Sunday, 29 December 2019
Book talk: Books I read in Autumn 2019
Monday, 23 December 2019
Merry Christmas from my house to yours
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
A different kind of gift list
Thursday, 28 November 2019
November round-up and faves
Monday, 11 November 2019
Book talk: Books I read this summer (2019)
The Returning Tide by Liz Fenwick
The book blurb:
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
October round-up and faves
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Waiting for autumn
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Five beautiful places in England
Bath
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Malta in a Minute: The Persian
If there's one thing that I love to do when walking around Valletta with a camera, it's hunting out old, wooden shop-fronts. I have no idea what the Persian used to be when it was still in business; whether it was a restaurant, a store that sold exotic spices or a bar whose patrons guzzled their beer while ogling a bevy of beautiful belly dancers. I'm sure I could find out if I asked around but the mystery makes it all the more alluring.
In the coming weeks I will dedicate an entire post to Valletta's old shop-fronts but, in the meantime, I wanted to introduce you to one of my absolute favourites. I hope you like it as much as I do.
Monday, 16 September 2019
Mdina: childhood memories of the Silent City
Thursday, 29 August 2019
August round-up and faves
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Louisville, mint julep and the Kentucky Derby
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Back home and feeling human again
Monday, 15 July 2019
Book talk: Books I read this spring

From the book blurb:
Monday, 1 July 2019
June round-up and faves
Monday, 17 June 2019
A stroll around central Valletta
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
May round-up and faves
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Malta off the beaten trail: Il-Karraba
Sunday, 19 May 2019
A note on commenting
As I still have not yet taken a final decision about transferring by blog to Wordpress, I have tried my best to make it easier for my readers to comment. I have switched my blog to https which should make commenting more secure and I have also noted that there is a trick to by-pass the matchy-matchy photos that are driving some people crazy.
When you comment, do not tick the ‘I am not a robot’ box. If you don’t tick this box, you will be able to leave a comment without having to match the photos. It has worked for me on several blogs without any problems. I hope this is a work-around until I figure out what to do next.
If all else fails, contact me on Instagram here or drop me an email at stories(dot)scribbles(@)gmail(dot)com
Have a wonderful week. You’ll probably hear more from me in the coming days.
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Random thoughts
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
April faves
Monday, 22 April 2019
Notre Dame: thirty minutes to oblivion
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Book talk: Books I read this winter
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
March faves
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Reawakening
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Book talk: Books I read for a book challenge
- A book published in the year of the challenge
- A book you can finish in a day
- A book recommended by your local librarian or bookseller
- A book chosen to you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child or BFF
- A book you should have read at school
- A book published before you were born
- A book that was banned at one point
- A book you had previously abandoned
- A book you own but never read
- A book that intimidates you
- A book you’ve already read at least once
- A book you’ve been meaning to read
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Malta in a Minute: St Agatha’s Tower
Everything you need to know about Malta – one minute at a time.
St Agatha's Tower or, as it is more popularly known, the Red Tower, is a watchtower in Mellieha, in the north part of Malta. It was built between 1647 and 1649 and consists of a square plan with four corner towers. The outer walls of At Agatha's Tower are an impressive 4 metres thick. A small chapel dedicated to St Agatha is located inside the tower. The reason why it is painted red is now known but it may have been for it to be easily recognised by sentinels or to act as a deterrent to corsairs or would-be invaders. It served as a military fortification for over 300 years and then fell into disrepair.
Extensive restoration works were carried out between 1999 and 2001.
Winter Opening Hours: 16th September – 14th June Monday to Sunday 10.00hrs – 16:00hrs Summer Opening Hours: 15th June – 15th September Monday to Sunday 10.00hrs - 17.00hrs
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