Eye, eye

I don't think I'm keeping up with putting the books I have read on the blog. Never mind. Here's one that's good ...

unbelievable story line, but good.

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'Nother one

Short review

Didn't think I'd like the format.

Did.

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Should I keep a log ...

… of books that I have read? It's not as if I write a very good review so I don't think it benefits anybody but me in that it reminds me that I've read the book. My memory isn't that bad and if it was and I picked up a book that I'd already read then I wouldn't remember and would think it was a new book anyway, wouldn't I?

This book was a lighthearted read where nothing much really happened but it was fairly interesting anyway.

There, that's it, my review for what it's worth. I've read some other books which I've passed on and not commented on so perhaps they are not all that memorable.

We're reviewing the Foxtrot at dancing at the moment and our instructor was telling us that the dancing started off on the fourth beat of the bar. Of the people I've danced with no-one has started the dance off on that beat. Perhaps we are doing it all wrong. When he was explaining and then dancing he wasn't exactly practising what he was preaching. I'm off to look at YT videos to swot up on timing now. At least I know that I'm the one who dances backwards!

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PS - Dawn - I left a reply to your comment about the vine.
PPS - A very warm welcome to my new follower.

(My welcomes aren't that very inspiring either, are they?)


Hey, Homemaking Tales, I'm really pleased that you are following me. I've had a pop over to your new blog and read your first post. Dive in there and keep posting. If your interests are the interests of others you'll find some virtual friends in no time. Happy Blogging.

(Is that better?)

:)

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Whoopee!

This pusscat book was a present from DD for Christmas and is an easy, gentle and interesting read. What a wonderful cat to have as a friend.

Another pressie was this book which I have flicked through and noted certain recipes to try.

I don't think my grandma would have made Navarin of Spring Lamb,

or Raspberry and Vanila Clafoutis,

or even Coffee Whoopee Pies! I don't know about yours!

I had some great pressies and below you'll see the other books I have read through.

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On the twelfth day of Christmas my DD sent to me

Happy Birthday pressies

Some recipes from Grandma

Greek chic crocheting

Plenty pies for baking

This lady eating

Chocolates for consumption

A zoo to be knitting

Is this a kiss under the Mistletoe?

A wonderful pusscat book

Lots of choccy stickies

Simon's Catty diary

a Tap it unwrap it

and

Wine gums in a cool pink jar!

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Just a list

of books I've read and not read by Peter James.

Dead Letter Drop

Atom Bomb Angel

Billionaire

Possession

Dreamer

Sweet Heart

Twilight

Prophecy

Alchemist

Host

The Truth

Denial

Faith Perfect

People

Dead Simple

Looking Good Dead

Not Dead Enough

Dead Man's Footsteps

Dead Tomorrow

The Perfect Murder

Dead Like You

Dead Man's Grip

Not Dead Yet

Dead Man's Time

Want You Dead

A Twist of the Knife

I look out for Peter James' books in the CS and can never remember which one's I've read and which I haven't. The blurb doesn't help me at all, nor does reading the beginning of the book.

I'm sure I've read more than I've crossed out but I forget instantly the one's I've passed on. It's rather like not remembering 'Who dun it?' in Agatha Christie books. I shall come back to this page, as and when, to cross off more.

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Nine to Five

9am

What am I wearing? 
Slobabout black T-shirt dress
What am I doing?
Sorting craft supplies - still - after having made some bread dough
Where am I?
In the spare room
What's the sky like?
Blue with white fluffily clouds (It's bitterly cold and the wind is blowing.)
What's motivating me?

The desire to know what I've got in the way of craft supplies and the desire to organise all the bits and pieces that I've accumulated into some sort of order. Where do you keep the knitting needles?

2pm

What am I wearing?
Slobabout black gardening trousers and stretchy black top - (I like black) bright green gardening gloves and pink wellingtons
What am I doing?
Helping DH plant a new tree in the garden. (Actually just holding it upright while he fills in the hole.)
Where am I?
In the front garden
What's the sky like?
Same as earlier on and it's still bitterly cold
What's motivating me?
The desire to get this tree planted as quickly as possible then get back inside into the warm and knock back the dough

5pm

What am I wearing?
Same as before.
What am I doing?
Eating tea - quick bean chilli with rice - I brought back a book from the CS which had a version of this meal in. I used onion, celery, garlic, chilli powder, cabbage, tinned toms, stock cube and kidney beans plus a little bit of water

Where am I?
In the back room
What's the sky like?
Same as earlier on
What's motivating me?
The thought of the next mouthful and Neighbours on the tele in a moment.

I'm linking to Thrift Deluxe's blog today as her blog is called Nine to Five.

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About time

This book was being read at the same time as another from the same author and the 12 Days of Christmas book and at last I've finished reading them.

I've now finished these last 2 (only one pic as I can't find the other book at the moment). It's another detective novel and I'm becoming less of a fan the more I read, not because of the content but I suppose  the way these books are written is becoming rather same-ish and they are not as gripping as they used to be!

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Hello and welcome to my new follower. I hope you enjoy your visits.  My followers number keeps going up and down like a yo-yo.

Unbelievable

It's been sitting on the dresser for 2 Christmases waiting to be read. I've finally got round to completing it, reading the 2 separate stories off and on.

Much better than the last book even though it's escapism chick lit.

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PS Now what shall I read for Christmas this year?

Unbelievable

I did what I said I wouldn't do anymore and carried on to the bitter end.

Unbelievable is the only word I could come up with. I won't read any other books by this author.

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List 52 - Week 7

I'm joining in with Dreamer's 52 list and I'm cheating this week as I am choosing a task that our friend has been avoiding. So the seventh week task is:

7. Journey with DH to our friend's and stay there while they lift the greenhouse off the ground and slide in bricks to stop the wood of the greenhouse rotting because it's been sitting in puddles of water.

I don't have to do any work with this one - only watch on the sidelines and offer support. Much thought went into how to lift a fully glazed wooden greenhouse safely in order to slip bricks underneath. A gadget was made specially for the purpose (not by me).

I took the opportunity to go for a walk along the sea front and into the village.

sea fix and rainbow fix

walk fix

snowdrop fix

devastation left from the gales

sea fix again

and again

pretty church fix

snowdrop fix again

sea fix again

crochet fix

reading fix (plus sweetie fix)

greenhouse fixed

safely up on a layer of bricks

Come to think of it, I did achieve something today that I'd been putting off for a long time.

I ditched the book that I was reading (and not enjoying) and started reading a different book. No more will I carry on to the bitter end. If the book does not 'grip' from the start then it goes straight away. The CS has benefitted from about 30 books that I've been avoiding for a while. I'm not going to read them now as the subject matter does not appeal.

As an added bonus today we were treated to dinner out by a grateful friend.

:)

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Not my cup of tea

Not everyone's cup of tea! I started reading this because I enjoyed his other books. I most certainly didn't enjoy this one. Read a bit, thought I'd leave it, read a bit more. I find that I have to complete a book even if I don't like it to start off with. It did get better, or rather it suddenly became a book that I had to keep reading. This wasn't until the very end.

I won't read any more of his. I've learnt my lesson now. At the moment I have 2 other books on the go - one a 'fluffy' one which I should really drop and the other is a book that I really want to get my teeth into. I shall quickly read the former so I can concentrate on the latter.

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Why?

- the short and the long of it.

Here's the short.

I wasn't going to read it but I did. I wanted to know why someone would write a novel about such a subject. I read it and finished it but didn't really enjoy it even though it was well written. Is this the real world?

And here's the long.

My list of followers is now longer. Welcome to Shirl and Donna.
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A final read from this author

Recycled read -  real, riveting, retro, readable,

read!

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PS  Click on my Shelfari book shelf if you want to know more about this book.

View of life in the 60s

More moments in time in the 60s rather than a story with a plot, but very readable.

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Piles!

I think it's time that I showed you my piles!

First of all my pile of books. Gill, I don't review books for anyone in particular. These books were given to me by friends. There's books behind the books in the pictures ...

and more piles of books elsewhere. I'm slowly wading my way through. I aim eventually to wade my way through all the books in the house and give away most of them. One of my NewYear Resolutions was to read at least one book per month.

I've got piles of wool in drawers scattered around the house.

There are more piles of wool elsewhere! Most of it is from CSs or car boots. I'm slowly crocheting and knitting my way through them.

Here is a pile of photographs. I've got photo albums to put them in but I've not got round to that job yet. Perhaps it should be at the top of my list or this pile will hang around getting in the way. I've already had the family videos put on to CD. Now do I bin the videos? Decisions, decisions. I need to get rid of these piles.

Here are piles of fabric which 'may come in handy sometime'. There are more piles elsewhere - oh dear.  How many quilts do I need? Should I start making my own dresses? I've already got piles of those for my dancing.

Here is a pile of garments that have seen better days. They are waiting in a pile to be cut into patchwork pieces with each square a reminder of who wore the garment and where.

And last here, but not my last lot of piles, are the final middles for my 2012 blanket. My pile of wool for this blanket has gone down considerably, with 2 blankets 'done' already for the 'daughters' and 1 blanket left to finish for me.

It will be quite a while before I get rid of all my piles. I'll just have to live with them for a while longer!

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