Aisha's Musings

"It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?"

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:14 +0300

“It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?” - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of...

“But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:57 +0300

“But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.”

- Jane Austen, Persuasion

“I imagine myself indifferent to her, but I was only angry and...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:46 +0300

“I imagine myself indifferent to her, but I was only angry and resentful. Too late. Too late I began to understand myself and her. Never have I met her equal in good sense or sweetness of character. She’s perfection itself. I’ve never loved any but her.”
—Persuasion (2007)

A brilliant adaptation.

"There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:00 +0300

““There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison,...

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:57:20 +0300

"I was, am and always be… a stranger."

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:00 +0300

“I was, am and always be… a stranger.”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:54:45 +0300

Illustrations by C.E. Brock for a 1909 edition of Jane Austen’s...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:06:53 +0300

Illustrations by C.E. Brock for a 1909 edition of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 22:15:27 +0300

John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:31:21 +0300

John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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Thu, 02 May 2013 23:22:04 +0300

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Thu, 02 May 2013 21:31:53 +0300

Audrey Hepburn

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:33 +0300

Audrey Hepburn

Currently reading. :-) ♥

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:09:31 +0300

Currently reading. :-) ♥

It’s almost time :)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:21:30 +0300

It’s almost time :)

I fancied a cuppa. :-)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:36:11 +0300

I fancied a cuppa. :-)

Volunteered at the Booksessed Bahrain used books fair today AND...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:22:00 +0300

Volunteered at the Booksessed Bahrain used books fair today AND came away with an armful of books. Feeling very pleased with myself.

I'm Volunteering Again!

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:50:00 +0300

Absolutely jazzed to be volunteering again. My last stint was in June/July last year, where I was...

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:26:46 +0300

Check out the latest photos of Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:58:23 +0300

Check out the latest photos of Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Sir Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle and Shane Black in London on Marvel’s Iron Man 3 World Tour!