Between January 1998 (when I just got back from New Year’s Eve in Spain) and August 1998, aged 25, I spent a lot of time in the bath. Long hot baths, often reading books by Hemingway. I can clearly see myself (you probably don’t want to) on a grey February morning up to my earsContinue reading “Long Hot Baths”
Tag Archives: Reading
Favourite Books…
I had a very nice email from a reader of this blog: “Could you share some of your all-time favorite books? I had to think hard about this; you might have to do the same. These are books that have moved you, ones you tell others about, ones that sadden you when you finish becauseContinue reading “Favourite Books…”
Change 2: Read!
We are practically Neanderthals. We don’t have a tele, we’ve never owned an iPad or tablet, and we only occasionally subscribe to a month here and there of Netflix, which we watch on the laptop. But the last few months have seen a definite swerve from these Thoreauvean tendencies. It started when we rented aContinue reading “Change 2: Read!”
The Silence and Joy of Books
I found myself in a state of total digital overwhelm by the end of Friday night. Working on this blog, swapping back and forth between two Instagram accounts (why, oh why!?), admin tasks for Notes in Spanish, reading endless fascinating links from two newsletters I subscribe, unsubscribe and resubscribe to. My brain was fried. IContinue reading “The Silence and Joy of Books”
Notes from Ben 