Hyperbole and a Half is a part-autobiography, part-graphic novel written by Allie Brosh from the wonderful blog of the same name. It had been on my list of books to read for quite a…
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You’ll have guessed by now that I like good food. I like knowing where it comes from, how it is made and how to make it shine. So it won’t come as a surprise…
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I made this embroidered pouch on my way to Strasbourg, whiling away the train ride by chatting and embroidering colourful tropical fish.…
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The Circle is a dystopian novel written by Dave Eggers and published in 2013. It depicts a totalitarian world run by the Circle, an incredibly powerful company that “changed” the Internet almost overnight.…
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I have never really understood why people get so excited about smartphones. Sure, they’re very practical, especially when you have a terrible sense of direction and get lost in your own neighbourhood (ahem). And…
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Career of Evil is the third novel in the Cormoran Strike crime fiction series written by Robert Galbraith, aka the wonderful J.K Rowling. It was published in October 2015 and it made for a very…
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I first discovered Jane the Virgin earlier this year, although I can’t quite remember how! It is a TV series based on a telenovela that premiered in October 2014 and began its second season a…