This week I am in love with …

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Phoebe Snow and Charles Dickens

Phoebe Snow: the poetry woman, exquisite vocal stylist, deft guitarist. Having a mini Phoebe festival thanks to some new (second hand) vinyl.

Charles Dickens: witty, insightful, brilliant. Never appreciated his depth of talent until now, maybe I was too young (struggling through Nicholas Nickleby at high school probably didn’t help), maybe I was reading the wrong books. Am four chapters into Bleak House and Oh Joy. Seriously considering shutting up shop and retiring to the couch until I’ve finished.

I am also in love with my pyjamas: it’s winter in Melbourne, I work at home. What can you expect?

 

Here’s Phoebe if you’ve got a spare few minutes to treat yourself: