flowersandstripes

Reading Dr. Zhivago as part of a group read. Then starting a new novel The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani- which was also a...

"Imagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning... Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. A ...

I'm not sure if always being with Twin when growing up meant that I wasn't used to being alone. I know as a young adult that I didn...

"The garden is the place I go to for refuge and shelter, not the house..... out there blessings crowd round me at every step - it is th...

We've just had the Ofsted telephone call so I shall disappear for a few days. I shall make sure I find time to remember this poem, anoth...

One of reasons I'm really enjoying reading Dr. Zhivago is the theme of life and faith that runs though it. I haven't read many Russi...

I'm joining in with the group read at Nonsuch Books . I've seen the film many times but this is my first time of reading Dr. Zhivago...

I'd been mulling a post about favourite word. You've probably noticed from my comments that I use the words 'ooooh' ooh an...

'The world' she thought ' is certainly full of beautiful things, if only I could come across them.' E.M. Forster A Room wit...

'When I got to the library I came to a standstill, - ah, the dear room, what happy times I have spent rummaging amongst the books, makin...