This week.....

I haven't participated in It's Monday! What are you reading? for a few weeks or so. I am once again/still very, very busy at work and so I am not finding as much time as I should to read, and if you aren't reading much it's hard to blog about reading right?

Today, though, is a public holiday so I can take advantage of only thinking about work instead of actually working!

I'm reading......

I've got a couple of books on the go at the moment. Both of them are set during WWII but that is where the similarities end. 

The first is A New York Secret by Ella Carey. This is the first book in a trilogy called New York Daughters, and it won't be a surprise to hear that it is set in New York. The story is about a well-bred young society woman who is determined to not follow the accepted society rules of marrying an acceptable rich man and living the life of a society lady. Instead she is determined to become the head chef in a restaurant. So far, I am really enjoying this book, and in fact it may well be the best book Ella Carey has written. It is also one of those books which makes you hungry when you read it. My review for this book will be up later this week.



The other book I started in the last week was The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. This time the book is set in England with the code breakers who were based at Bletchley Park. I can't wait to read more.

I'm watching....

We seem to have stalled on multiple  TV series that we were watching, to the point that I saw someone mention a show in a blog post and it reminded me that I had completely forgotten about the show. That's a danger when you have to wait each week for a new episode

We did binge watch The Casketeers season 3 on Friday night. I have posted before about this show, and I was excited to hear that season 4 is just showing in New Zealand, which means it won't be long before we get to see it. The Casketeers is a reality show set in a funeral home. When I write that there's no way that you would think that the show would be funny and gentle and uplifting. And yet, it is all of that and more. It is a delight!

Life

This weekend we had a three day weekend. Whilst we didn't go away, we did a lot of driving as we went to catch up with friends all over the place. The next time, we should insist that at least one of them came to us right?  And catching up means a few drinks. I think I have probably had more to drink in these two days than I had for the last 6 months. Maybe I am a bit out of practice.

Whilst we enjoyed the 50th party on Saturday and brunch with an old friend on Sunday, we also enjoyed our outing to the Yarra Valley on Sunday afternoon. I hadn't heard of it before, but the winery we visited was lovely. We sat around outside, sharing a charcuterie board, drinking nice wine and listening to a guy with a guitar singing! It was very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon and even though it is a fair way from home we will visit again at some point. Very civilized.

Posts from the last week

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Weekend Cooking: The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel

Six Degrees of Separation

I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date