by Graeme Cumming | Jul 5, 2022 | Events, Literary Festivals |
I’ve been pretty quiet recently. Not at home, of course (where it’d be much appreciated), but certainly when it comes to social media and any other activity that might help on the promotion front. I’d like to tell you that’s all about to... 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...