by Graeme Cumming | Apr 14, 2022 | Politics, Thinking Aloud |
It’s a question you might be forgiven for thinking that Boris will be asking himself right now. In practice, based on past form, I suspect the thought hasn’t even crossed his mind. The news that he’s been fined for being at a party, frankly,... by Graeme Cumming | Apr 1, 2022 | Book Reviews, Movies, Nostalgia |
It’ll be no surprise to some readers that I have, for many years, been a fan of Roger Moore. A childhood obsession with The Saint was where it all started, and I followed his progress through The Persuaders! to Bond with many stopping off points in between. His... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 30, 2022 | Events, Speaking |
Our local library closed down towards the end of 2019. Not to join the ranks of the well-publicised library closures across the country, but for a major refurbishment. It was expected to reopen in the spring of 2020, at which time there was an intention to hold a... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 23, 2022 | Book Reviews, Fiction |
Well, the gaps between book reviews aren’t getting any shorter, but I hope this’ll be worth the wait. The book itself was, although it must now be close to two months since I read it. When I wrote my review of Hydra, I did say I was trying to hold off on... by Graeme Cumming | Mar 9, 2022 | Getting Old, Life Lessons, Politics |
If you’ve caught my previous two posts on this theme, this’ll be the last – for now. For several years, my daughter was a carer, initially seeing people in their homes, before working in residential care. She didn’t live with me but, when she... by Graeme Cumming | Feb 28, 2022 | Book Reviews, Fiction |
Three weeks ago, I shared my review of Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski. At the time, I said I’d already read the next in the series and would review that shortly after. Always dangerous to make a promise like that – life does tend to get in the way. Still,...