Happy Friday!
I hope you all have fantastic weekend plans which involves books, snuggly blankets and a hot chocolate or two.
Due to it being Autumn I have chosen an Autumn poem.
Autumn
A touch of cold in the Autumn night –
I walked abroad,
And saw the ruddy moon lean over hedge
Like a red-faced farmer.
I did not stop to speak, but nodded,
And round about were the wistful stars
With white faces like town children.
T. E. Hulme
Hello!
So this week has included lots of studying again but today I also had a lovely surprise whilst visiting my mom. My sister who lives in Scotland and who I haven’t seen for two years has come down to the West Midlands because my nephew is trying to do his theory for driving a bus and he can’t get one in Scotland so they have come down to take the test and also socially distance see the family. It was wonderful to see my sister and three nephews but I must admit I did miss being able to give my sister a hug.
So here is what else I have been up to this week
Knitting
The scarf is almost done, I am not looking forward to sewing all the ends in though. I always find the sewing and sewing of ends to be the worst part of knitting. I am already planning new projects to attempt after the scarf.
Halloween Decorating
Yes, I know we aren’t quite at Halloween yet but I have already started decorating the house and Eeyore is very excited to be joining in.
Exercise
I’ve started exercising more again and I am working on my flexibility and strength. I have challenged myself to be able to do the splits at some point. Most likely it will never happen but I will be happy if I get to be a bit more flexible.
TV
We are still watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and are now on Season 6, I really did not enjoy the musical episode we watched last night! We have also started watching Spooks which I haven’t seen for years and never actually saw the first 3 seasons.
So there is my week. I hope everyone is also having a good week.
Happy Wednesday!
I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
I really love this quote by Mark Twain so I thought I had to share it with you all.
Mark Twain
Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm, and now being hosted by Meeghan reads.
This is the first Top 5 Tuesday that I have done for ages so it is nice to take part again. So here are 5 books with either black or orange covers.
Troy by Stephen Fry
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Sappho: Poems and Fragments by Sappho
Please drop me a link with your Top 5 Tuesday and I will head over for a visit.
Hello Everyone!
Today is International Teacher’s Day! So I wanted to wish all my fellow teachers a massive Happy International Teacher’s Day. You all deserve a massive pat on the back and a big well done especially during the chaos that is 2020.
Well done everyone and keep up the amazing work but also remember to look after yourselves as well.
Hello Everyone,
I hope you all have a good week planned ahead. So here is what my week has been like in the blogging world.
Posts this Week
Books I am Currently Reading
Books I have Acquired
Well September got off to a great reading start and then studying started and everything has sadly slowed down. I’m doing a lot of reading for my MA and doing extra reading for my dissertation but not so much of the fun books that I blog about. Although I’m hoping to do something fun for my dissertation.
So here is my September…
(Click the pictures to go to the reviews)
Sappho: Poems and Extracts by Sappho
Pages: 144
Format Read: Paperback
Dragon Rating: 5/5
Moonflower Murder by Anthony Horowitz
Pages: 608
Format Read: Hardback
Dragon Rating: 3/5
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Pages: 301
Format Read: Hardback
Dragon Rating: 4/5
The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva
Pages: 247
Format Read: Paperback
Dragon Rating: 5/5
The Smell of Cedar by River Dixon
Pages: 96
Format Read: Kindle
Dragon Rating: 1/5
Total Books Read: 5
Total Pages Read: 1396
Drop me a comment if you have read any of these books and want to chat.
Happy Friday Everyone!
I hope everyone has some good book plans this weekend.
The poem I have chosen is actually one of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
Sonnet Number 8
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy;
Why lov’st thou that which thou receiv’st not gladly,
Or else receiv’st with pleasure thine annoy?
If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,
By unions married, do offend thine ear,
They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds
In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear.
Mark how one string, sweet husband to another,
Strikes each in each by mutual ordering;
Resembling sire, and child, and happy mother,
Who, all in one, one pleasing note do sing;
Whose speechless song, being many, seeming one,
Sings this to thee: ‘Thou single wilt prove none.’
William Shakespeare
Hello!
Well this week has mainly focused on studying and teaching to be honest but here is what else I have been up to.
Walking
The walking is going strong when it isn’t raining.
Cats
We had to take our one cat to the vet, she is all ok but it was a traumatic experience for my husband and myself. I’m the one who has to catch the cat which is always rather a worry.
Knitting
The scarf is still going strong. I am already planning my next challenge but I must make myself finish the scarf first.
So there it is, a rather quiet week but got lots of work done which is always good.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. For more info please check out Jana’s blog.
Here are some of my all time favourite book quotes!
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone By J. K. Rowling
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
There is my Top Ten Tuesday, I really enjoyed this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. Please drop me a comment with your Top Ten Tuesday.
Lady Book Dragon 