Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Book Talk: I've Been Reading...

More cold and wet so naturally more reading to be had.  Though I seriously need to do some catching up with my blog posts before the mad rush of spring and summer arrive and I'm madly gardening once again.

As for the reading...
Ahhh comfort reads.  My favourite.  These 3 were just the thing for the warm and cozies.  Definitely something we all need, especially at this time of year.
 
Of course once the warm and cozies were done it was time for some thrillerish thrills courtesy of 2 sci-fi's and 1 actual thriller.
All caught up with my thrills and comfort I felt like reading something a bit different and so I did a major dive into history books and bios, something that I use to read a lot of but have steered mostly away from for the past several years.
 
Finding some history books that I like the sound of took a bit of hunting but in the end I came up with this selection, all of which I enjoyed in different ways.
While I've been doing all this reading I've also still been working my way through my audios.  Doing jigsaws and having an audio to listen at the same time has been my latest thing this winter and a perfect way to wile away the day when it's freezing cold outside.
 
That.  And eating cake and drinking lots of hot chocolate.
Both the Ravenous series and the Stranded series have been a bit up and day with their stories.  

Some stories I have really enjoyed.   Others... not so much.  I definitely like the more darker, scarier ones than the silly, lighthearted ones which probably says a lot about my brain.
Still the acting and the characters have been top notched so I've still liked them, just not perhaps as much as the earlier series which were so amazingly good.

I'm now curious as to how the future series will go and whether the quality of the stories will carrying on being up and down.
A tag on to these Doctor Who series was Robots featuring the always excellent Nicola Walker.  As a fan of hers and her character it was great getting stuck into a series of her own and one I'm looking forward to carrying on with.

Monday, 1 August 2022

A Day in the Life... A Sunny July Day

With a week of rain looming high it definitely feels like a day to make the most of the sun...
8.30am

And I'm up.  Pink spotted socks and all and about to go for a morning walk.
9.30ish
 
Back from my walk and sitting down with a nice cup of Blood Orange tea, one of my favourite's and a perfect start to the day.
10.30 am
 
Mundane household chores all done and now contemplating what seeds to need to start.  So many seeds... so few seed trays.

11.30 am
 
And my seed growing containers are now all filled.  These ones have got corn in them.  I'm hoping this will give me an early head start in summer planting.  Now I just have to find a place inside our house to put them...
12.30pm
 
And my latest jigsaw is finished.  I've really been enjoying doing these this winter, especially since I haven't been able to do any gardening.
2.00 pm
 
After a morning of work it felt like the perfect to day to go on a drive and enjoy this gorgeous weather while we can.
And just look at how blue and calm the sea looks.
Looking into the sun from the hills near Fortose
3.00pm
 
Me and my shadow and Other Half too while we go on a walk through the countryside.
4.00 pm

A quick stop at a deserted coffee on the go cart and a lovely hot chocolate for me while Other Half and I sit outside and enjoy the view.
 
Just the thing to end the day on.