Tales of thrift and self-reliance on a journey to early retirement.
So, I didn't quite make it. I managed to make it through Viking Britain but by 10:30pm last night I still had 300 pages of Volume 3 of War and Peace to go. It would have taken me another 3-4 hours to complete so I decided to call it a day and read the rest over the next couple ...
Well, the stack of read books has got higher. Just to recap, the '7 books in 7 days challenge' started last Tuesday and ends at midnight tonight, during which time I have to complete seven books. At the time of my last update I had completed three books and was about to start ...
The last couple of days have been very interesting for me. I've read The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Before I started reading I had already formed an impression of both books over the years since they were released. I have been shown ...
Happy New Year everyone...and Happy New Decade too. It was a very relaxing Christmas...no-one to entertain so much laying around watching box sets and drinking mulled wine. I love the stuff. I must be the only person I know who actually uses those little sachets of mulled ...
