Bookworm Bytes 4: Evolving from Lawyer to Librarian
Today we listen to Singaporean Archana Patel and the story of how she transformed herself from a lawyer specialising in matrimonial law into a librarian-curator of her on-line book rental business. How … Continue reading
Bookworm Bytes 3: Thoughts on Edinburgh’s Mysterious Book Sculptures
From a book club in Texas we now head to a poetry library in Scotland. Colin Waters, Communications Manager of the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL), shares with us his thoughts on the … Continue reading
Bookworm Bytes 1: Reflecting on Kruithof’s Book Wall
Welcome to a new week here on DDoA! This week we bring you “BOOKWORM BYTES: Snippets from the Lives of Book Lovers” DDoA has invited 5 bookworms to share their … Continue reading
LiTREEture 5: Horan & The Trees that Inspired America’s Literary Greats
Preview the book on AMAZON Welcome to Day 5 of LiTREEture here on DDoA! Today I bring you author Richard Horan’s obssession with trees, but not just any tree- the … Continue reading
LiTREEture 4: Forrest and Jenny’s tree
Welcome to Day 4 of LiTREEture here on DDoA! Today we focus on the tree on (& around) which Forrest Gump and Jenny Curran spent a lot of time together in … Continue reading
LiTREEture 3: Anne Frank’s Chestnut Tree
Welcome to Day 3 of LiTREEture here on DDOA! Today we remember Anne Frank and her Chestnut tree. Who is Anne? from The Anne Frank Centre USA“Born on June 12, … Continue reading
LiTREEture 2: Silverstein’s GIVING TREE
Welcome to Day 2 of LiTREEture here on DDOA! Today we learn about Shel Silverstein‘s book “The Giving Tree”. Excerpts from: THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein Once there was … Continue reading
LiTREEture 1: Kilmer’s TREES
Cover of Joyce Kilmer’s 1914 poetry collection Image Source Welcome to a new week here on DDoA! After learning about Singapore’s Super Trees last week, I was inspired to do … Continue reading
Keeping Christ in Christmas 1: The Christmas Story
I have ecumenical beliefs which means I respect people of all faiths. However, I just want to ask you to take a moment to reflect on this: If December 25th … Continue reading
A Tribute to the Women I Admire- (1) – Isabel Allende
March 8 is International Women’s Day. So this week March 5-10, I will present a tribute to some of the women-artists that I admire for their great passion, dedication and … Continue reading
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