Not much to say about 2021 really. Lots of intimate family time at home, lots of walking every street and byway in my suburb, again and again and again as well as a hard slog at work. A quick two week driving tour to Melbourne and back (between lockdowns) to see family at Easter was … Continue reading 2021 in Review
This will be my first 2021 recap post. I meant to post this last month, but everything got away from me thanks to work and Covid-19. My book group meets on the second Thursday of every month (except January). Our Christmas meeting does not include a book discussion, but does feature a secret Santa-style book … Continue reading Top Three Books of 2021 #BookGroup
Happy New Year one and all! Here's to a 2022 filled with good health, happiness and fun times with those we love. I celebrate each new year by posting a photo of me with the first book I plan to read thanks to Sheila's First Book of the Year Meme. But, of course, I don't … Continue reading First Book of the Year 2022
I didn't think my Christmas post would be another Covid Chronicles update. However, our planned family Christmas gathering at our holiday home in the mountains quickly went pear-shaped on Christmas Eve when B21 woke up feeling unwell. A rapid antigen test (RAT) came up positive. He went off to a private clinic to try and … Continue reading So, this is Christmas: The Covid Chronicles #15
Little did I know when I started posting these chronicles of our times back in March last year, that I would still be doing so nearly two years later. It was December 2019 when we first started hearing about a nasty flu virus in Wuhan in China (although apparently our governments had been talking about … Continue reading The Covid Chronicles #14
My Week: Christmas shopping done - tick!Mr Books & I enjoyed our first night out at the movies since Feb 2020. We dined beforehand, then enjoyed a rather large glass of rose during the screening of Dune!I decided to reinstate the sending of Christmas cards this year. It felt like the right thing to do. … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #45
What a lovely way to start December - with a week dedicated to all things Godden! Hopefully, you've enjoyed your week in India, England and France in the very capable hands of Rumer Godden. A big thank you to all of you who contributed reviews and comments, here and on Twitter. It has been a … Continue reading #RumerGoddenReadingWeek2021 Wrap Up
Rumer Godden Literary Trust Today, December 10, Rumer Godden would have celebrated her 114th birthday. To celebrate, I have pulled together a few well-known quotes attributed to Godden. For more photos, please click on the link to the Literary Trust above. On Writing: To me and my kind life itself is a story and we … Continue reading Happy Birthday Rumer!
Bravo! And thank you one and all for all your stellar reading, reviewing and commenting throughout November. We've had well over 50 books read and reviewed, with many of you cleverly combining events by reading Australian novellas and Australian non-fiction. I'm afraid that my grand ideas for reading a BINGO card fell through once again. … Continue reading That’s a Wrap #AusReadingMonth2021
Week 2: (November 8-12) – Book Pairing with Katie at Doing Dewey: This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real … Continue reading Nonfiction November – Week 2
WELCOME to AusReading Month 2021 One of the things that I did not factor into this year's AusReading Month was a Covid-19 lockdown. Or more precisely, the end of an extended (107 day) Covid-19 lockdown. Just three weeks ago, when NSW reached the magic number of 70% double vaxxed, restrictions were eased. Schools, restaurants, businesses … Continue reading AusReading Month Master Post 2021
My Week: NSW has now enjoyed a week and a half of 'learning-to-live-with-Covid'. After 107 days of lockdown, we were all looking forward to some relaxation of the restrictions.Our new Premier may have overestimated this mood though.Many people I know, including me, are feeling very cautious and careful about this phase of opening up.Even B21 … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #44
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