Review: Gin O’Clock

If you’re not following The Queen on Twitter, the title of this book will likely mean nothing to you. The fictional Twitter account is usually a funny, running commentary on what the life in the UK is like from the throne, written in the royal “One”. (It usually involves a large consumption of gin, hence… Continue reading Review: Gin O’Clock

Book review: Wait for me

While I was living in Denmark, I found the book about the Mitford sisters in a bookshop across the street from me that sold (or for all I know still sells) used books. Some time in the previous year, I picked up the youngest Mitford sister’s biography, Wait For Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford… Continue reading Book review: Wait for me

Music review: Vi tenner våre lykter, CD from Haakon & Mette-Marit’s foundation

When I played in the brass band, we had a conductor from the North of Norway. He relished in us playing a northern Norwegian Christmas psalm, in the south of Norway. I can’t recall ever hearing it played – and, quite honestly, the fact that it was on this CD was one of the reasons… Continue reading Music review: Vi tenner våre lykter, CD from Haakon & Mette-Marit’s foundation

Book review: Historic Atlas of dynasties and royal houses

Can someone tell me why the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are gracing the cover of The Historical Atlas of Dynasties and Royal Houses? Apart from the publisher believing that it might sell a few extra copies, that is? Despite my initial misgivings of seeing someone who’re a year older than me featured on a… Continue reading Book review: Historic Atlas of dynasties and royal houses