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I hope everyone has had a good weekend so far. Blogging hasn’t gone very well this week but reading has gone better thankfully.
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I took little break from these this week but I am back to reading them now.
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Happy Friday!
I hope everyone has some good plans for the weekend. We have a quiet weekend planned where I’m hoping to get loads of reading done and catch up on some chores.
My chosen poem today is by the poet and essayist Danusha Lameris (1971).
Small Kindnesses
I've been thinking about the way, when you walk
down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs
to let you by. Or how strangers still say "bless you"
when someone sneezes, a leftover
from the Bubonic plague. "Don't die," we are saying.
And sometimes, when you spill lemons
from your grocery bag, someone else will help you
pick them up. Mostly, we don't want to harm each other.
We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot,
and to say thank you to the person handing it. To smile
at them and for them to smile back. For the waitress
to call us honey when she sets down the bowl of clam
chowder,
and for the driver in the red pick-up truck to let is pass.
We have so little of each other, now. So far
from tribe and fire. Only these brief moments of exchange.
What if they are the true dwelling of the holy, these
fleeting temples we make together when we say, "Here,
have my seat," "Go ahead - you first," "I like your hat."
Danusha Lameris
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. We have had a glorious few days of weather but sadly I have been stuck indoors teaching so haven’t seen much of it.
My chosen quote for today is by the American novelist and Professor Emerita Maxine Hong Kingston (1940).
“In a time of destruction, create something.”
Maxine Hong Kingston
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Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, and now being hosted by Meeghan reads.
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It turns out I haven’t done a Top 5 Tuesday so far this year. I think it is high time I remedied this so here are my Top 5 Books of 2024 so far…
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Goodreads Monday is now hosted by Budget Tales Book Club. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading.
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I hope everyone has had a good start to the week. I have boiled at school today and was glad to go on an evening walk to cool off. My teaching room at school is very small and even with the windows open I still struggle.
My chosen book to feature today is by one of my favourite authors. I would love to one day be able to say I had read all of his books. It is definitely one of my aims but I’m not sure I will manage it.
The first volume of Alexandre Dumas’ two-part interpretation of the story of Robin Hood, popularised for Nineteenth Century audiences by Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, set in England in 1162-66.
In this book, Dumas tells the story of Robin Hood’s youth: how he is delivered by an unknown man to be raised by poor but honest foresters, his great skill as an archer, how he comes into conflict with the Baron [sic] of Nottingham, how he meets Friar Tuck, the Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlett, and others, how he is declared an outlaw by the King, and decamps, with his followers, into Sherwood Forest to wage war against the Baron.
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I hope everyone is looking forward to another week. I have a super busy week ahead so I’m not sure I will get much reading in but I will try.
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I needed a smaller book to take to school so I started The Book of Days today.
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Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It is all about sharing the books that you have recently added to your bookshelves. These books can be physical books, ebooks and of course audiobooks.
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I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. This week I visited the second hand bookshop at Attingham Park and I came away with a book that is brand new and clearly never read. New books at a second hand bookshop is always a favourite find.
I’ve got a few Jo Nesbo books dotted around the house but I still haven’t read many of his books. This one looks really good so hopefully I will read it soon.
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I thought it was time for a post about everything non book related going on currently. It has been a busy couple of weeks here with all the work on the house beginning but it is very exciting because once everything is done on the outside we can start work on the inside which will eventually mean I get my library! I am still learning Greek with Duolingo and I have also started some courses with the Centre of Excellence.
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
We recently visited the Museum of Iron and it was really interesting and fascinating to see all the things people had made out of iron. There is a lot of reading to do there and I found it hard to take it all in so I hope to go back soon and read the rest and also see the things which were outside as we missed the outside things due to the weather.
Coughton Court
Coughton Court is one of our favourites and we went to visit when we actually had a nice day. Coughton Court are also having a lot of work done so half of the house is currently covered in scaffolding. It was really interesting to see how they are storing the paintings and keeping the house safe during all the work that is going on.
Attingham Park
Today we took a break from all the roofing work and spent a few hours at Attingham Park. It was so nice to go for a walk around the grounds and go around the house. We learned all about how they clean the valuable carpets. It was a shame to not be able to see the Drawing Room properly but it was interesting to see what work they were doing. Sadly, yet again we weren’t allowed upstairs even though on the website it said upstairs was open. It seems every time we go the upstairs is closed due to lack of volunteers! Of course I also paid a visit to the second hand bookshop.
Croome Court
Over half term I met up with my friend and we had a lovely few hours at Croome Court. Croome Court doesn’t have much furniture in it but it is still fascinating and has beautiful grounds to walk around. We were blessed with another day of good weather.
We have also spent quite a bit of time working in the garden and managed to fill a skip in one day with all the stuff we removed.
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My chosen quote today is by the American clergyman and author best known for popularising the concept of positive thinking, Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993).
“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.”
Norman Vincent Peale
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WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.
The rules are answer the questions below and share a link to your blog in the comments section of Sam’s blog.
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have managed quite a bit of reading this week and this is basically because we have a lot of work going on on the house which involves a lot of early mornings. Hopefully, I might start to catch up on my reading challenges.
What I am Currently Reading
I just started the Alison Weir today and so far I am really enjoying it but I’ve never found a book by Alison Weir that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed. Still plodding along with my nightly reading of Lord of Chaos.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read more by Parrish. Review will follow soon.
What I Think I will Read Next
I’m doing really well with my planned reading for June so far so I am really hoping it will continue.
Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.
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