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m not sure who said that; maybe it was Roger Douglas, back in the days when he meant something to the nation? Here are some of my random thoughts and observations over the past weeks or so.

Sunday Morning Blues - I did something this morning I knew I would regret...

It's 9:30 on a Monday morning and I am sitting in the sunroom of the new Chez Dick, high on South Hill in Oamaru. Below me, wearing a garment of light early morning mist and smoke, the town stretches to the north.

The stunning new novel from Costa-Novel-Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell is a portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976.

The second instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

Doing a little homework can save you a whole lot of pain. There's so much to think about once you've got past the stage of choosing what kind of car you are going to buy.

You can't always judge a film by its title .That's true of the three I saw recently. If you don't want to be taken by surprise do read some reviews beforehand. But bear in mind that each movie critic will have their own opinion which may not match yours.

The first instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

The final and eagerly anticipated adventure in the 'Henderson's Boys' series: find out how CHERUB began!

A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey... This novel might just strike you as one of the funniest, most heartbreaking novels you've ever read.