“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Today is the 25th of May, towel day, the day we remember the wonderful comic author Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, Dirk Gently's Holistic detective agency and one time script editor of Doctor Who. I remember … Continue reading Don’t Panic – it’s Towel day
#BookSnapSunday – Don’t Panic! Towel Day is coming
“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://www.instagram.com/p/CAjSiSjAqtO/ Since tomorrow, the 25th of May is Towel day, this week's #BookSnapSunday could really only be a Douglas Adams book. For those who may … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Don’t Panic! Towel Day is coming
Bookshelves and Zoom backgrounds
I have been feeling at a bit of a loss with finding things to blog about lately and since I have not been able to travel physically, not even into work and everything is being conducted over platforms like zoom it made me wonder about the backgrounds we choose for our zoom meetings and why. … Continue reading Bookshelves and Zoom backgrounds
#BookSnapSunday on the road with Witches Abroad
#BookSnapSunday is a weekly bookish Instagram meme hosted here at Gum trees and Galaxies.com, if you would like to join in please feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below. All you have to do is post an image of a book. Happy reading. So this weeks #BookSnapSunday features one … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday on the road with Witches Abroad
Journaling prompts and projects
Pixabay - image public domain I have long been an advocate for the value of journaling in all its many forms, a great tool in life long learning, self improvement, memories, making sense of life or even just creative fun. Sometimes though you can sit staring at a blank page and just not know what … Continue reading Journaling prompts and projects
April reading summary – nature and memoirs
Well April was at least a little better than March for reading but not much. I did read and finish John Bercow's memoir Unspeakable, which I quite enjoyed, although the details of UK political life won't be everyone's cup of tea. During the on going Brexit debacle I became intrigued by the UK parliaments controversial … Continue reading April reading summary – nature and memoirs
Inspiration – #BookSnapSunday
It has been an absolutely appalling week in regards to blogging, not only have I been failing to post, I have been really slack about checking in and reading other blogs, something I normally love doing but apathy and lockdown blues seem to have really taken hold over the last week BUT not any more! … Continue reading Inspiration – #BookSnapSunday
A classic for #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bui08FVvP/ A bit of a lazy #BookSnapSunday. I started dipping back into an old classic when I could not get to sleep and just could not seem to get into any of the new titles I have stacked up. Being unable to lose yourself in a book when you really want to, is just so … Continue reading A classic for #BookSnapSunday
Fairies at the bottom of the garden #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JJpA1J_WS/ This week's BookSnap is really just an excuse to feature my new paperblank journal. For many years I just used ordinary exercise books or notebooks as journals, I would tart them up a bit with adding covers of either fabric or decorative paper but they were still cheap notebooks. Then a few years ago … Continue reading Fairies at the bottom of the garden #BookSnapSunday
BookSnapSunday – Into the Forest
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-3DngNJWvr/ A few weeks ago I picked up a copy of Qing Li's Into the Forest. While on a short adventure to Wooyung we did go for a trip inland to Mullumbimby a great little town to stock up on groceries and enjoy a coffee or lunch. They also had a fantastic little bookshop and … Continue reading BookSnapSunday – Into the Forest
