• Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • Citizen Kane (1941)
  • Tokyo Story (1953)
  • In the Mood for Love (2000)
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  • Beau Travail (1998)
  • Mulholland Dr. (2001)
  • Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
  • Singin’ in the Rain (1951)
  • Sunrise A Song of Two Humans (1927)
  • The Godfather (1972)
  • La Regle du jeu (1939)
  • Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
  • The Searchers (1956)
  • Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
  • Close-up (1989)
  • Persona (1966)
  • Apocalypse Now (1979)
  • Seven Samurai (1954)
may 25 2015 ∞
aug 7 2025 +
  • something to answer for by p.h. newby
  • the elected member by bernice rubens
  • in a free state by v.s. naipaul
  • g by john berger
  • the siege of krishnapur by j.g. farrell
  • the conservationist by nadine gordimer
  • heat and dust by ruth prawer jhabvala
  • saville by david storey
  • staying on by paul scott
  • the sea, the sea by iris murdoch
  • offshore by penelope fitzgerald
  • rites of passage by william golding
  • midnight's children by salman rushdie
  • schindler's ark by thomas keneally
  • life and times of michael k by j.m. coetzee
  • hotel du lac by anita brookner
  • the bone people by keri hulme
  • the old devils by kinsley amis
  • moon tiger by penelope lively
  • oscar and lucinda by peter carey
aug 9 2015 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • a farewell to arms, ernest hemingway
  • victory, joseph conrad
  • guerrillas, v.s. naipaul
  • down and out in paris and london, george orwell
  • wonderland, joyce carol oates
  • wuthering heights, emily bronte
  • the good soldier, ford madox ford
  • one hundred years of solitude, gabriel garcia marquez
  • crime and punishment, fyodor dostoyevsky
  • appointment in samarra, john o'hara
  • the executioner's song, norman mailer
  • the novels of henry james, henry james
  • speedboat, renata adler
  • go tell it on the mountain, james baldwin
  • notes of a native son, james baldwin
  • the berlin stories, christopher isherwood
  • collected poems, robert lowell
nov 8 2017 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • pedro almodovar
  • american psycho
  • marian anderson
  • april is the cruelest month
  • richard avedon
  • azzedine alaia
  • robert altman
  • bam
  • barbarians at the gate
  • st. barts
  • anne bass
  • cecil beaton
  • sandra bernhard
  • bernardo bertolucci
  • manolo blahnik
  • molly bloom
  • mary boone
  • breathless
  • tina brown
  • holly brubach
  • caa
aug 6 2025 ∞
aug 7 2025 +
  • martha argerich
  • bordeux
  • white bedsheets
  • morning sunlight
  • coffee and red lipstick
  • bare fingernails
  • sandalwood perfume
  • french food and wine
  • parisian colour palette
  • cats
  • french pharmacies
  • clear cut glass
  • vintage coats
  • tigers eye
  • piles of books
  • penguin modern classics
  • theatres and cinemas
  • teaching
  • literature
  • messy long hair with a fringe
  • quiet sunny windy afternoons by the sea
jan 7 2025 ∞
jan 10 2025 +
  • earl grey
  • sage
  • lemon
  • cherry
  • burnt toffee
  • bonfires
  • coffee
  • jasmine
  • violet
  • maple syrup
  • mango
  • orange
  • mint
  • salt
  • coconut
  • dark chocolate
  • vanilla
  • fig
  • blueberry
jun 27 2017 ∞
feb 1 2023 +
  • summer solstice
  • weekend road trips
  • pick strawberries
  • late nights in the park
  • winding projects down
  • white summer dresses
  • light skies late into the night
  • fairy lights in the garden
  • dreaming of adventures
  • early sunrises
  • walking by lakes
  • peonies
  • fresh earth scents
  • bees and butterflies
  • low hum of busy gardens
  • peppermint tea
  • my husband's birthday
  • lying in fields reading
  • my mother’s birthday
  • making elderflower cordial
  • wildflowers everywhere
aug 30 2019 ∞
nov 30 2024 +
  • fresh cool mornings
  • clean white shirt
  • warm spicy perfume
  • a new work bag
  • first leaf fall
  • harvest corn
  • green beans
  • apples and blackberries
  • rose hip tea
  • theatre and restaurant trips
  • libraries and old universities
  • hard work
  • wedding anniversary themes
  • fading greens
  • seasonal books
  • soft afternoons outside
  • my son’s birthday
  • pink lipstick and brown eyeliner
sep 1 2015 ∞
aug 26 2024 +
  • some things just stick in your mind - vashti bunyan
  • vespertine - bjork
  • wild winter - smoke fairies
  • 50 words for snow - kate bush
  • i annan heim - rökkurró
  • for emma, forever ago - bon iver
  • everything all the time - band of horses
  • ( ) - sigur ros
  • little earthquakes - tori amos
  • the division bell - pink floyd
  • the head and the heart - the head and the heart
  • moon - snowbird
dec 16 2014 ∞
jan 13 2021 +
  • 1984 by George Orwell
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The by Mark Twain
  • Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
  • Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The by Michael Chabon
  • American Tragedy, An by Theodore Dreiser
  • Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
  • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  • Art of Fiction, The by Henry James
  • Art of War, The by Sun Tzu
  • As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
  • Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan
  • Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
  • Awakening, The by Kate Chopin
  • Babe by Dick King-Smith
  • Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
  • Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress:...
mar 10 2011 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
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  • daffodils and tulips
  • first trips away of the year
  • light mornings
  • my father's birthday
  • windy cold sunshine
  • my daughter’s birthday
  • spring equinox
  • sunday woodland walks
  • pansies
  • fresh soap
  • green shoots
  • green and yellow
  • flying kites
  • rhubarb muffins
  • stretching and awakening
  • looking at larger skies
  • bike rides
  • start working on big plans
  • clear out and clean away
  • mind waking
  • time to start....
mar 1 2011 ∞
dec 5 2024 +
  • Going to the Theatre in town with my Grandmother
  • The circus on Halloween
  • Looking into a wooded garden through the window when its raining
  • Narnia stories in books and on screens
  • My Grandmother's dressing table
  • Dark green
  • Going to the sweet shop with my Dad on a sunny Sunday morning
  • Crossing fields and listening to birds
  • Horse riding on Sunday afternoons
  • Feeding ducks on grey days and tea in cafes
  • Snowy walks in the woods
  • Searching for snowdrops
  • Church services on Christmas Eve
jan 11 2011 ∞
jan 17 2015 +
  • Maria (2024)
  • The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
  • Tar (2022)
  • Poor Things (2023)
  • Spencer (2021)
  • Emma (2020)
  • The Worst Person in the World (2021)
  • The Human Voice (2020)
  • In the Mood for Love (2000)
  • Funny Girl (1968)
  • What a Way to Go (1964)
  • Carol (2015)
  • North by Northwest (1959)
  • Barbarella (1968)
  • Blow Up (1966)
  • Last Year in Marienbad (1961)
  • Mahogany (1975)
  • The Great Gatsby (2013)
  • Clueless (1995)
  • A Single Man (2009)
  • A Bigger Splash (2015)
aug 6 2025 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • a spell of winter by helen dunmore
  • fugitive pieces by anne michaels
  • larry's party by carol shields
  • a crime in the neighbourhood by suzanne berne
  • when i lived in modern times by linda grant
  • the idea of perfection by kate grenville
  • bel canto by ann patchett
  • property by valerie martin
  • small island by andrea levy
  • we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver
  • on beauty by zadie smith
  • half of a yellow sun by chimamanda ngozi adichie
  • the road home by rose tremain
  • home by marilynne robinson
  • the lacuna by barbara kingsolver
  • the tiger's wife by tea obreht
  • the song of achilles by madeline miller
aug 9 2015 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • abbey road by the beatles
  • astral weeks by van morrison
  • at last! by etta james
  • a bad wind blows in my heart by bill ryder jones
  • blue by joni mitchell
  • bridge over troubled water by simon & garfunkel
  • closing time by tom waits
  • division bell, the by pink floyd
  • dummy by portishead
  • easter by patti smith
  • experimental jet set, trash and no star by sonic youth
  • from the choirgirl hotel
  • green mind by dinosaur jr
  • heaven or las vegas by cocteau twins
  • heavy, heavy by young fathers
  • horehound by the dead weather
  • hunky dory by david bowie
  • i love you, honeybear by father john mist...
jun 26 2025 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • reading
  • writing
  • making and eating good food
  • coffee
  • knitting
  • yoga
  • cycling
  • travel
  • listening to good music
  • my style
  • fringe
  • animals
  • freedom
  • breaking stereotypes
  • weather
  • sea
  • woods
  • seasons
  • moon
  • walking
  • mountains
jul 6 2014 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • stacked books, can be on the floor
  • green plants in the kitchen
  • old battered wooden table and chairs
  • green plants in bathroom
  • plants in bedroom
  • plain bed sheets
  • open windows as much as possible
  • plants on windowsills
  • books and flowers and vintage pictures around
  • some cookbooks stacked on side in kitchen with knives and utensils in pot
  • beautiful hand soap bottle in bathroom
  • clothes rail next to long mirror in bedroom
  • clock in the kitchen
  • wooden herb drawers in kitchen
  • fridge with a wooden sideboard or table next to it
  • candles on kitchen table
  • natural basket for washing
dec 15 2017 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • halloween
  • spells and magic
  • pumpkin pie
  • red and yellow and orange leaves
  • boots
  • big coat comes out
  • old horror films
  • night sky
  • canal walks
  • half term
  • village halls
  • picking apples and mushrooms
  • camping with big jumpers
  • fresh coffee
  • circus trips
  • cities
  • thick scarf
  • london trips to see the thames
  • wood burner fire
  • return of tights
dec 31 2020 ∞
oct 8 2023 +
  • sticky pink skies
  • hot nights
  • neon pink
  • sunny holidays
  • beach fires
  • summer nighties
  • summer rain
  • food in the garden
  • watermelon
  • wild nettle tea
  • picking cherries
  • peach juice dripping down your arm
  • watching tennis matches
  • outdoor cinema
  • summer dresses and sandals
  • summer adventures
  • sleepless nights
  • tanned hands and feet
  • watching clouds in the park
  • outdoor swimming
  • twilight
aug 30 2019 ∞
jul 11 2025 +
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  • candlemas
  • valentines
  • buds
  • crocuses
  • cardigans
  • pancakes
  • grey afternoons baking pink cakes
  • handmade sweets
  • little presents
  • watching strange romantic films
  • knitting for friends
  • walking by still and cold lakes
  • walking home in the almost light
  • red morning skies
  • poems about the woods
  • half term
  • cinema trips
  • dusty attics
  • antique lockets
  • photography exhibition
jan 31 2011 ∞
oct 8 2023 +
  • Almost Famous
  • Annie Hall
  • Batteries Not Included
  • Belleville Rendez-Vous
  • Benny & Joon
  • Blue Velvet
  • Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  • Dirty Dancing
  • Grease 2
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • It's A Wonderful Life
  • Kiki's Delivery Service
  • Mary Poppins
  • Moonstruck
  • Night On Earth
  • North by Northwest
  • Practical Magic
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Shirley Valentine
  • The Fisher King
  • The Shining
jan 11 2011 ∞
jun 23 2022 +
  • A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  • A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
  • A Grave for a Dolphin by Alberto Denti di Pirajno
  • A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
  • A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1890-1924 by Orlando Figes
  • Age of American Unreason, The by Susan Jacoby
  • All the Emperor's Horses by David Kidd
  • American Way of Death, The by Jessica Mitford
  • Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock by Nik Cohn
  • Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s by Otto Friedrich
  • Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in Post-Historical Perspective by Arthur C Danto
dec 20 2013 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • 16 Candles
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 3 Days of the Condor, The
  • 8 mile
  • 9 1/2 weeks
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • AI
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Alive
  • All About Eve
  • All the President’s Men
  • Almost Famous
  • American Gigolo
  • American in Paris
  • American Splendor
  • Amistad
  • Amityville Horror, The
  • An Affair to Remember
  • Animal House
  • Annie Hall
  • Apocaplypse Now
mar 11 2011 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • tales of the south pacific by james a. michener
  • guard of honor by james gould cozzens
  • the way west by a.b. guthrie
  • the town by conrad richter
  • the caine mutiny by herman wouk
  • the old man and the sea by ernest hemingway
  • a fable by william faulkner
  • andersonville by mackinlay kantor
  • a death in the family by james agee
  • the travels of jaimie mcpheeters by robert lewis taylor
  • advise and consent by allen drury
  • to kill a mockingbird by harper lee
  • the edge of sadness by edwin o'connor
  • the reivers by william faulkner
  • the keepers of the house by shirley ann grau
  • collected stories by katherine anne porter
aug 9 2015 ∞
aug 6 2025 +
  • muddy puddles
  • new boots
  • walk to the shops
  • teatime
  • washing up
  • folding laundry
  • cooking smells
  • sound of the post
  • chalk drawings on the pavement
  • write small moments from the day
  • leaves changing
  • summer fairs
  • snowy mittens
  • autumn walks
  • spring cleaning
  • summer picnics
  • winter baking
  • paper snowflakes
  • sharing recipes and garden cuttings with neighbours
  • crayons and paints
jul 14 2025 ∞
jul 15 2025 +
  • horse riding
  • teen witch
  • stephanie zinone
  • jem
  • faeries
  • anna karina
  • lou doillon
  • alison mosshart
  • 90s riot grrrl
  • grunge
  • witches
  • gentleman’s study
  • lipstick & literature
  • sunny mornings listening to van morrison
  • cold spring sunshine
  • condensation weekday mornings
  • vintage jewellery boxes
  • a cabin in the woods
  • parisian puzzle colour palette
  • penny lane
  • 80s summer sun
jan 13 2021 ∞
aug 7 2025 +
  • bonfire night
  • hedgehog piles
  • cinder toffee
  • treacle cake
  • poppies for remembrance
  • the smell of my father’s coat
  • my brother’s birthday
  • morning mist
  • apple crumble
  • long winter walks
  • cloudy river walks
  • big jumpers and jeans
  • feed the birds
  • big books
  • roast squash with sage
  • roast dinners
  • pheasants flying over empty fields
  • theatre trips
  • tea and buttered crumpets by the fire
  • rainy days and streetlights
  • the park
dec 31 2020 ∞
jul 28 2024 +
  • decorate the house with evergreens and lights
  • yule fires
  • winter solstice
  • christmas carols
  • mince pies
  • twinkling markets
  • mulled wine
  • furry mittens
  • big coats
  • foraging for holly and ivy
  • magic in the house
  • rest and family
  • christmas films
  • christmas cards on the doormat
  • clementines and dates
  • velvet and satin
  • poinsettia
  • late milky sunrises
  • christmas day
  • wind in the willows
dec 22 2019 ∞
jul 28 2024 +
  • music festivals
  • raspberries
  • reading large books
  • late summer dusty ground
  • shady evenings
  • honeysuckle at the end of the garden
  • first harvest
  • starry night skies
  • birthday cake
  • balloons
  • fairgrounds
  • candy floss
  • british sea side at the end of the day
  • wheat fields
  • dresses and cardigans
  • mint ice cream
  • thunder storms
  • fairy lights
  • chai tea
aug 8 2015 ∞
aug 24 2024 +
  • blush
  • charcoal
  • coral
  • dark violet
  • dove grey
  • forest green
  • forget-me-not blue
  • jade green
  • lemon yellow
  • mustard yellow
  • navy blue
  • olive green
  • pale mint green
  • peach
  • peacock blue
  • salmon pink
  • scarlet red
  • stormy blue
jul 28 2015 ∞
jul 29 2015 +
  • almond milk
  • bananas
  • black coffee
  • cherries
  • coconut yoghurt
  • conference pears
  • cranberry juice
  • dark chocolate
  • gin
  • ginger
  • mango
  • oily fish
  • peanut butter
  • pineapple
  • pink grapefruit
  • pink lady apples
  • porridge
  • red grapes
  • red wine
  • rum
  • set honey
sep 23 2014 ∞
apr 7 2017 +
  • daisies on the lawn
  • dresses
  • green grass cuttings
  • birds, flying and migrating and arriving
  • multi-coloured ribbons
  • bank holidays
  • fresh and green leaves to stare at and to eat
  • start of summer
  • summer plans
  • planning my husband's birthday
  • sunny skies and long evenings
  • evening forest walks
  • discovering wild woods
  • writing stories in the sunlight
  • painting the house
  • reading and reading and reading
  • maroon and deep red
  • blueberries
  • evening drinks in the garden
  • garden centres
may 5 2011 ∞
aug 1 2024 +
  • yellow
  • sunny rain
  • flowers of all colours reaching towards the sun
  • easter eggs
  • asparagus spears
  • floral dresses
  • art galleries and museums
  • family lunches
  • walking by the river
  • duck ponds
  • chocolate nest cakes
  • hot cross buns
  • sunday morning walks
  • busy chattering allotments behind our house
  • white bedsheets
  • sunny puddles
  • rain coats and wellies
  • my grandmother's birthday
  • watching trains through village stations ...
apr 4 2011 ∞
dec 5 2024 +
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  • frosty
  • quiet
  • white
  • still
  • snow
  • tundra
  • a new calendar
  • marmalade season
  • read
  • sundays in bed
  • tea
  • log fires
  • woolen socks
  • big jumpers
  • root vegetable stews
  • feed the birds
  • still garden with hiding places
  • white iced buns
  • vashti bunyan
  • snowdrops
  • visiting winter gardens
jan 12 2011 ∞
dec 27 2023 +