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Five Shows for 2025

There are some brilliant TV shows returning for new seasons in 2025. Here are five I am eagerly waiting to watch: Severance - this Apple TV+ is worth the cost of the subscription alone. It is brilliant television. We rewatched the first season in preparation for season two which starts on 17 January and I… Continue reading Five Shows for 2025

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Watching

We have been watching quite a mix of things on TV lately: Just watched: Beckham (the documentary series on Netflix) - we enjoyed this immensely. Taskmaster Series 1 - 5 - the perfect easy entertainment with some good laughs and wonderfully ridiculous challenges. We need a break now though. Currently watching: Ahsoka - the Star… Continue reading Watching

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Currently

Watching: Shadow and Bones, The Last Man on Earth, Happy Valley. Reading: Physical books: Shadow and Bones by Leigh Bardugo, The Lost-Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle. On Kindle: The Cottage in the Highlands by Julia Shackman and The Shack by William Paul Young (as recommended by a dear friend). On Audible: The Artist's Way by… Continue reading Currently

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A Good Laugh

When we started watching Canadian-made comedy Schitt’s Creek, I was a little unsure. A show about a ridiculously rich and privileged family falling on hard times with the inimitable Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara certainly seemed like it would be a funny show. But inevitably the first season took an episode or two to warm… Continue reading A Good Laugh

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Lately…

Watching: The Black List and Elementary Eating: Paul Newman Tex-Mex dressing - divine! Drinking: Nice coffee Listening to: Mumford and Sons, Into the Wild Soundtrack, Eddie Vedder's Ukulele Songs and any song played on Friday Night Lights Reading: Trying to decide what to read next after finishing Gone Girl last night. Perhaps Divergent by Veronica… Continue reading Lately…