eptivity

The five best places I visited this year: Windsor Castle. Mt St Helens (from the Johnston Ridge Observatory). As far as I know, only the second time I’ve been to the north side. Chatsworth House Bonfire Night. It was not this cloudy, and the fireworks were amazing. Jökulsárlón (glacier river lagoon), Iceland Every other place [...]

The five best movies I saw this year: The King’s Speech (2010) A reluctant king (George VI) conquers his stutter with the help of a speech therapist. We accidentally saw this at the Odeon Leicester Square, the super fancy London theatre that usually hosts movie premieres. Neither of us could figure out how to operate [...]

1. Chesterfield Library has the 5th highest circulation in England, though the most recent data were from before we moved here, so I would not be surprised to learn that my library habits have bumped it up a few notches. 2. The blue whale’s heart pumps 5 or 6 times per minute, pumping 10 tons [...]

May I please bring to your attention, Internets, that there have been a few changes around here. Though, let’s be honest: if you can’t tell, I can’t help you. Seeing as people have been known to actually give me money in exchange for graphic design services, I thought maybe it was about time for a [...]

The five(ish) best books I read this year: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman This is the book The Duchess film was based on, and it’s probably the best biography I’ve ever read. Plenty of scandal and intrigue, yes, but also a Woman Ahead Of Her Time who took an unprecedented role in political [...]