The Stork Hath Landed
Posted 23rd August 2010
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My family has welcomed a little guy into the world (hereon known as The Little Guy), and as you can imagine I haven’t been on the internet much. My sister was brilliant, I was sat outside the ward, and she was so calm! The Little Guy is so serene and cries so few times and my sister’s partner has been a brick.
I’m so proud of them all. As you can guess I may not be blogging as much in the next couple of weeks. I will definitely be blogging, there will be no hiatus, it may just be less frequently until things have settled down into a routine.
Sensibility – Clearly I Do Not Have It
Posted 26th April 2010
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For the last week I have been trudging through Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility with all the willingness of someone who has no willingness. I was finding it incredibly dull and was under the impression, more than a third of the way through, that with Pride And Prejudice Austen was a one hit wonder (in between these two I’d read Persuasion and not enjoyed it). I even dreamed yesterday night that I was approaching the last quarter of it and on waking my heart sunk.
Maybe my dream was a premonition, because suddenly everything has changed. I feel ashamed of my thoughts previous. That shocking reversal of storyline? I’ve reached it, and I’m loving it, I’m turning pages faster than I have in weeks. I am sorry for doubting Austen so much and revelling in how everlasting her words are. I wasn’t planning to review the book, knowing that my thoughts were less than appropriate given the book’s fame, but now it’s something to be expected.
Forgive me for not writing a proper post – I do have one ready and another couple in the works, but for now reading is at the forefront of my mind. And that I’m sure you’ll understand.
