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You might have already seen the film version of this, starring Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl, on redemptive 1,100 mile hike along the 'PCT' (Pacific Crest Trail, for those not in the know). If you have, the book may pad out some more of the background and reasoning behind the hike that personally, I thought was … Continue reading On my bookshelf: Wild – Cheryl Strayed
Shockingly enough, we don't actually eat fish & chips all that often, but save it for very special occasions/emergencies. One such emergency being a Friday night with not much food in the fridge and not much time! Tonight was one such night so I nipped up the road to Mack's Fish & Steak Bar - … Continue reading Secret finds: Mack’s Fish & Steak Bar, Redruth
5 little things that make my day: 1. Living less than 5 minutes walk from the cinema, and the incredibly generous membership which means we can watch movies for a little as £2.50! 2. Waking up and hearing the rain patter against my bedroom window... 3. ...and the rain clearing to a beautifully sunny day, … Continue reading 5 little things
I've only read one other Ishiguro book, 'Never Let Me Go', though he always pops up on my to-read list. I picked this one up in a charity shop, one of those glorious places which has a "3 for £1" table! Seeing as it won the Booker Prize, I thought it was worth 33p. The … Continue reading On my bookshelf: The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
When you live a million (or 350) miles away from most of your friends, you seize any chance possible to see them. That's how we ended up spending Sunday afternoon in Plymouth, meeting friends who were camping not too far away. Unfortunately, our plans to watch the Wimbledon final on the big screen were scuppered … Continue reading Day out: National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
You know when you have those dreams, where you know that you've woken up but you can't stop thinking about whatever it was that you dreamt about? This book was like that for me. It tells the story of Pandora, whose brother, unemployed jazz musician Edison, comes to stay. In the preceding years since they … Continue reading On my bookshelf: Big Brother – Lionel Shriver
Isn't Twitter great? It's thanks to Twitter that I found out about Potluck Cornwall, a foodie networking group that puts on 'chat and eat' nights, where you can get to know people and eat great food. Sounds good to me! A month or so ago I found my way to Potluck via Barefoot Cornwall's monthly food blog, … Continue reading Potluck Cornwall @ The Brig, Falmouth
