C J Sansom. What a loss. RIP

It's grey, chilly for end of April in S of F. I worked at my desk all day until an hour ago; we went for a walk through tall wildflowers growing on the terraces, to pick sweet oranges. Everywhere was damp but there are SO many colours in the flowers that it was rather wonderful.

She's still working! Ann Cusack

The last few days. It could hardly be cheaper! Orion Publishing Step into a little sunshine.

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Cheaper than an espresso or a glass of rosé; cheaper than a ticket for the métro.

Hope you make it Book-ish 📚

Oh, God, no. Rest in Peace, little baby. Samuel West 💙💛

I am incandescent with rage about the Harvey Weinstein news. If they let that molester out I might go on the rampage.

It's pretty chilly here on French Riviera this matin. I might need a sweater and woolly bathing suit for swimming!

It was splendid today to be sitting in the sunshine by the sea in Italy, eating fresh fish, watching the greedy gulls and the sailboats out on the water. We bought masses at the veg and fruit market in Ventimiglia and now we are home, happy and replete.

We are off to Italy for the day. One of the joys of living here.

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President Higgins will be conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa rte.ie/news/2024/0423…

“Reading Cavafy for the first time I saw the infinity I knew about, an immense vista of silence between one line and the next: eros was that interval, not the action of the sentence. Or perhaps…I responded to the atmosphere of fated submission.”

– Louise Glück, born #OTD 1943

It really is a disgrace. WE all need to speak up. UNHCR United Kingdom

How exciting! Lissa Evans

Today the sun is shining after more heavy rain yesterday. The trees are shooting skywards full of vitality and the grass with its myriad wildflowers reaches up to my shoulders. I feel like a small child walking through it. It's rather wonderful if a bit damp.

Happy publication day to Ian and another feel good novel set under blue skies 😍

Mon Chapeau. Hats off to her. She is braver than I am
Irish Literary Times

On #EarthDay , we must stand for our planet.

A planet threatened by climate change, by pollution, by biodiversity loss.

A planet that needs to be rescued.

So we must unite.

And we must mobilize all our efforts for #ClimateAction .