Monday, December 01, 2008
December 1 already and I’ve managed to not post a single entry for the month of November! An entirely unplanned break - it just sort of happened. In fact I’ve barely spent anytime online that hasn’t been Open University related.
So what have I being doing with my time? Reading for the most part- the books above are a selection of my leisure reading for the past month. I guess it’s the time of year. It’s dark by 5pm these days, and cold, a perfect time for curling up in front of the fire and escaping with a good book.
Read on..
Friday, October 31, 2008
Winter and Persephone descends to the Underworld once more…
Music: ‘Pandora’s Aquarium’, Tori Amos
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pomegranate crown.
Music: ‘Parting Ways’, Pearl Jam
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pomegranate crown.
Music: ‘Winter Lady’, Kate and Anne McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Our coldest October day in sixteen years and tonight I will do my drawing curled up in front of the fire. The month has flown by and I can hardly believe that I have only 4 days left to complete my Big Draw challenge.
My new OU course is flying by, all too quickly! The first 8 weeks focus on the realist novel and in particular Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Great Expectations and Fathers and Sons. This week is Great Expectations. I’m not a Dickens fan but I find the background reading interesting all the same. I have completed one assignment so far, a close analysis of a passage from Pride and Prejudice. Next assignment in due mid-November, in which I have to discuss how the novel guides a reader to make moral judgements about a character while allowing sympathetic involvement in their experiences.
This made me smile.
Music: ‘The Dream of Trees’, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Complete Recordings
Music: ‘Snowy Atlas Mountains’, Fionn Regan
Monday, October 27, 2008
Music: ‘Don’t Forget’, Martha Wainwright
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Music: ‘The Hideout’, Sarah Harmer
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Just about managed to squeeze a drawing in today as I had a day out with my niece (we went to the ballet). End of a long, hard week and it shows!
Music: ‘So Here We Are’, Bloc Party
Friday, October 24, 2008
Music: ‘The Funeral’, Band of Horses
