Georgiana Podsnap's journal

Generally, I find fictional heroines easier to like than heroes. Not surprising, perhaps: as a villain-lover, I will always measure heroes a...

Ah, the Swedish summer holiday – the best reason not to emigrate. I don’t think many other countries would tolerate four weeks’ holiday in a...

As I've mentioned before, many people view Disney with mistrust . And in a way, I can understand how the continued efficiency of the Dis...

I thought I'd hit on a clever reading idea. I have several tomes which I very much want to read, but which are simply to heavy to lug to...

Where did May go? Weather-wise and workload-wise, it has been more like a grey September than the height of spring. Furthermore, my Downton ...

Why is spring such a difficult blog-writing month? I've been looking back at previous springs, and I wasn't over-zealous with the bl...

They sacked Mr Thackeray! Yes, Mr Selfridge series three has finally reached Sweden. Before long, I will even have the whole series on DV...