by Bettina Deda | Jan 8, 2017 | Books, Interior Design, Things I love |
It was in 2013 when I first contacted New York-based interior designer Carl Dellatore to ask him if he wanted to contribute some tips to my book Downsize with Style. Just before Christmas last year, I discovered that Carl had edited a new interior design book...
by Bettina Deda | Dec 18, 2016 | Books, Things I love |
At the beginning of this year, I had set myself the goal of reading 40 books in 2016. I managed to read 22 so far, according to my bookshelf on Goodreads, plus a couple of German books, which are not listed there. And the year is not over yet. I might manage to add a...
by Bettina Deda | Oct 12, 2016 | Books, Events, Things I love |
The Dyehouse is a book about the daily life of the working class in postwar Australia “when work was being radically transformed by new industrial technologies.” The author, who was born in 1905, was member of the Communist Party and later on the Labour Party and ended up working in a textile factory herself. As Fiona McFarlane points out in her introduction “Calthorpe was expected to protect the interests of the Company at all times; but, like Miss Merton, her sympathies lay with the workers. She began to take notes, thinking, ‘Oh well, while I’m preparing to write my great Australian novel, I’ll write this.’”
by Bettina Deda | Aug 7, 2016 | Books, Things I love |
On the 4th of September, Australians celebrate Father’s Day. “It is a day for people to show their appreciation for fathers and father figures. Father figures may include stepfathers, fathers-in-law, guardians (e.g. foster parents), and family friends,” suggests the...
by Bettina Deda | May 22, 2016 | Books, Things I love |
I am per se a curious person; maybe that is the reason why I discovered the following books that inspired my life and affected my thinking in one way or the other. These books reminded me of values and wisdom, which I have accrued over the past 50 years, but some of...
by Bettina Deda | Apr 20, 2016 | Books, Things I love |
I recently read a couple of books that I enjoyed very much. I was completely immersed in the stories and couldn't wait to get to the end. As Mother's Day is coming up I thought I share these reads with you in case you are still looking for a present for your mum. To...