Posted by: makeshiftwings on: April 21, 2010
Book 18 was Bombproof by Michael Robotham. We got this book free as some part of an Angus and Robertson promotion for 50 Books You Must Read Before You Die or something. It’s been sitting on the bookshelf for years but I picked it up the other day determined to finally get it out of [...]
Posted by: makeshiftwings on: April 17, 2010
Book #17 was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I had read a few reviews of this book and seen it around once or twice and picked it up the last time I was in Borders off the 3 for 2 table. I have to admit, it took me a LONG time to get into [...]
Posted by: makeshiftwings on: April 14, 2010
After DH spent “our” weekend at the first match of local footy (Saturday) and then Z’s first game (Sunday) and then toddled off to a meeting for the GOTBA local branch of which he is now a committee member, I negotiated (ie, told) that Monday would be -mine- and mine alone. I can’t remember the [...]
Posted by: makeshiftwings on: April 12, 2010
Book #16 was Absurdistan, by Eric Campbell. Campbell is an ABC foreign correspondent, primarily covering areas in a state of conflict. He was first stationed in Moscow, Russia and traveled from that base to places like Chechnya, Serbia, Afghanistan, Kalmykia, Armenia, Iraq, etc. He was later stationed in Beijing China and then in Afghanistan and [...]
Posted by: makeshiftwings on: April 4, 2010
Yesterday Jorja and Logan came over for the first time since Logan was born. J has been dealing really well with the whole motherhood thing, even though it’s been very tough on her. She’s only 17, no partner, and having a baby isn’t exactly something you’re meant to do on your own! It takes 2 [...]
