film review – The Chronicles of Narnia
Dorothy used a cyclone, the Pevensies use a wardrobe CS LEWIS’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has had children bumping their heads into the backs of old cupboards
Bedlam or Bethlehem
Chapter One: ‘Don’t worry about tomorrow; who knows what will befall you today’ (Yiddish folk saying) Christmas is just around the corner and Santa surprised me with an early present.
Jack Johnson surfs by Lisbon
SURFER TURNED musician, Jack Johnson was born in 1975 in Hawaii. Over the years, the music usually associated with surfing has been either Beach Boys styled pop or hard core
film review – Oliver twist
Please sir, can we have less? POLANSKI HASN’T taken huge risks with the Dickens’ tale of a boy who dared to ask for more, however he hasn’t shied away from
christmas
December 3 – Christmas Dinner Dance at Pedras del Rei from 7.30pm. Four course meal, including house wine, beer, soft drinks and water, followed by raffle and dancing organised by
Christmas cookies
AT THIS time of year in Scandinavia, there is a great custom for ladies to get together to prepare cookies for the Christmas season. Each lady brings her recipe and
The December night sky
WELCOME TO the December night sky. The bright planet Venus is still well visible low in the south west, just after sunset. For the first half of the month, Venus
film review – Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
Harry, Ron, Hermione and hormones BRITISH DIRECTOR Mike Newell’s tough-minded take on Rowling’s fourth novel is darker and more violent than the three previous Potter films. The story? Oh, you
Pumpkins are not just for Jack-o’-laterns!
PUMPKINS ARE tasty winter vegetables which can be enjoyed at every course of a meal and, for Americans, no Thanksgiving dinner can be complete without a classic pumpkin pie. Pumpkin
film review – ELIZABETHTOWN
Blooming dreadful THE TRAILER shows boy meeting girl on an aeroplane flight, with Tom Petty’sLearning to Fly wailing away in the background. The trailer deceives. You do get the boy