The Makers Gonna Make, Make, Make

The Makers Gonna Make, Make, Make

The beloved and I went to the Liverpool Print Fair this weekend. Being an arty type wandering around looking at other peoples work and finding out about their process gives the husband the fizzy. I was there in my role as the supportive wife.     Oh, there...
Death On The Nile

Death On The Nile

Kenneth Branagh’s Murder On The Orient Express is released today and I haven’t decided whether to see it or not. The cast is fantastic but I love the novel and the 1974 film too much to trust myself not to heckle. I rarely break the Wittertainment Code of...
A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story

It’s Halloween. I’ve been petrified of Halloween ever since a primary school teacher taught us Black and Gold by Nancy Byrd Turner when I was 7. The poem isn’t scary but the way she recited it gave me chills. Thank you, Mrs Kirkman.     You...
The Omen

The Omen

Ah, Halloween. A time for unnecessary plastic tat and lots of pumpkins.     I’m not a fan of the decor but I do quite like an old school horror movie. I want creepy, unnerving and terrifying. I don’t watch as many as I used to and I think you...
Blue Planet II

Blue Planet II

I am a late adopter of nature programmes. I watched them as a kid but never had a passion for them. Too much risk of peril, emotional trauma and creepy crawlies. No thank you.     Then softened by Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Countryfile you end up watching...
Shelfie Issues

Shelfie Issues

My name is Fizzy and I have a serious book habit.   For the past few years I have been able to conceal this from my family by only reading on a Kindle but paper books are more enjoyable. You can’t beat the sensation of reading a book, it’s immersive....