How has your week been? What have you been reading?

Today, I had a massive panic that I’d accidentally put my phone in the washing machine. I knew I probably hadn’t because even I’m not that stupid but I couldn’t find it anywhere. So, my mind immediately starts conjuring up images of it being in the middle of the pile of washing I’d just put on. Of course, I found it not long after. As it happens it was under a pile of books I’d just been taking photos of. Guess that’s what you get when you spend your day off preparing for the week ahead. It also meant that I didn’t read as much as I’d wanted to. My plan is to finish this quickly, have a quick shower, and then settle down with my current read for the night. Get me in the right head space for the week ahead. I’m starting my apprenticeship webinars tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes. Then I can finally see what I’ve let myself in for.

Weekly Blog Posts

• CREATIVELY CONTENT – Week 3 #cs_noteworthy

This is the third week of my new series where I force you all to look at my pictures. I had a lot of fun with this week’s Creatively Squared hashtag challenge and I wasn’t really feeling it this week. I love stationery as much as the next person. But how the hell do you make it look good? It doesn’t really work with my approach to photography. A few notebooks on a white background aren’t going to cut it. But I tried. That’s something. If you don’t already follow me on Instagram, check out my work here.

• TUESDAY REVIEW – Dumbo (2019)

I actually watched this film before seeing Endgame but it seemed more important to get the week of posts out of the way first. But I was looking forward to seeing what Tim Burton could do with Dumbo. He’s an interesting director when he’s left to do what he wants. And he has the ability to bring a certain creepiness into his work that doesn’t go down the overly gritty route. I’ve never really been a huge fan of Dumbo so I wasn’t exactly worried about him fucking it up. But, we’ve seen a few stinkers in Disney’s remakes. Could he do it justice? To find out you can my review here.

• BOOK REVIEW – The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Agatha Christie aside, I’ve never been a huge fan of crime fiction. It never really surprises me. That’s not me bragging about my brain, mind you. I’m a massive idiot. It’s just a testament to how obvious and cliched the genre is becoming. It’s as if every murder mystery has been written so we’re just going over old ground. So, I’m not quite sure why I thought The Hunting Party would be any different. But it’s got a yellow cover and sounded a bit like And Then There Were None. So, I let myself believe. Was it? Find out in my review here.

• THROWBACK THURSDAY – Dumbo (1941)

What else could I watch this week but Dumbo, right? It’s been a long time since I last watched it and I wanted to see if it actually was as sweet as I remembered. Obviously, there is a lot of controversy around the crows, which, being the coward that I am, I avoid discussing in this review. There are way better things out there to read if you really want. But, if you want a nonsense review of children’s film, you’re in the right place. If you’re also feeling a bit nostalgic then you can click here to read my review.