s life in the old bat yet! I have to admit that I had fairly high hopes for this being a fan of both the director, Christopher Nolan, and the lead, Christian Bale, and I’ll happily admit that they delivered a solid movie. The…
Reading time: 2 mins Clair has been recalling all the concerts she’s been to, so you can blame her for this. One habit I’ve always had is to keep the tickets for all the concerts I’ve ever attended (not in chronological order). R.E.M. at Balloch Park. Jools Holland in the Armadillo. Crowded House in the Big Red Shed. The…
Reading time: < 1 min The RSPCA have released figures stating that the number (recorded) of abused animals is rising. In light of recent events I’m prompted to call up various comments along the lines of “if it were people there wouldn’t be such a hoohaa about it”. But why is that? Is it simply the “it’ll never happen to…