“Most people saw her as supremely confident and self assured but beneath that were the doubts.” ― Lauren Dane
Month: November 2015
They could dance back then…
Quotation Monday #130: Uncomfortable things
“It’s good to do uncomfortable things. It’s weight training for life.” ― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Video: Norwegian firemen
Nanowrimo update
So far, about the only thing I have done with success (out of the three things I am signed up for that happens in November, as mentioned in an earlier blog post) is Nanowrimo. I’m a rebel this year. I am actually not writing a novel. Instead, I am sort of journaling the mood of… Continue reading Nanowrimo update
Quotation Monday #129: Reading
“I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it’s good for me.” ― Nora Roberts
Quotation Monday #128: Out of control
“Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy.” ― Nora Roberts, Vision in White
Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
I just finished reading Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor It is very well written, and I do recommend it. (So far, anyway.) But what strikes me is the notion that with royal biographies (and presumably others) there is a bias towards the subject. Queen Mary is viewed as the perfect royal, albeit… Continue reading Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
Three things in a month?
Whatever possessed me to thinking that doing Nanowrimo (I’m norwegianne over there, if you want a writing buddy), Nerdopolis over at Revelry (norwegianne there as well), and continue on my Goodreads reading challenge would be smart to do at the same time in November? For reference: * Nanowrimo is about reaching 50,000 words. * Nerdopolis… Continue reading Three things in a month?