Dementia and reading

“We read to know that we are not alone.”  C.S. Lewis Thank you C.S. Lewis for that lovely quote. Reading has been much more than that, but it does make us feel like we are not alone. Reading introduces us to new knowledge, but so much more; it introduces us to new worlds of pleasure. To…

Dementia, blogging, reading and a terminal illness

I’m in the process of setting up a blog roll of other blogs and websites that are interesting and useful, and am constantly coming across new posts or blogs I want to read, and then share. Today is one of those days as I want to share two (well, really a few) posts (the first…

Fuel your mind: read a book

Recently I have been researching the history and function of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBC) with a particular focus on the promotion of children’s literature and reading through Book Week. Why, because I eventually want to publish a couple of books for children! The CBC commenced operating in 1945 and initially its aims…