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My list of summer reads, or books to take on holiday

May 26, 2011 by Helena Halme 7 Comments

It's that time of the year when we're all beginning to think about our summer holidays. (While the rain beats down the windows behind my desk...) I usually leave the book buying to the last minute, but this time, since I'm now a professional bookseller, I thought I'd get a head start.The first novel … [Read more...]

Cocktails at Babington House

April 1, 2011 by Helena Halme 4 Comments

After a highly successful Babington book club on Wednesday someone (I think it might have been me...) decided it'd be a really good idea to finish the evening off with a round (or two) of cocktails.And so the night rapidly turned into the kind where you have a full and meaningful conversation with … [Read more...]

Book club books

March 30, 2011 by Helena Halme 3 Comments

As I was going through the choices for future books for my Babington book club tonight, I thought about the process of choosing these books. People have asked me how I do it, and I really haven't been able to give them a satisfactory answer.I run two book clubs. I started doing my first one at … [Read more...]

My book club

June 17, 2010 by Helena Halme 10 Comments

I've been running the monthly Babington book club for a couple of years now and even though I try, I can never predict the number of people who turn up on the night. We can be so many that we have to relocate from the relatively cosy study to the larger library, or then just … [Read more...]

Life can be hard…

June 16, 2010 by Helena Halme 6 Comments

Sometimes it attacks us all: desperation. You cannot but ask yourself, 'why me?'. The answer could lie in the words of some great woman or man,'You deserve the life you've got.' Or,'If it's not working out, do something about it.'But change is difficult, and even if … [Read more...]

February is a good month

February 12, 2010 by Helena Halme 4 Comments

I've noticed over the years I've made several positive decisions in the month of February.As I went to my Pilates class at the local gym today (mainly to warm up as the heating is still not on in the house) they told me my annual membership would run out in a week's time. I remember the good feeling … [Read more...]

Bad Hair and Book Club

June 18, 2009 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

Though it’s my daughter who’s taking the A 2’s, they’ve affected me too. I’ve not had one trip to London since her school ended almost three weeks ago. Nobody has forced me stay home and look after her, but I’m a mother and want to be here to support her and pick her up if her confidence wobbles. … [Read more...]

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