Category Archives: Bibliophilia

Kindle: Year Four

Kindle Kindle, again Kindle: Year One Kindle: Year Two Kindle: Year Three Back in April, I was so caught up in the excitement of not having to work, and spending most of my days building LEGO, that I completely forgot … Continue reading

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Yet again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers

Friday, 22 August 2014. For the first time in more than two years, I was back in one of my favourite places in the world – Canberra. That in itself was enjoyable enough, but there were two other reasons why … Continue reading

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Kindle: Year Three

Kindle Kindle, again Kindle: Year One Kindle: Year Two Three years ago today, I made one of my greatest life-changing purchases ever – my Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3. And it’s still going strong, with 1831 titles and 686MB of free … Continue reading

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Kindle: Year Two

Kindle Kindle, again Kindle: Year One It’s been almost two years since I made of the most important purchases of my life – my Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3. It’s still going well. Although I do most of my reading on … Continue reading

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Kindle: Year One

Previous posts on this subject: Kindle Kindle, again 21 April, 2012. Yes, it’s been a year since that fateful night when I made the big decision to buy an Amazon Kindle (or a Kindle Keyboard, as my model is now … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 Shortly after my second failed attempt to dine at Happy’s Chinese Restaurant, I went past the equally-packed King O’Malley’s and soon arrived at the local Pancake Parlour. Fortunately, the Pancake Parlour wasn’t packed, and I had … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 2)

Part 1 Friday, 16 March, 2012. My second week of working in Canberra had come to an end. Like the first week, it had been demanding and at times grueling, but rewarding. I had been asked to stay a third … Continue reading

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Again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers (Part 1)

My previous walk Saturday, 10 March, 2012. After a week of very erratic weather, ranging from summer-like heat to winter-like cold and including heavy storms, it was a great day here in Canberra. I’d been here a week for an … Continue reading

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One does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers

To my regular readers, my apologies for missing last week’s post and being late with this one. * The week just past was spent on holiday, partly to take a short break from work and partly to visit family. First, … Continue reading

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Kindle, again

(Continued from this previous entry) It’s been just over a week since I began using my Amazon Kindle. And already, my life has changed in several ways. * The first ebook I purchased and read on my Kindle was Andrew … Continue reading

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