Blogwatch: in brief

After a brief vanishing act, Vicky's back, armed with her responses to the literary meme of last week;

He Who Cannot Be Named muscles in on the turf claimed by Kenny for his Parallax View Book Review Compendium with comments on a whole host of books including Ian McEwan's 'Enduring Love', Jack Kerouac's 'On The Road' and Helen Oyeyemi's 'The Icarus Girl';

50 Quid Bloke is enamoured with I Am Kloot's third album Gods And Monsters;

Sarah is pleasantly surprised by a visit from "a Significant Ex";

Paul ponders paying for his groceries with a cat;

Paranoid Prom Queen has moved here;

Jonny B brings a touch of credibility and cool to the game of bowls - and loses to "an elderly lady with a bad hip".