My blogs

Blogs I follow

Introduction	I'm an ex-academic with a tendency to waffle, trying to find a new career while adjusting to a new life in a new country.
Interests	Books, cooking, eating, films, knitting, clothes, languages, travel.
Favorite movies	Harvey, Metropolis, Night/Day Watch, Caramel, Now Voyager, Pan's Labyrinth, The Lost Boys, The Labyrinth, ...of the Dead series, Hitchcock, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Rock 'n' Rolla, The Notebook, The Princess Bride.
Favorite music	Bob Dylan, Creedence, Johnny Cash, The Band, Ray Lamontagne, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, The Raconteurs, The Specials, Leonard Cohen, Hendrix, MGMT, The Shins, The Pogues, Van the man.
Favorite books	To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee, almost anything by Stephen King but particularly the Dark Tower books, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austin, The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini, No1 Ladies Detective Agency books - Alexander McCall Smith, 20 Chickens for a Saddle - Robyn Scott, The Princess Bride - William Goldman.