Category: Me

Meaning and death.

The Death of Ivan Ilych seems like the right book to start the new year off discussing – filled as it is with meaning of life questions – the main character discovering (almost) too late that the good things in life are not measured… Continue Reading “Meaning and death.”

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Resolve.

It’s the end of the year and am I ever exhausted! So much so that tonight is looking like a big ole relax at home rather than any NYE festivities. I’ve been thinking a lot about the past year and have come to the… Continue Reading “Resolve.”

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The perils of passion.

Although Emma Bovary is hardly a sympathetic protagonist, Madame Bovary is still one of my favourite novels. A little melodramatic in spots perhaps, but I assume that is the effect Flaubert was looking for in his condemnation of the new bourgeois and their destructive… Continue Reading “The perils of passion.”

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The Family Christmas Card…..

Couldn’t resist the ridiculous this year – because after all, this whole holiday feels as surreal as a houseful of dancing elves. xoxox

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Ready for the holiday to begin….

I haven’t got much to say as we round out towards Christmas, except am I ever ready for holidays. Energy levels have been low this week, and post-cold, my sinuses are acting up again. I just need a few days of sleeping in and… Continue Reading “Ready for the holiday to begin….”

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