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19
Oct 2009

To Be Read Pile

JM

book stackHello and welcome to What I’m Reading.

Not much has really changed this week. I’ve been more inclined to dive into my writing than my reading, but that’s okay because I have a heap of reviews stacked up waiting to be posted. I’m going on vacation for a week next month and I’m thinking about a review week of sorts. One review a day for the 9th through the 13th.

What do you think?

Newly Arrived:
Run at Destruction – Lynda Drews
Tales for Delicious Girls – Barbora Knobova

Reading:
Writing as a Sacred Path – Jill Jepson
Why the Chinese Don’t Count Calories – Lorraine Clissold

Going to Read (in no particular order):
Stewards of the Flame – Sylvia Engdahl
Arrows of Time – Kim Falconer
Saffron Dreams – Shaila Abdullah
The Vision – C.L. Talmage
Fallout – C.L. Talmage
The Scorpions Strike – C.L. Talmage
Kissing Games of the World – Sandi Kahn Shelton
Supernatural – Graham Hancock
Neutron Star – Short story collection – Larry Niven
Firebirds – Fantasy/Sci-fi Anthology – Edited by Sharyn November
The Foreshadowing – Marcus Sedgwick
The Redemption of Althalus – David and Leigh Eddings
The Serpent Bride – Sara Douglass
The Twisted Citadel – Sara Douglass
Season of Sacrifice – Tristi Pinkston
Copper Star – Suzanne Woods Fisher
Copper Fire – Suzanne Woods Fisher
The Lost Diary of Don Juan – Douglas Carlton Abrams
The Daughters of Moab – Kim Westwood
Scattered Leaves – Richard Roach
Song of Sorcery – Elizabeth Scarborough
Lose the Diet: Transform Your Body by Connecting with Your Soul – Kathy Balland
Dying for Mercy – Mary Jane Clark
First Night – Tom Weston
Extreme Dreams Depend on Teams – Pat Williams
Coming Together – Joyce Norman and Joy Collins
Laced with Magic – Barbara Bretton
Necking – Chris Salvatore
The Silver Cage – Mathilde Madden
The Book of Scandal – Julia London
The Pact – Jodi Picoult
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy
The Jewish Lady, The Black Man and The Road Trip – Carol Sue Gershman

Upcoming Reviews:
My Splendid Concubine – Lloyd Lofthouse
Lost Souls – Lisa Jackson
Left to Die – Lisa Jackson

What’s on your shelf?

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19
Oct 2009

Café Review: Gallery Corner

JM

Gallery Corner Café

Having grown up in the country and now living in the suburbs, occasionally I find myself missing the things you only get in the country. Country pubs, country shops, country people and, of course, country cafés.

While Hamilton isn’t a particularly small country town, one café in particular there never fails to bring back all the good feelings of small down cafés and delicious country cooking:

Gallery Corner.

This is actually not the first time we have stopped by this cozy little place, but we made sure to hunt it down once more on our second time through. (It made that much of an impression.)

Hamilton Coffees

The coffee is good but not spectacular. A coffee connoisseur would be very likely to pass it by. The short macciato is of a three cup rating quality. However, the short black brought the rating down to a 2 ½. However, there is so much more to a place than the coffee, which is why I never review a place strictly on the coffee and never review having only had takeaway.

Hamilton Café Meals

The food at Gallery Corner is delicious, country style food both in preparation, proportions and flavours. Everything is served fresh (with the unfortunate exception of the mushrooms, which came from a tin) and hot. I recommend the BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato) while my husband highly recommends the big brekkie.

There is plenty available for both eat in and takeaway, including…

Corner Café Hamilton

…a huge display of cakes, biscuits, pies (of the savoury and sweet variety) and more. (The picture only shows one part of the display.

Yum.

While there aren’t any couches or a true lounge area, I can easily imagine myself sitting here for a couple hours chatting, reading, writing, eating and even sitting in front of the large windows people watching… The place has a sort of wholesome country style environment that I miss while I’m stuck in the suburbs.

Not only that, but the staff are happy and friendly as well, so it’s hard not to be inclined to stick around.

***
Coffee Rating: 2 ½ cups
Coffee Price: $3
Café Reader Rating: Novella

Gallery Corner Fine Food
175 Gray Street
Hamilton, VIC

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