Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Another gruesome art installation, courtesy of the cat. 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/04/2026…and not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done. Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone. -Sarah Teasdale #speirgorm 073
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The road less travelled… a very old right of way that leads to my house, unused for 50 years, now opened again. Haven’t driven it yet but it makes for an idyllic morning walk 😊 #speirgorm #springtime 0131
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Revisiting a much loved novel on audible. Can think of worse ways to ring in the New Year. #books #booksky 060
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 31/12/2025What an enchanting way to finish the year’s reading. I think I will always love this book. #books #booksky 370
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Bereft to have finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell on audio. Everything one could wish for to turn dark winter drives into gothic deliciousness. One of my favourite books this year. Saving Piranesi for Christmas: will fit Banville’s Venetian Vespers in between. 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Content to sleep on arm if lap is not on offer 😂 150
Reposted by Frances HamiltonJoe O’Brien @pnamblath.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Patrick Kavanagh - well loved poet and writer died #OTD 30 November 1967 #PatrickKavanagh #Advent #speirgorm 195
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/11/2025In the search for a long and atmospheric audiobook I came upon this. I’m a bit excited for it. #books #audiobooks #booksky 4121
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Waking up to Gordon Lightfoot on a dark November morning. Nice. #risingtime #speirgorm 040
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 15/11/2025 Can’t resist the return of Jimmy Perez. If Cleeves applies the same evocation of place for Orkney as she did for Shetland, I’ll be a happy reader 😊 #books #booksky 061
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 15/11/2025An academic from a climate-ravaged 2119 searches for poet Francis Blundy’s lost masterpiece, trawling through century-old emails and social media. What’s not to love? #books #booksky 170
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Well, this was mental. Mental in a good way… sensuous and dark and thrilling, and possibly my favourite of all the Kate Atkinson novels I’ve been devouring over the last couple of months. #books #booksky #KateAtkinson 150
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Wouldn’t usually watch the tv series before reading the books and worry that the books won’t live up to the series, but I think it’s time to risk it. #mickherron #slowhorses #books #booksky 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 04/11/2025I’m going to miss the Todds, in all their iterations. #kateatkinson #books #booksky 070
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 22/10/2025One more sleep… #therosefield #philippullman #books #booksky #bookofdust 082
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Everything hangs by a thread. I loved this novel. Off now to ponder my life choices 😉 #books #booksky #kateatkinson 2281
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Really enjoying Yume Kitasei’s Saltcrop… the author is new to me. #booksky #saltcrop 120
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Tempted to move directly to William Boyd’s The Predicament, having just finished Transcription (everything that I love about a spy novel) but think I’d better intersperse with some sci-fi. Going to try Mason Coile’s Exiles, a Guardian recommendation. #booksky 040
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Reasons to love September… apples and quince from my uncle’s garden, sunflowers €5 a bunch in the local garden centre 😊 #speirgorm #harvest 2100
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Arrived in the post today from Blackwells, nice surprise! Had forgotten I’d ordered it. #TomCox #Booksky 050
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Making sloe gin is an annual event, crab apple gin is a new departure 😊 #speirgorm #sloegin 1140
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Indulging in a little Jackson Brodie all over again, via audiobook. It’s been ages since I’ve read them. #booksky 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Everything changes and everything stays the same…. so elegantly done by Tracy Chevalier, as always. #booksky 020
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Just as well we’re nearly home 😊 #thunderstorm #speirgorm 0160
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/08/2025My summer of William Boyd continues, and this is probably the novel I have loved the most, thus far. But then, I’ve thought that about each one, as I go along. #booksky 140
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 03/08/2025I don’t think I’ll ever forget Logan Mountstuart. #booksky 041
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Finding it hard to put this down, as always with a Kim Stanley Robinson novel. #booksky 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Listening to this one, took the longer route home this evening… always a sign of a great audiobook. Samuel West narrating. #booksky 0101
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I haven’t read David Brooks’ NY Times article, but he has clearly annoyed Ann Patchett… some great recommendations from her here. #Booksky youtu.be/tPrH7kqGKCYyoutu.beNew to You: Literature Isn’t DeadYouTube video by Parnassus Books 240
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/07/2025First William Boyd I’ve read and it was so much fun. Might be the start of a run of William Boyd… #booksky 270
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Well isn’t this just glorious. Bantry in the sunshine. #speirgorm 0100
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Moved this to the top of the tbr pile, in advance of the West Cork Literary Festival on Friday. Love Hollinghurst’s writing and looking forward to hearing him speak. #booksky #westcorkliteraryfestivsl #speirgorm 130
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 01/07/2025On Curragh Strand. Water was cold but that’s ok because it’s an otherwise perfect beach. #speirgorm 091
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Just learning about the writing of this song in Robert Macfarlane’s ‘Is a River Alive’. A joy to read, as always. #RobertMacfarlane #Bookskyopen.spotify.comSong of the CedarsCosmo Sheldrake, Los Cedros Cloud Forest, Robert Macfarlane · Song of the Cedars · Song · 2024 040
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Summer rain… we needed a day of this, feels like living in a rainforest 😊 #speirgorm 0171
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 23/05/2025An old episode of The Handmaid’s Tale and out of the blue there's Roy Harper singing 💙 #musicskyopen.spotify.comHow Does It Feel - 2016 RemasterRoy Harper · Flat Baroque and Berserk (2016 Remastered Version) · Song · 1970 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 29/04/2025This has been a long time coming, but it’s sure to be worth the wait. One of my favourite storytellers. #booksky #rosbctheguardian.comPhilip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra’s storyThe acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a ‘dangerous, breathtaking quest’ 0252
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The Ministry of Time has put me back in the form for time-travel, and this one’s shaping up very well so far… Scott Alexander Howard’s The Other Valley #booksky 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Enjoyed The Ministry of Time, with one caveat. I prefer my time travel stories to give some sort of explanation of how the time travel works. I don’t care if it’s a ludicrous explanation, I just need to know how it works. Jack Finney did a superb job with that. #booksky 080
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 26/03/2025First of the blackthorn blossom around these parts. Love the quality of the evening light at this time of year. #speirgorm 0121
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Recreating the patriotic dessert of our childhood 💚 0110
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Awaiting Andy Irvine #LiveatStLukes #Cork #Speirgorm 030
Frances Hamilton @franham.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Here’s a hidden gem in Fermoy, Co. Cork. Intimate venue, truly eclectic calendar of events, really great vibe, and very deserving of local support. Freddie White in top form tonight. Loved every minute of the nostalgia #Corktherichmondrevival.com- The Richmond RevivalThe Richmond Revival is an independent venue in the heart of Fermoy that hosts live music, arts and education events, along with onsite accommodation. 020