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Peggy Entwhistle: May 2013
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Saturday, May 11, 2013. Thunder only happens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playing. So sang Stevie Niks in her (epic) ballad, ‘Dreams’. As a person who dreams every night – and remembers at least one dream 9 out of 10 mornings - I’d like to know if there’s any truth to Niks’ assertion that one thing points to another, deeper thing. The dreams which feature celebrities, in particular, often leave me particularly befuddled upon waking. Dream #1. St Kim Kardashian. Leonardo Di Caprio...
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Troubadour Cottage: March 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010. The Anthologist - Nicholson Baker. This is an extremely clever book, and for the most part it's a good read and a decent dose of what I sometimes like to call The Fun. That the book was really an exercise in showing how clever and witty the writer is. Maybe I’m wrong, I kind of hope so – but intellectual snobbery, even in a book about an intellectual snob of a poet, is never alright with me. Three of Five Stars). Thursday, March 18, 2010. Down and Dirty - Sandra Hill. Here is the ...
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Peggy Entwhistle: Daggy Jumper Part-ay (and Bullshit, and Part-ay, and Bullshit…with apologies to Notorious BIG)
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Friday, June 7, 2013. Daggy Jumper Part-ay (and Bullshit, and Part-ay, and Bullshit…with apologies to Notorious BIG). To our nation’s capital. Now, you can, and should, cuddle up with some seasonally appropriate Game of Thrones, a hottie (hot water bottle and/or person – count your blessings if both), and a big old mug of tea/mulled wine/hot chocolate. But, there is another strategy you can adopt to minimise seasonal chill. That strategy, my friends, is the Daggy Jumper Part-ay. Yes, that was me. Soz.
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Peggy Entwhistle: April 2013
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Saturday, April 27, 2013. Turning 26 is a wonderous thing. But back to what’s wonderous about being 26. Being 26 means that I’ve been an Adult Woman, physiologically at least, for ten years, and have a wardrobe that is well established enough that I can pull together pieces that are, to borrow Maggie Alderson’s term, ‘Vintage Me’. 8216;Vintage Me’ means clothes and accessories you’ve had for many a moon. ‘Vintage Me’, in my book, carries the ultimate styling cred. Why? Well, not only were. My first pair ...
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Peggy Entwhistle: December 2012
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Sunday, December 16, 2012. You can be a real bitch. Having digested the above statements (the same cannot be said about pre-packaged turkey stuffing), it may be hard for you to believe what I have to say next. But, in spite of appearances, I love you, Christmas, like the way Mark Darcy loves Bridget Jones: just the way you are. And here’s why:. 8226; Shortbread stars, dusted with sugar and wrapped in cello bags;. 8226; MamaK and PapaK’s three cats maliciously eyeing off the Christmas tree;. 8226; Knowing...
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Peggy Entwhistle: June 2013
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Friday, June 7, 2013. Daggy Jumper Part-ay (and Bullshit, and Part-ay, and Bullshit…with apologies to Notorious BIG). To our nation’s capital. Now, you can, and should, cuddle up with some seasonally appropriate Game of Thrones, a hottie (hot water bottle and/or person – count your blessings if both), and a big old mug of tea/mulled wine/hot chocolate. But, there is another strategy you can adopt to minimise seasonal chill. That strategy, my friends, is the Daggy Jumper Part-ay. Yes, that was me. Soz.
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Peggy Entwhistle: July 2012
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Friday, July 27, 2012. Plug Yourself In, Switch on the Power (Ballads): Thesis Secrets. I’m not above admitting low brow musical tastes. Those of you who tune in regularly will know I’ve confessed on this blog that: I Heart One Direction; my pet fish are named after Prince songs; the fact that Big W’s in house radio station played I Want To Know What Love Is made my day; and Wham! And I share a profound spiritual connection, especially at Christmas. I am that colleague of yours who sings Don’t Stop...
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Troubadour Cottage: The Pedant in the Kitchen - Julian Barnes
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The Pedant in the Kitchen - Julian Barnes. I have epic love for Julian Barnes, his writing hits all the right notes with me. He's poetical and dry and witty and really literary and clever yet nothing at all resembling a butthead. Read my earlier review of his amazing book. Barnes is the titular Pedant which means he is a perfectionist in the kitchen and believes in the truth claims made by cookery books and follows recipes down to the last letter, gram and degree. So. I remember ...