Author Archives: biteintonet

Happy 1st birthday, Shelfie book!

A WHOLE YEAR! That’s how long it’s been since my book Shelfie came out. A [...]

The unexpected gift of friendship

Sometimes life gives you little unexpected gifts: tax rebates (rare), a good hair day (rarer), [...]

The joy of colour coding your bookshelves

Sometimes all it takes is colour-organised books… I’ve done it for years (this was back [...]

The colourful apple doesn’t fall far…

Good morning and welcome to a new week SIC breaks up tomorrow, which means the [...]

All-year round Christmas decorations

I’ve always loved party decorations When I was a kid and was tasked with licking [...]

Are you brave with colour?

I’m on a proper colour roll today… Here’s another close-up I took in my living [...]

Embrace the visual noise

‘Never work with animals and children’ That’s what W.C.Fields once famously said (second-in-command, aged 12, [...]

Shelfie tips: Buy colourful vintage books

Recently, @_lisa_dawson_ showed us some vintage Penguin books that she’d bought. I actually squealed with [...]

How to buy art with your heart

Just when you think you’ve seen all the beauty you can take… My colour-loving friends, [...]

My multicoloured Etsy find

Yesterday, I talked about how Etsy is my go-to destination for superb colour finds. Here’s [...]