The Women: to be continued (list compiled from After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz) The Black Cap | Romaine Brooks | 1907 | Wikiart Sappho – Anne Carson’s 2002 translation, If not, winter: Fragments of Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC) Cordula Poletti (Lina) – poet (27 August 1885 – 12 December 1971) Rina Faccio (Nira, … Continue reading List -Feminists
Book List – Russian Writers
This is an evolving list of writers who were born or lived in and around the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation. As I read books, articles, essays etc that pique my interest, this list will grow. Osip Mandelstam was born on 14 January 1891 in Warsaw, Russian Poland. He was part of the … Continue reading Book List – Russian Writers
Greens & Chermoula Potato Pie | Yotam Ottolenghi & Noor Murad
Greens & Chermoula Potato Pie is from the 2021 Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. The blurb lets us know that this is "relaxed, flexible home cooking from Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam....the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team do what we all do: they raid their kitchens. But then, they turn whatever they find into approachable creations … Continue reading Greens & Chermoula Potato Pie | Yotam Ottolenghi & Noor Murad
Book List – Russian History
Goodreads have been playing with their format for a while now. I didn't particularly like the new beta page but figured I would get used to it eventually. However, they have now started to play around with some of the functionality that I enjoyed using. I've been silently ignoring the fact that they were bought … Continue reading Book List – Russian History
Quiche Lorraine
The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo is one of my secret pleasures. A visual feast of a book full of scrumptious recipes. My favourite is her Quiche Lorraine because until I tried this recipe, I believed that quiches were beyond my capabilities. Sadly none of the pictures I've taken have done this recipe justice. Ingredients: Shortcrust … Continue reading Quiche Lorraine
Wildly Easy Hummus | Ella Risbridger
Ella Risbridger's Midnight Chicken was one of my favourite cookbook discoveries of last year. Last Saturday was International Hummus Day. To celebrate, I searched my cookbooks for an easy recipe (one that used tinned chickpeas as I had left it too late to use dried chickpeas). Ella's did the trick. It went perfectly with a … Continue reading Wildly Easy Hummus | Ella Risbridger
DNF: Axiomatic | Maria Tumarkin
For five years everything Frances wrote was about her sister. Sometimes I want to like a book more than I do. Sometimes I really appreciate the writing and intent of the author, but the content or my mood isn’t right. In the case of Maria Tumarkin’s Axiomatic it’s the content. After four nights of falling … Continue reading DNF: Axiomatic | Maria Tumarkin
My Reading Life
I have been blogging since 2009 and reading for a lot longer than that! But somewhere along the way, my blogging journey derailed. I stopped enjoying what I was doing, yet I still love reading and writing and even blogging. So what went wrong. Expectations My expectations as well as those of my audience. I … Continue reading My Reading Life
Read in 2022 – Book List
My annual what I read in 2022 spreadsheet.
Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing | Professor Cassandra Szoeke
*Originally published on my old blog on the 7th November 2021* The women at the heart of this story come from all walks of life. In 1990 a study of 2000 Australian women, aged between 45 to 55, was undertaken to provide a ‘wide-frame snapshot of women’s health in this phase of life (menopausal transition)’. It … Continue reading Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing | Professor Cassandra Szoeke
Med: A Cookbook | Claudia Roden
*Originally published on my old blog 27th October 2021* When my three children left home all at the same time thirty-five years ago. I decided to leave too and travel around the Mediterranean. I went alone, a l’aventure – without plans or arrangements. I’m never quite sure how to review a cookbook. Obviously I’m not … Continue reading Med: A Cookbook | Claudia Roden
Midnight Chicken | Ella Risbridger
*Originally published on my old blog 17th October 2021* There are lots of ways to start a story, but this begins with a chicken. One of the many strings to Risbridger’s bow, is food writer. She has written a children’s book, edited a poetry anthology as well as numerous other journalistic efforts, but food writing … Continue reading Midnight Chicken | Ella Risbridger
The M Word | Dr Ginni Mansberg
*Originally published on my old blog on the 19th July 2021* My nana used to call it the ‘change of life’. It was a change alright. If you take a quick glance at the health section in most Australian bookshops, you will notice that suddenly there are quite a few books about older women’s health, … Continue reading The M Word | Dr Ginni Mansberg
The Feel Good Guide to Menopause | Dr Nicola Gates
*Originally published on my old blog on the 4th February 2020* I started reading perimenopause/menopause books back in 2015 after noticing changes to the way I was experiencing my body. Five years later, I’m still waiting. Still wondering, and wishing it was all over. Most of my friends seem to be there. Many of my … Continue reading The Feel Good Guide to Menopause | Dr Nicola Gates
Motherhood | Sheila Heti
*Published on my old blog on the 14th November 2018* When I was in my twenties and thirties, my friends and I spent a lot of time discussing and dissecting each others dreams (#lifebeforesocialmedia)! We read books, kept dream journals and wondered about the significance of what happened in our heads in the middle of … Continue reading Motherhood | Sheila Heti
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