Despite the grimness of the global pandemic, Spring is in the air, bringing flowers, sunshine and, of course, insects. Here…
Just a note to say that I’ll be continuing to blog as usual. Indeed, I have lots of posts already…
Netflix. I’d heard about this web-based TV subscription service before but I thought it wasn’t of interest to me. Lately,…
What an intriguing novel this was. Philosophical, mundane, sinister, metaphorical and erotic. It was completely unpredictable and I liked that.…
The Caribbean is “a place of real extremes”. In this three-part BBC series, presenter Simon Reeve finds the expected paradise…
This is a gripping, well-written psychological thriller with a clever title. Not only is the story told through the alternating…
Stephen King famously disliked this adaptation of his book. The main characters were changed significantly. So was the ending. Some…
Music! It’s just as important to me as books are. Don’t make me choose between them. Welcome to the first…
My previous post on writers I’d love to have coffee with was very popular. My blogger friend Ryan stole my…
I didn’t actually exist in 1979 to 1982 but I seem to remember those years quite well, due to the…