What Matters… Libraries


Meanwhile, ancient books and manuscripts are being digitized in far away places such Timbuktu, Mali. Up to 150,000 manuscripts, some of which date from the 13th century and document subjects ranging from science and the arts to social and business trends of the day are available to view on screen in a high tech facility. The same is happening in museums all over the world.

November brings a change


I’ve wrestled with the idea that most of these posts are somehow unfinished, incomplete in some way. There is an internal struggle about how to fix this; I like observing people and trying to record them in a few minutes as much as I like making people up in my head and really trying to…… Continue reading November brings a change

London – Frankfurt


I crossed two things of my endless list of things to do; I went tot he Frankfurt book Fair for the first time; and I went by car. Almost 600 miles separate Dover from Frankfurt. We drove through France, the Belgium, the into Germany. Seven hours later it was done. But first we had to…… Continue reading London – Frankfurt