I was talking the other day to a close friend and telling her that I like to face my fears. I moved to the other side of the world to be with the Viking even though it scared me. I’ve enquired about donating blood because I’m afraid of needles (but I can’t give because myContinue reading “Things I Am Irrationally Afraid Of”
Tag Archives: England
Brief Hiatus
Just a brief note to let everyone know that the Viking and I are moving to Australia this week so I won’t be online much until we’re settled in our new country. The move is going well so far and we’re very excited for the next stage of our lives.
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Thirty
Day Thirty: An author that you will read whatever they put out Louise Cooper (May 29, 1952 — October 21, 2009) My favourite author in the whole world was Louise Cooper. She was a very talented lady who sold a lot of mass paperback fantasy novels in the 80s and 90s, with a resurgence inContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Thirty”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Three
Day Twenty-Three: Your favourite romance novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Technically, Jane Eyre is not a romance but a bildungsroman, a tale of moral growth from child to adulthood and overcoming the odds. But there is a fair amount of romance in it, in much the same way Pride and Prejudice is a comedyContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty-Three”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twelve
Day Twelve: A book so emotionally draining you couldn’t complete it or had to set aside for a bit. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. After watching the film adaptation on my long-haul flight from Australia to England in 2010, I told my partner that I thought the movie was great in concept but kindContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twelve”
Lissa Bilyk 