A Coffee and a Book

This year’s luxury item (and a coffee)

in a Room of One’s Own! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 11 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series

Cocktail Time

The end of a warm Friday and a gorgeous setting sun, and I succumbed to a bright refreshment and a jovial novel. Coffee just didn’t match the orange tones of […]

A Coffee and a Book

Falling in love with Caroline

“this was the moment when the whole strange affair began; … two strangers come face to face; the heart thumps; an overpowering force shakes them, like the wind in the […]

A Coffee and a Book

Jane Eyre at home

Jane Eyre comes to your screen Today, the book in my #acoffeeandabook is replaced by YouTube. Starting tonight, at 19:00 BST, you can watch the National Theatre at Home production […]

-Turkey

Coffee in Istanbul

Coffee with The Bastard of Istanbul Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series

A Coffee and a Book

Fishing with Moominpappa

I promised the appearance of yet another Moomin in this #acoffeeandabook series, but I hadn’t realised we’d also be returning to Yemen. Mominpappa and Salmon Fishing in Yemen by Paul […]

A Coffee and a Book

A spot of mischief

Black and White Mischief Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series

-Moldova

Coffee turned into wine

Yesterday, I decided to cut back on my caffeine intake. Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita “Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.” – Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master […]

-Hertfordshire

Forking paths

Garden chores, April 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series

A Coffee and a Book

Danger is sweet

“It seemed such a foolish thing to do …” Sweet Danger “… this leaving of a small brown portmanteau upon the sill of a shut, first-floor window …”, and so […]

-South Korea

Enjoying a book with Moomintroll

Momintroll and Comet in Moominland I don’t buy many souvenirs on my travels, but I can never resist a good book. My Korean isn’t up to reading the whole novel, […]

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A Coffee and a Book

This year’s luxury item (and a coffee)

Cocktail Time

Falling in love with Caroline

Jane Eyre at home

Coffee in Istanbul

Fishing with Moominpappa

A spot of mischief

Coffee turned into wine

Forking paths

Danger is sweet

Enjoying a book with Moomintroll