a curious dot

I'll happily confess to hoarding post cards, photos, birthday cards, wedding invitations and travel memorabilia. So after moving house...

Always fond of a good memoir, I was pleased to see ‘The Glass Castle’ pop up on our book club list. Written by acclaimed American...

My normal holiday reading list consists of several books I have received from family for Christmas – it’s a box of chocolates; you never...

The end of a year prompts us to stop and think about our own lives and the rest of the world. This can be emotional – sometimes nostalgia...

I've recently signed up to the 'Monocle Minute' and the 'Monocle Bulletin' - two regular email news services put out by one of my...

When I was exploring ways to fill my days last year – before I plucked up the gumption to launch this blog – I spent some time...

Much pessimism surrounds the topic of climate change – our world is doomed, the problem is too big to fix, what sort of environment will...