Alison
@alidoig.bsky.social
Late middle aged rural type. Interested in books, nature, disability issues.
It’s the bit in Grey King where Bran and Will go inside the mountain and have to answer three riddles.
January 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
It’s the bit in Grey King where Bran and Will go inside the mountain and have to answer three riddles.
Susan Cooper references these birds- in The Grey King I think.
January 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Susan Cooper references these birds- in The Grey King I think.
Or indeed their magazine which I get and I fear goes straight into recycling. I’m actually a member! Bring on the world domination!
September 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Or indeed their magazine which I get and I fear goes straight into recycling. I’m actually a member! Bring on the world domination!
Actually these days it’s always Radio 3 .
September 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Actually these days it’s always Radio 3 .
Yes I’ve just googled Groyper and really wish I hadn’t.
September 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes I’ve just googled Groyper and really wish I hadn’t.
Yes , they would have to watch out for her attitude to Dr Lydgate who is obviously far too idealistic and probably a communist.
September 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yes , they would have to watch out for her attitude to Dr Lydgate who is obviously far too idealistic and probably a communist.
Fantastic. Absolutely loved this book and felt it hadn’t had the attention it deserves.
June 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fantastic. Absolutely loved this book and felt it hadn’t had the attention it deserves.
Looking for Atlantis by Colin Thompson?
June 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looking for Atlantis by Colin Thompson?
I agree. I thought the Holocaust storyline was well done but didn’t believe in the love story.
May 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I agree. I thought the Holocaust storyline was well done but didn’t believe in the love story.
Yes , the book has more depth to it. Amusing how Robert
Harris has become the go to commentator over the last few days.
Harris has become the go to commentator over the last few days.
May 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yes , the book has more depth to it. Amusing how Robert
Harris has become the go to commentator over the last few days.
Harris has become the go to commentator over the last few days.
I have to say the whole thing is an amazing spectacle.
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have to say the whole thing is an amazing spectacle.
Has spent much of his life in Peru apparently. Speaks several languages.
May 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Has spent much of his life in Peru apparently. Speaks several languages.
The latest is an attack on the evils of baby food pouches. Sure, don’t feed your baby only on these, but really this is just one more way of making parents (mothers) feel guilty.
May 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The latest is an attack on the evils of baby food pouches. Sure, don’t feed your baby only on these, but really this is just one more way of making parents (mothers) feel guilty.
Can you do AA Milne? The legion of saccharine quotes attributed to him drive me crazy.
April 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Can you do AA Milne? The legion of saccharine quotes attributed to him drive me crazy.
It does make you grateful not to be living in the 11th century though. Despite everything being so awful at the moment.
April 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It does make you grateful not to be living in the 11th century though. Despite everything being so awful at the moment.
Love the Merlin app. I find it does eventually pick up a pigeon but it seems to take a bit longer.
March 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Love the Merlin app. I find it does eventually pick up a pigeon but it seems to take a bit longer.
See also The Shield of Achilles
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
See also The Shield of Achilles
Just about the only children’s books I wouldn’t have in the house when mine were that age. Twee, wordy and generally unbearable.
February 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just about the only children’s books I wouldn’t have in the house when mine were that age. Twee, wordy and generally unbearable.
So very sorry to hear this. Your account of what it’s like to learn that your child has severe disabilities really strikes a chord. A huge loss for you all.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So very sorry to hear this. Your account of what it’s like to learn that your child has severe disabilities really strikes a chord. A huge loss for you all.
The girl’s head is weirdly positioned though. Almost as if it was about to do a 360 degree turn as in The Exorcist. Which may be why the woman on the left is looking at her so apprehensively.
January 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The girl’s head is weirdly positioned though. Almost as if it was about to do a 360 degree turn as in The Exorcist. Which may be why the woman on the left is looking at her so apprehensively.
Kind of reassuring that the old English had a word for this and experienced it just as we do.
January 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Kind of reassuring that the old English had a word for this and experienced it just as we do.