Big news this week! I finished my audiobook of The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts this week! It has taken me nearly two months to get through it. I was listening to it whenever I walked from the train station to work, so with no commute and no walking it took a lot longer than it could have. I did try to listen again a couple of weeks ago while working but I don't think the time was right given that it was about a a post virus world where millions were killed before there is an almighty battle between good and evil.
I thought I would go for something light and fun, but I think I missed that when I chose for my next book to listen to though. I ended up deciding to listen to The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan. Irish crime is going to be light and fun right?
The ebook that I am reading at the moment is Jilted by Rachael Johns. I thought that I had read most of this author's books but I recently discovered that there are quite a few to read. I read Talk of the Town a couple of weeks ago but now I am going back to the very beginning!
The last book I will mention this week is a book called Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat by Jonathan Kaufmann. This is the next book for the Cook the Books online bookclub. It's not my normal kind of read at all, and it isn't the kind of food that I normally eat either so it will be very interesting to see how I go with this book!
I'm watching....
If I achieved one thing this week it is that I am now all up to date with Outlander. That means I now have to wait for each new episode and then I will be waiting impatiently throughout the next #droughtlander.
I think I am getting a bit of entertainment overload to be honest. I have been watching lots of things over the last couple of months, and there is still a lot of interesting things available, but I just can't be bothered to actually watch any of it. So where I have watched musicals, theatre performances, symphony performances in previous weekends this weekend .....nothing. And that's despite the fact that I know that there will be things that I have missed the opportunity to see by not watching them.
One thing I did watch was the Music from the Home Front Anzac Day concert which was a concert featuring Australian and Kiwi music artists coming together to thank both our service men and women and those who are working on the front lines against COVID19. There were lots of amazing performances and it was a really nice way to spend a Saturday night. What it did reiterate is that I am very out of touch with the new music coming out of this country.
Life...
Bob the Builder has been busy again this weekend. This year our plan is to renovate both of the bathrooms and the front yard. We thought though we would start with a smaller project which is the laundry and toilet so that we can then take the lessons that we learned this time when we do the bathrooms a bit later this year. This will therefore be a practice run in terms of the tiling process. There's a bit of painting to be done still so I will share a picture next week
I thought I would share one performance from the Music from the Home Front Anzac Day concert. I am not sure how well known this song is around the world but it certainly is a song that is well known here.
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I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date
The Postmistress looks good...and I am also eager to watch lots of things, although I sometimes save them up in the queue and pick through them.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week, and stay safe.
I think our issue is that we start new things instead of finishing any off!
DeleteWhat a great time to renovate and update. I can't wait for warmer weather to get into the garden, which needs a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is on our list for later this year Harvee!
DeleteGreat books. I want to read The Postmistress, too.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your home projects. Once the rain leaves us I am planting the garden, but no big projects scheduled right now.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
We have two bathrooms and then we will look at the garden Cheryl
DeleteHaven't read any of these books - look interesting! Good luck with all the renovation. Good time to do it. Thanks for the video - enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the video Beverley. It's a lovely song.
DeleteI like Nora Roberts but this book just doesn't interest me. I read the first in the series and was underwhelmed. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI didn't mind the first one. I kept on hearing that they were different from Nora's normal books, and it was, but with all the visions and spells it still had plenty in common with some of her other paranormal series.
DeleteNow does seem to be a good time to renovate if you have the time and resources available. I wish you two the best with the renovations! Hopefully it will be more fun than headache.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching too much and reading too little when I have free time, unfortunately. I would like to say that will change in May, but we'll see.
The Postmistress sounds good. I haven't listened to my audio book in quite a while now that I think about it.
I hope you have a good week, Marg. Take care.
I am reading a bit more than I would have expected.
DeleteHappy ANZAC Day! I'm the same way with entertainment- you'd think this would be the perfect opportunity to watch/ read all the things, but I find myself watching and reading LESS, it seems like! At least some days...
ReplyDeleteAnyway hope you have a happy and healthy week!
Thanks for stopping by Greg!
DeleteGood luck with the renovations. I think no matter how small it's always a big undertaking! Looks like your reading has definitely picked back up - yay. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteMy reading is definitely better than it has been for a while.
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