Books of August

Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
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#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.

Non-fiction
The End Of The Line: How Overfishing Is Changing The World And What We Eat by Charles Clover

Sightings: The Gray Whales' Mysterious Journey by Brenda Peterson & ( Read more... )

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Almost forgot but it is definitely that time! If you would like a Christmas/holiday card from ridiculously sunny Australia, you can leave your address here (comments are screened) or email me: venetia@iprimus.com.au

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Today was my 30th birthday. I thought I might have a internal freak out about all that I haven't done/have yet to achieve/my life in general but I think I already did that a few years ago. Plus it was too bloody hot and humid to freak out about anything ( Read more... )

Books of July

Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.

Non-fiction
The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone (Who'd be royal? Good grief.)

Behemoth: The History of the Elephant in America by Ronald B. Tobias

The Astonishing ( Read more... )

Went for a walk with the dogs and Mum today for the first time in three weeks! Mum's knee starting to feel better was good timing - the dogs would have been going nuts otherwise, even if they are low-energy. I've been walking them by myself for most of the year, what with the stress fractures in Mum's foot, then her knee going out. But her foot is ( Read more... )

I left the house today for the first time in two and half weeks - excepting the two visits to the doctor for the cold-turned-bacterial infection, plus raging allergic reaction to the first lot of antibiotics. Fun! Mum's knee has been doing better so she was able to walk the dogs sometimes - when it wasn't raining. Poor hounds, they did get a bit ( Read more... )

Books of April

Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.

Non-fiction
The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868 by Robert Hughes ( Read more... )