Crocodile Bank
When we visit Chennai, Crocodile Bank is always a must-visit. It’s the best place to get up close with reptiles at dirt-cheap prices. The…
9 Bluebeard’s Egg
This is my first experience with Margaret Atwood’s short stories, and overall I am pleasantly satisfied with these stories. Like most such books, this…
Flower Photography
Last week I showcased some lovely underwater photography, this week I have some more conventional but lovely still-life photographs of flowers by the photographer…
Teaser Tuesdays: Bluebeard’s Egg
This week’s teaser is from Bluebeard’s Egg – a collection of short stories by Margaret Atwood. This teaser is the first paragraph taken from…
Mother’s Day at Olive Beach
It was at Snubnose’s suggestion that we all collectively moved our lazy butts off the couch and headed out to dinner on Mother’s Day….
A Longish Mailbox Monday
Welcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. As if to make up for lost time, books have poured…
Cinco de Mayo = Margarita Time
Last year I got introduced to the pleasures of a good Margarita during my business trip to the United States when I sampled them…
9 The Son
What better way to beat the Chennai heat than reading a book based in Norway while lounging by the poolside? OK, scratch that. I…
Hot May Books
Here are some new books coming out in May that sound interesting. Funnily enough all these books have elements of Fantasy in them. I…
Underwater Imagery
Ever since I saw this lovely cover of Boats on Land by Janice Pariat, it seems like everywhere I turn I see some lovely…