Writer Erinna Mettler sparked my interest this week with her post on ‘Desk Envy’. A writer’s desk is such a fundamental part …
Inspiration
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I have been reading the rather excellent ‘P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters’, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe. It is full of …
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Well, I can think of more comfortable places to rest the teapot, but I wholeheartedly agree with ensuring that there is always …
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My pal the Japan Camera Hunter has written this great post, all about escaping a photography rut and beating the blues. While …
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Recently returned from a deliciously lazy holiday, during which I swapped the noise of Tokyo for a room with a tinkling river …
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A grey sky, making it too easy to feel miserable. The heel fell off my boot as I walked into work, leaving …
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It is difficult to credit, when you consider their later preoccupations, that the first incarnation of the Beastie Boys was a gift …
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And that is as much politics as I can handle this weekend. Have a story instead… Back in the day, when I …
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I get a continued kick out of the fact that one of the most popular posts on this here ten minutes hate …
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This is beautiful, just beautiful: Last month I installed new bookshelves in a room in my house. They’re black, and my painter …