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Life in Five Seconds

September 7, 2014 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

When I first started blogging more than six years ago, I read a piece of advice which said, “stay on topic”. The thinking was that if you wanted to grow your blog readership, you should write with focus on your chosen subject, whatever it might be.

Honestly, I’ve never been able to do that.

Whilst most of my posts are about food, over the years I’ve also written about nasal lavaging, fossils, cowboy boots, fat lady sculptures and paper dragons (to name but a few). I guess this blog has ended up as a record of whatever has intrigued and delighted me in any given week. I get excited at the thought of sharing those moments with you – a bit like I’d tell a friend about them over a cup of coffee.

So today I’m letting you know about this fun book that I found! I picked it up in paperback as a birthday gift for a friend, but loved it so much that I then bought myself a Kindle version as well.

It’s called Life In Five Seconds, and I’ll let the author describe it to you…

 It reads particularly well on the iPad using the Kindle reader app and costs just $6 in that format. The iPad version has the answers on the following page rather than the bottom of the page (as the paperback version does), which means it’s easier to try and guess what the images represent without sneaking a peek at the answer.

Here are a few screen grabs to give you an idea (I’ll put the answers at the end of the post)…there are 200 of these in the book…

Lots of fun! Hope you’re all having a great weekend! x

* Adam and Eve
* French Revolution
*Michael Jackson

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  1. on September 7, 2014 at 10:56 am ardysez

    There’s something to keep the grey matter ticking over! Clever book! I’m with you Celia. For the first year I blogged I kept trying to think about what topic I was knowledgeable enough to write about each and every time, and I came to the same conclusion as you, life. I think it sounds like we are both pretty good at living our lives, so why not share it!! And now to prepare my latest post….


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ardys, we really do have fun don’t we? :)


  2. on September 7, 2014 at 11:09 am Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    What fun, Celia! That’s a lot of fun for 6 bucks!


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Maureen, it’s a hoot! I think you’d love it.. :)


  3. on September 7, 2014 at 11:21 am lizzygoodthings

    Wow, love it… thanks so much for sharing, Celia.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Enjoy love – think your Peter will to! :)


  4. on September 7, 2014 at 11:39 am My Kitchen Stories

    You do make me laugh. I love having someone with such brains and humour in my life.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ah lovely woman, the feeling is mutual.. xxx


  5. on September 7, 2014 at 11:58 am thesnowwoman

    That looks like a brilliant book. I mainly blog about food too but never exclusively, I find it hard to say only on one topic also. My blogging is for fun, a hobby of sorts, and if I am sharing myself sometimes that involves more than food. I like hearing little bits about the people whose blogs I follow, it is like getting to know someone.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:41 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I guess if our blogs aren’t our jobs, we really can do whatever we want! :) Ahh..the freedom of it all.. ;-)


  6. on September 7, 2014 at 12:24 pm Joanne T Ferguson (@mickeydownunder)

    G’day! Oh what fun the book looks to be Celia!
    I love things that challenge my mind too!
    As far as staying on topic? Good advice, but always think a person’s theme and passion in what they blog about shines through!
    Cheers! Joanne


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:41 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jo, this book is great fun – I think it would be great dinner party conversation!


  7. on September 7, 2014 at 1:08 pm narf77

    It would take me a good 15 minutes to try to fathom out those tricky little adages let alone the 5 minutes that it would take me to lose my temper after that and the 2 minutes spent between my impatient self wanting to turn the page to see the answer and my proud self who “just wants to think about it for a bit longer…” and half a day would be gone! I think I might pass but everyone else, knock yourselves out! :)


    • on September 7, 2014 at 1:11 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      You’ll need the paperback version Fran! The answers are on the bottom of the page in a tiny font.. ;-)


  8. on September 7, 2014 at 1:10 pm Jane @ Shady Baker

    I personally like a blog with a bit of variety Celia! x


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:41 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Me too love, thank you xx


  9. on September 7, 2014 at 1:19 pm cecilia

    I am confused already!! love love.. c


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha….it would be a great drinking game, Celi! Could you imagine… “have a White Russian, now tell me what this picture is describing…” :)


      • on September 8, 2014 at 11:29 am cecilia

        I will definitely keep that in MIND!!! c


  10. on September 7, 2014 at 2:41 pm lambsearsandhoney

    Very clever! And you just keep right on doing what you do with this blog, Celia. We love it.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks darling, you’re very kind…as always xx


  11. on September 7, 2014 at 2:42 pm EllaDee

    On topic… really? My favourite part of blog reading is “off topic”, and on my own I range far and wide. What a clever book. I’m intrigued… cats without cat littler has always been a goal ;)


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…I haven’t actually found a cat reference in the book yet, but I’m only half way through! :)


  12. on September 7, 2014 at 7:01 pm fergie51

    A whole book of that would do my head in! I’m already struggling staying calm with just those snippets, bit like rubicks cube. Only way I could solve it would be to remove the stickers and replace in order! I am REALLY good at Pictionary though!


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      See, if you’re really good at pictionary, I reckon you’d be great at this! :)


  13. on September 7, 2014 at 9:14 pm Danielle L

    The Michael Jackson one made me laugh out aloud! What fun :)


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Danielle, I bought the book purely on that one page.. ;-)


  14. on September 8, 2014 at 1:32 am GourmetGetaways (@GourmetGetaway)

    Looks like an interesting book! And fun, too!

    Julie
    Gourmet Getaways


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      It IS great fun! :)


  15. on September 8, 2014 at 3:30 am A Famished Foodie

    Sounds like a fun read! I’ll have to add it to my Goodreads.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Really cheap on the Kindle!


  16. on September 8, 2014 at 7:18 am The Life of Clare

    That does sound like a fun read! Would be great for our camping trip at the end of the year! Thanks for sharing.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Clare, the paperback version is very good, but the font is quite small – might be tricky under firelight…


  17. on September 8, 2014 at 7:33 am andreamynard

    I love reading about the things that intrigue and delight you Celia! Your eclectic topics are always interesting and your enthusiasm for it all is as fab.


    • on September 8, 2014 at 7:45 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Andrea, you are always so lovely, thank you! I love rambling through the Wind in the Willows Cotswolds with you too! :)


  18. on September 8, 2014 at 5:05 pm Chica Andaluza

    Ooh that’s clever and I love your posts – always an interesting and entertaining read :)


    • on September 10, 2014 at 6:56 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Tanya, thank you! It’s a fun book! :)


  19. on September 8, 2014 at 6:23 pm Tandy | Lavender and Lime

    I love how your blog is about you!


    • on September 10, 2014 at 6:56 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Tandy, you’re lovely, thank you. xx


  20. on September 8, 2014 at 7:51 pm hotlyspiced

    Congrats Celia on your six years of blogging and all the success that’s a direct result of all your hard work and efforts. I think my blog is a bit like yours in that it’s a bit of everything – all the things that interest and intrigue me. It makes it so hard to stay on topic! xx


    • on September 10, 2014 at 6:57 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Charlie, maybe our lives are our topics! :D


  21. on September 8, 2014 at 8:05 pm Johanna GGG

    I started my blog with the intention of just writing about food but soon learnt off topic was the fun of blogging – it is where blogs develop personality – I love all your off topic posts – sounds like a fun book


    • on September 10, 2014 at 6:58 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Johanna, part of the joy of reading your blog is seeing what you and Sylvia have been up to! :)


  22. on September 9, 2014 at 4:08 am kathryningrid

    The true brilliance and humor behind the book concept is that it takes so much time, thought and effort to create these ‘five second histories’ *and* to interpret and explicate them as a viewer/reader/appreciator. And that’s exactly why a blog isn’t really better if it sticks to one topic: life, and our understanding of it, is far richer and more complex, and sometimes it takes a long meditation on the political history of the African deserts, earth-moving equipment, gardening trends in western culture, and the improvements that plastics have afforded physical laborers, just to explain why a fresh green salad is such a good thing! One of the many reasons I do love your posts is that they take us on such wonderful journeys and to such unexpected places. No boring snoring here! :D
    xo,
    Kathryn


    • on September 10, 2014 at 6:59 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Kathryn, thank you for your thoughtful comment. It really is fun to follow how our minds meander and see how one thing leads to another! :)


  23. on September 9, 2014 at 7:44 am Nine Cent Girl

    Not only do I like reading your varied posts, I like writing my own blog in exactly the same way!! Thanks for letting me know that it is okay to continue doing exactly that!! xxoo


    • on September 10, 2014 at 7:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      It’s a much more fun adventure that way! Stops it from ever feeling like work! :)


  24. on September 9, 2014 at 9:49 am Elizabeth

    I think variety is the spice of life!!! you seem to be doing something right :) The book looks fun! Liz x


    • on September 10, 2014 at 7:00 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Liz, the book is a hoot! Thanks love x


  25. on September 11, 2014 at 5:07 am dianeskitchentable

    And I’m glad that you post about more than just recipes! Let’s face it, there’s all sorts of cookbooks out there but I’d rather have a blogging friend to chat with and share stories of what’s going on in their lives. This looks like a very clever book.


    • on September 11, 2014 at 7:12 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Diane! It IS a clever book – I’ve just downloaded the sequel as well! :)


  26. on September 13, 2014 at 12:04 am Sally

    Brilliant – an idea for a stocking filler for younger teen.


    • on September 14, 2014 at 7:33 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sally, there’s a follow up book called Films in Five Seconds as well!


  27. on September 19, 2014 at 7:04 am piccadillyhillbilly

    love it x



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