In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “By the Dots.” One of my pet peeves when I’m reading is the misuse of punctuation. Wrongly placed commas or speech marks can completely change the meaning of a sentence. Occasionally it can be funny but most of the time it means re reading a sentence and […]
Unbelievably it will be 10 years this week since I bought my horse Charlie. We’ve had our ups and downs over the years but the happiest place in the world for me is at the stables spending time with my gorgeous boy. At 17 he’s starting to get on a bit in years now, I’ve had to […]
When I saw this weeks photo challenge on boundaries the perfect picture popped right into my head and I couldn’t resist posting. I hope those who read my blog for book reviews don’t mind but as George W Bush once said “One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures” Personally I […]
The weather today was unseasonably (and if I’m honest un-Scottishly) bright warm and sunny so I thought I’d use my lunch break to have a walk around the city where I work and maybe find a quiet spot to read my book. Needless to say as the weather was so good everyone else had the […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Your Number One.” So what song was number one in the charts the day I was born? It had to be Kate Bush with Wuthering Heights. Could Kate be the reason I have a bit of a book obsession? Has this song inspired me to spend far […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Bedtime Stories.” “What was your favourite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now?” This should be the perfect prompt for me, booklover that I am, but I don’t actually remember any of the stories my mum used to read to me. She […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Style Icon.” My first thought when I saw today’s prompt was “Style? What style?”. I’m not someone who considers themselves to have a particular style whether it’s in respect of my clothes, my food or how I communicate. However, now that I’ve started to think about it I’d have […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Isn’t Your Face Red.” Have you ever been embarrassed by the books on your shelf at home or are you happy to show them off to the world at large? Do you hide the cover of the book you’re reading on the train, tilt your e-reader so no […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Brilliant Disguise.” So today’s prompt in the Daily Post got me thinking about whether I’ve ever been fooled by an author. Have they ever managed in a book to pull the wool so completely over my eyes that I don’t see what’s really going on until the […]
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Great Divide.” As part of Blogging 101, today’s task was to write a post based on a daily prompt that fit our blog so I was very happy to find the big question “when reading for fun do you prefer fiction or non fiction?” For me […]
A Bookish Life 