Back in July, watching the television coverage from the Oslo bombings and the Utøya shootings. I was sitting in front of the television set the entire Saturday… and in the evening, I felt like I had to do something else. Being on the other side of the country, unable to help anyone on the Eastern… Continue reading Cinnamon and raisin bagels
Month: September 2011
Book review: Young Prince Philip
Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life by Philip Eade The book’s prologue is the story of the death of the Duke’s sister, Cecile, in 1937. From there, Eade goes back to the origin of the Greek monarchy, to give a bit of background, and to bring it out from obscurity, or so he says. He… Continue reading Book review: Young Prince Philip
A prickly September ahead…?
Picture from Kew Gardens earlier this summer