What a busy month! At the beginning of May, I moved to a new town and a new house, and started a new job. It has been quite the adjustment, getting familiar with new surroundings, new people and exploring a new place. Thankfully, though, my new town is part of the same regional library network, Read More »
This has been a great month for me. After working for the winter season, I have had a month off work, house and dog-sitting for some friends. It has been great to have some downtime and I have indulged in reading quite a lot, but also going for amazing hikes with the dog and just Read More »
Another month has come and gone and we are very nearly at the end of our ski season here in Canada. With the days getting longer, and warmer, I have been enjoying getting out and about again. But I have also been busy with work in the run-up to the end of the season and Read More »
Just like that, the shortest month of the year has come to an end! And it was a bit of a blur. I have been working hard this month and trying to get my life in order, whilst also making the most of skiing when I can. As a result, I haven’t read as much Read More »
That’s it, the first month of 2022 has flown by! I have been fairly busy with work and skiing whenever I get the chance, but I have also read quite a lot, and some great books. This year, I am embarking on two reading challenges, the Diversity Reading Challenge and the European Reading Challenge. I Read More »
I have now been living in British Columbia for two months, so it is time for an update on my bookish wanderings. In my first post on this topic, I set out a couple of books that I planned to read, a poetry collection and a non-fiction account of the exploration of the Rockies. I Read More »
I can’t quite believe that 2021 is already over. Is anyone else amazed at how quickly that year passed!? I have had a fairly good year in terms of reading, with some slumps and quieter periods scattered around. At the start of this year, I had initially set myself a target of 70 books, but Read More »
At the start of the year, I embarked on a virtual tour of Europe, thanks to Rose City Reader’s European Reading Challenge. The idea of the challenge being to read books by European authors or books that are based in different European countries. There are various levels at which you can join the challenge. I Read More »
Since we are now halfway through the year (please can someone explain to me how and when that happened!?), it is time for an update on my progress with my reading challenge for 2021. If you missed my earlier post, you can find it here. This year, I am once again participating in the Reading Read More »
Another month has come and gone and we are now somehow halfway through 2021! I can’t wrap my head around that fact. This has been another busy month for me, work-wise, so I haven’t had as much reading time as I would have liked. But I did get on a plane for the first time Read More »
