And here's a 'naked' pic for those who have no idea what they're supposed to be seeing in the first photo. It's an ingenious system to allow you to read 'hands free'.
woensdag 29 december 2010
BookSeat
And here's a 'naked' pic for those who have no idea what they're supposed to be seeing in the first photo. It's an ingenious system to allow you to read 'hands free'.
maandag 27 december 2010
Chocolate Poisoning

Luckily Sil didn't have too many ill effects from the chocolate she pilfered on Boxing Day though I had a few worried moments when I looked up the symptoms. She'd scoffed most of the decorative Christmas chocolate log which I'd (stupidly) left being decorative in the empty fire grate in its cellophane wrapping. She was extremely hyper and barking at any distant noise of fireworks for most of the day but I'm not sure if this was all due to the chocolate poisoning or if she just gets nervous about explosions anyway. Good job it wasn't dark chocolate or she might not have got off so lightly. See this article for some of the details of what quantities of chocolate can prove fatal for canines. (Although I do find the measurements a bit confusing.) I'm really just putting this blogpost in to warn those who might not realise that chocolate is poisonous for dogs. Though there's no reason to get hysterical over small amounts it can definitely be dangerous and often even fatal in larger doses.
zaterdag 25 december 2010
Sprouts and Paper Hats
zondag 19 december 2010
Tidying Up Books, Hanging Up Maps
The box on the floor full of not-yet-read hardbacks has been moved to a newly freed space on the bedroom window ledge.
This book of ReadAndToBeKept books has been culled from the random chaos of The Growing Pile.
While I was in tidying mode I hung the map of Marrocco on the living room door.
By lucky chance the part of Marrakesh where my hotel is for the marathon is visible on the other side of the door through the window.
zaterdag 18 december 2010
woensdag 15 december 2010
dinsdag 14 december 2010
Call of the Wild
Joep was very concerned about the fate of the dogs on the film tonight.




I hope he doesn't have nightmares...
I hope he doesn't have nightmares...
zondag 12 december 2010
Buchmania
Nop Maas read from the as yet unpublished 3rd part of his biography of Reve; the bit about an extremely controversial interview he gave to Boudewijn Büch. Later the 'surprise speaker' was indeed Theodor Holman.
He certainly made me feel like re-reading De Kleine Blonde Dood, which I can only remember as
Anyway, enjoyable afternoon. Excellent location. I'll certainly be going back there. In fact there's a Reve day next week... ach maybe not, but I'll certainly be going to have a look at the Reve museum on the second floor next time I'm in town.
zaterdag 11 december 2010
donderdag 9 december 2010
Ground Control...
zaterdag 4 december 2010
woensdag 1 december 2010
Lionel Shriver in Amsterdam

Maaike and I had tickets for a reading organised by the John Adams

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