Picked up from the library van last week were five books I’d reserved. Some others were on the way but hadn’t arrived in time so they’ll be waiting for me on the January visit.
I’ve already decided that January will be a quiet month at home in hibernation so these might only last me a couple of weeks but thankfully there’s plenty to read on my bookshelves.
I’m so pleased that the earlier Donna Leon books are being reprinted as the library only had more recent publications until recently. I know I’ll enjoy those and the other two crime novels but don’t know about the Gabrielle Zevin book.
Last month I brought home these below and didn’t read many of them. Just checked and it was actually only 3. Although I’ve used bits on the blog from the Christmas Carol book on the far right
The books read were the one by Ann Cleeves, The Castle by the Sea and The Memories of A Wartime Childhood. Why didn’t I read the others? Well……… I started to read The Kitchen Front and it didn’t sound right and after looking at the back of the title page discovered it was first published in the US – which explained the odd and wrong words. I got fed up with the one by Jessica Ellicott – it’s written in a very weird pedantic way, like someone writing to a formula and the rest I just couldn’t be bothered to get into them!
I eventually remembered how to get the DVD player connected up and watched Hope and Glory, which is a 1987 film about a boy growing up in wartime London. I really ought to watch some of my own DVDs again – maybe that’s a plan for January.
Certainly no time for watching DVDs this week -it’s a crazy hectic week with some overnight Nanna Duty, probably a visit from family and jobs to do including greenery collecting for the Solstice, presents to finish organising into bags and boxes as well as normal stuff like housework and shopping.
Many thanks for all the comments on yesterday’s Joy To The World post .
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Sue
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