Packages

salaams again to my wide readership. Today my homecoming was like the 'Christmas Boxes' chapter in What Katy Did at School, my long awaited Amazon, Liz Earle & Splat Cooking parcels all arrived!

In case anyone's interested, I bought the following from Amazon:

• The Blind Beekeeper by Daniel Moore. Poetry by the only Muslim poet who seems to stand out from the crowd. Check out www.danielmoorepoetry.com for more information. I first came across his poetry on the website www.theamericanmuslim.org which I found when randomly surfing one day, its basically a magazine which has archived articles dating back to 2001 written by many distinguished Muslim authors and scholars. Its definitely worth a look anyway.
• Blythe postcards. Not a current obsession, I'd describe it more as latent. I'm thinking who I can scare with these...
• 3 PG Wodehouses, Everyman edition. These are gorgeous vintage-y editions which will hopefully eventually replace my tattered old copies (on my shelf if not in my heart). I got Psmith in the City, Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (with a cunning picture of Bertie with his misguided 'tache) and Heavy Weather.
• Stay healthy. Be lazy. An easy detox by Innocent
• The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xin Ran. A harrowing read, but essential. I will happily lend you this book (if I know you) as I think everyone should read it, even if you have no connection with China whatsoever. She apparently lectures at SOAS, maybe I'll go and seek her out one day.
• Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die. Perhaps the only slightly pointless purchase but nice book for dreaming when the weather's foul outside.

That's all (oh is that all?). I am still waiting for my thehut.com parcel which was supposed to come aeons ago which has some delicious housewife books in it, but I won't bore you any more.