bitful

This was a tough one, because I had very recently taken a lot of books to charity shops, so those that were left were probably there for a reason.
The reason was that they were gifts, and even if I had read them and was unlikely to read them again in the next ten years, I [...]

Ti piace Harry Potter?
Do you like Harry Potter?
Literally: 'To-you is-liked Harry Potter?'

I cannot quite put my finger on why I have enjoyed reading all seven Harry Potter novels. I can see why they have such mass appeal, yes, but I thought I was immune to that. Plus, magic and wizards and shit? Yawn. A book [...]

I have spent the few spare moments during the last twelve days reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Those were the very moments I would have blogged instead, which explains the lack of posts lately.
I have enjoyed immensely the book itself. I have just put it down and am still feeling a bit emotional [...]

This morning Dr B. bought the adult edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
And I have just come back from Tesco across the road with the children's edition - so we don't mix them up, I claimed, but really it's because it matches the previous six in the box in the back of a [...]

Red Nose Day is the main way the charity Comic Relief raises money for countries in Africa and disadvantaged people in the UK.
There is special TV programming (the main sponsor is the BBC) and fundraisers.
So today I am wearing Dr B.'s old M&S grey suit (trousers are a bit short) and shirt and tie because [...]