A tiny mews house by the sea.
HaHa! The unsung heroes of motherhood.
The Scottish island that bought itself.
Movies considered to be perfect.
Beautiful travel photography.
It’s so true. The British love to abbreviate EVERYTHING!
Just watched: Ride Or Die What an absolute joy this series is. Hannah Waddingham. Octavia Spencer. Bill Nighy. I mean, come on! Judith and Debbie have been friends for decades and Debbie, wife to an MP, has always believed that Judith was a forensic accountant—until one fateful day when her husband abruptly announces that he wants a divorce on the way to a gala, where, in an entanglement of crazy events, he ends up dead and she finds herself with the knowledge that her best friend is, actually, of all things, an international assassin. Suddenly, Debbie is on the run with Judith, criss crossing Europe and pursued by criminals and law enforcement alike. It’s fun, funny and gloriously over the top in all the best ways. There’s glamour, sparkle, unexpected romance and a chemistry between Waddingham and Spencer that absolutely sizzles. A must-watch if you’re craving some brilliantly enjoyable and utterly delightful leave-the-world-behind entertainment. I’m already looking forward to season two.
Just read: Trespasses Louise Kennedy In the Belfast of 1975, twenty-four-year-old Catholic, Cushla Lavery, is a schoolteacher by day and an occasional bartender in her family’s pub by night. Occasional becomes frequent after Michael Agnew wanders in one evening and an instant connection is made. But Michael is twice her age, Protestant and married. A respected barrister who has made a name for himself defending IRA members, he inhabits a sophisticated world which is every bit as complicated as Cushla’s own. Regardless, the two embark on an affair that is as inevitable as it is ill- advised. At the same time, Cushla is drawn into the life of one of her pupils, Davey, who is vulnerable and bullied even before his family endures the violent and senseless beating of his father. It is a story told with remarkable restraint about a world where the daily violence of The Troubles has become part of the warp and weft of ordinary life. A world where the quiet, everyday trespasses people commit against themselves and each other, in the name of love, loyalty and survival, have seeped into every friendship, every interaction, every private decision. With each seemingly insignificant choice and compromise the story is nudged towards a quietly devastating tragedy. Beautifully drawn and authentically rendered, Trespasses is an emotionally resonant portrayal of love, loss and family set against one of the most tumultuous periods in Ireland’s history.