We have a new bookshop. Let me be more specific. We have a new local bookshop. It’s quite small and wants to specialise in a subculture to which I do not belong, but it thankfully stocks a selection of generically normal books such that I can fulfill an obligation to be supportive. Buying Local. IContinue reading “Garner’s Everywhere”
Author Archives: Cherrie Zell
The War of the Worlds
There’s a lot to digest before the story even starts. There are biographical notes on the author, an Introduction that seeks to contextualise the story within the times it was written, a couple of pages listing Further Readings for those readers with a mind to explore further, and something titled ‘Note on the Text’, whichContinue reading “The War of the Worlds”
Adding my voice to the passing of 2020
I started 2020 by dedicating it as My Year of Less Distractions. Who would have thought a global pandemic, with lockdowns, would play directly into that aim. Thankfully, no conspiracy theory was triggered. As 2020 draws to a close, we are being regaled with the usual round of reflective newspaper articles, blog posts, tubie videosContinue reading “Adding my voice to the passing of 2020”
Marina Green
What can I say? Some jigsaws seem routine, mundane and functional. Wandering through the haberdashery and homewares store, shopping for fabric, I unexpectedly spy a pile of jigsaws and pick for purchase the more interesting image of the bunch. An uninspiring jigsaw is still better than no jigsaw, but it makes it difficult to findContinue reading “Marina Green”
Walking my garden path
The original path was too narrow, too raised; unsafe. Weeds had overtaken it, up through it or down into it. I pulled up the bricks during lockdown and tried to dig down and level it off. The rains came. It was a mad panic to cover it again or the weeds would return before IContinue reading “Walking my garden path”
One row at a time
It requires a different strategy. Gone is the idea of building the frame and filling in the middle. The edge is black, all the way round, with the barest of subtle variations. Only one side can be built with any confidence. This jigsaw was intended as a treat once the last uni assignment had beenContinue reading “One row at a time”
