It has been a while now since I read it, but Good Omens was a book I had absolutely devoured in no time at all. I watched the 6 episode series when it first came out and then knew I had to read the book. The hubby was the opposite: he had read the book [...]
A few months ago we saw Heathers: The Musical. Based on the cult film Heathers, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, I had never actually seen the film so didn't really know what to expect from this musical. Set in a 1980's American high school, Veronica Sawyer dreams of being popular and manages to join the [...]
It's autumn. It's October - and it's Halloween. We don't really do much for this holiday, if it can really be called that. One time we bought a box of Celebration chocolates, expecting children to come trick or treating. No one rang the door bell, so we just ate the chocolates ourselves. This year we [...]
And so we are now in third and final part of our Holiday in the Highlands. Part 1 was Inverness itself, the capital of the Highlands. And Part 2 was the Isle of Mists, everyone's favourite Isle of Skye. And here we have the historical Part 3: Memorial to the Clans. Clava Cairns Of [...]
Isle of Skye Part 1 of our Inverness visit was about the city itself and some of the day trips we took from the city centre. Of course a trip to Inverness would not be complete without a visit to the Isle of Skye. So part 2 of our holiday in the highlands is an [...]
Inverness There are only 7 cities in Scotland, 2 of them are in the highlands: Perth and Inverness. Recently we visited Inverness, which achieved its city status in 2000. Deemed the cultural capital of the highlands, we were informed that "Inver" means "mouth" and "ness" means "north", so Inverness means mouth of the River Ness. [...]
When there are nine Last year the hubby was reading the same books by the same authors. In an attempt to get out of his comfort zone, I encouraged him to read more female authors. When he then asked me how many, I was reminded of the Notorious RBG when she was asked how many [...]
Immersion There have been a lot of immersion experiences based on the work of my favourite painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Apparently these were inspired by an episode of Emily in Paris where the characters visit an immersive Van Gogh exhibit. There have been so many immersive exhibits and experiences with very similar sounding names that [...]
Endless May Dreams 