Proverbial wisdom

Gert’s Christmas quiz

To while away the sleepy hours of Boxing Day, here’s Gert’s Musical and Literary Bears Xmas quiz, in honour of the patron saints of literature and music, Shakesbeare and Bearthoven.

Ian McEwan: Nutshell

Christmas bleatings from Gert

A charming picture of Gert bleating  you all a happy Christmas and a fleecy 2017.

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Shrinking Violets – A Field Guide To Shyness

Greedies’ top 10

It’s the time of year when bloggers publish their list of top reads for the year. Here’s the authorised top 10 for Greedies:

Antonio Tabucchi: Pereira Declares

Sleek sleepiness and spiteful deceit

Gert’s Christmas book suggestions

Here’s a selection that caters for friends of all tastes from the foul-mouthed to the saintly, the spendthrift to the frugal, the dreamy to the practical, the conservative to the risk-taker, the traveller to the stay-at-home.

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