Hello!
It is time for my final update of my 2021 challenge. I had to change location of the book stack because I could no longer keep it upright without it leaning on against a wall.
Sadly, I failed the challenge. The final stack came to 64 inches and it needed to be 67 inches. I was so close but I just came short.
Here is the year in full.
Maybe, I will try the challenge again another year.
Happy Reading
Hello!
It is time for the first Weekly Brief of the year.
Not much has happened on the blog so far this year because I have taken a bit of a rest from blogging.
Posts this Week
Currently Reading
I ordered Village Christmas by Laurie Lee in November and it turned up a couple of days ago but being as it isn’t all about Christmas I decided to read it and so far I am loving it and finding it very funny.
Happy Reading
Hello!
I am playing catch up on the blog at the moment, as over Christmas and New Year I took a little bit of break. So here is my last wrap up from 2021.
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Goodreads Challenge: 71/70
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Hello!
I hope everyone is coping well with the first week back at work after New Year. I have come down with a nasty cold so I must admit I have been resting and reading to hopefully get over it quickly.
My chosen poem today is by A. A. Milne.
Explained Elizabeth Ann Said to her Nan: 'Please will you tell me how God began? Somebody must have made Him. So Who could it be, cos I want to know?' And Nurse said, 'Well!' And Ann said, 'Well? I know you know, and I wish you'd tell.' And Nurse took pins from her mouth, and said, 'Now then, darling, it's time for bed.' Elizabeth Ann Had a wonderful plan: She would run round the world till she found a man Who knew exactly how God began. She got up early, she dressed, and ran Trying to find an Important Man. She ran to London and knocked at the door Of the Lord High Doodelum's coach-and-four. 'Please, sir (if there's anyone in), However-and-ever did God begin?' The Lord High Doodelum lay in bed But out of the window, large and red, Came the Lord High Coachman's face instead. And the Lord High Coachman laughed and said: 'Well, what put that in your quaint little head?' Elizabeth Ann went home again And took from the ottoman Jennifer Jane. 'Jenniferjane,' said Elizabeth Ann, 'Tell me at once how God began.' And Jane, who didn't much care for speaking, Replied in her usual way by squeaking. What did it mean? Well, to be quite candid, I don't know, but Elizabeth Ann did. Elizabeth Ann said softly, 'Oh! Thank you Jennifer. Now I know.' A. A. Milne
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Hello and happy New Year!
Apologies for being a bit quiet recently, I must admit I have been enjoying a break from everything over the festive period but now I am back to normal and looking forward to a good year of reading and blogging.
So here is my year in books!
I am pleased I made my Goodreads Challenge again this year.
Here are all the books I read
I think I read a few different genres in 2021 and I did try to leave my comfort zone at times as well. One thing I did learn was that I really miss reading classics so I think 2022 will involve me reading a few more classics.
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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.
Hello!
I remembered what day it is! The days between Christmas and New Year are always a little hazy to work out but today I realised it was Wednesday so I thought I would do a WWW Wednesday.
What I am Currently Reading
I just started this last night and I am really enjoying the illustrations. I do love reading Harry Potter books so this is a nice book to finish the year with.
What I have Recently Finished Reading
I haven’t done much reading over the Christmas period so this is the only book I have finished.
What I Think I will Read Next
I have so many books that I want to read in 2022 and I have a lot of book series I want to start and finish. My biggest problem is trying to work out what to read and when.
Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.
Happy Reading
Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. All you have to do is show off a book from your TBR that you’re looking forward to reading.
Hello Everyone!
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and got some nice new books as presents. My chosen book today has been on my TBR for ages but until yesterday I did not own it. Now I own the whole series because I had the set for Christmas.
For more than a hundred years humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races once again fight each other – and themselves: Dwarves are killing their kinsmen, and elves are murdering humans and elves, at least those elves who are friendly to humans… Into this tumultuous time is born a child for whom the witchers of the world have been waiting.
Ciri, the granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Cintra, has strange powers and a stranger destiny, for prophecy names her the Flame, one with the power to change the world – for good, or for evil… Geralt, the witcher of Rivia, has taken Ciri to the relative safety of the Witchers’ Settlement, but it soon becomes clear that Ciri isn’t like the other witchers. As the political situation grows ever dimmer and the threat of war hangs almost palpably over the land, Geralt searches for someone to train Ciri’s unique powers.
But someone else has an eye on the young girl, someone who understand exactly what the prophecy means – and exactly what Ciri’s power can do. This time Geralt may have met his match.
I can’t wait to start the series and it will most likely be one that I start in the new year.
Please drop me a comment if you have taken part in Goodreads Monday and I will head over for a visit.
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Happy Christmas!
This is just a little post wishing all my fellow bloggers a wonderful Christmas.
I hope everyone has a lovely day and I hope you get to spend it with friends and family.
Lyra wishes everyone an extra special Happy Christmas from her favourite spot from under the tree.
Happy Christmas and Happy Reading
Happy Christmas Eve!
I hope everyone is ready for Christmas and Father Christmas visiting.
When I saw this poem I thought it was perfect for Christmas Eve so I have been saving it just for today.
The poem is by author and poet Timothy Tocher.
Help Wanted Santa needs new reindeer. The first bunch has grown old. Dasher has arthritis; Comet hates the cold. Prancer's sick of staring at Dancer's big behind. Cupid married Blitzen and Donder lost his mind. Dancer's mad at Vixen for stepping on his toes. Vixen's being thrown out - she laughed at Rudolph's nose. If you are a reindeer we hope you will apply. There is just one tricky part: You must know how to fly. Timothy Tocher
Happy Reading
Murder in Midwinter: Ten Classic Crime Stories for Christmas by Various.
Blurb
Midwinter. As snow falls softly outside and frost sparkles on tree branches, it’s time to curl up before a roaring fire, wrap your hands around a steaming mug of mulled wine, and forget your worries for now.
But as the temperature drops outside, malice is sharpening its claws … and murder walks abroad. In these classic stories of mystery and mayhem, let ten of the great crime writers in history surprise and delight you with twists and turns as shocking as an icicle in the heart.
Featuring stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, Cyril Hare, Anthony Berkeley, Ruth Rendell, Margery Allingham, Ellis Peters … and more.
Review
I love the books from the Murderous Christmas Stories series and tend to read one every December to help put me in the festive spirit. Although I was surprised to find that this book only actually had 3 stories set at Christmas and the rest were set in the Autumn or Winter months, but I suppose it is called Murder in Midwinter rather than Murder at Christmas.
I enjoyed all but one of the stories but my favourites were The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Arthur Conan Doyle and Rumpole and the Health Farm Murder by John Mortimer. Rumpole was a brilliant character and made me laugh a great deal, he is set in his ways and no matter how much his wife tries he will not change. Sherlock was up to his usual fantastic deductions in The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet.
There was only one story in the book that I was not keen on which was the first one in the book The Queen’s Square by Sayers. I really did not get into it and found the relentless costume descriptions rather boring. However, thankfully I did not let the story put me off the rest of the book because the rest of the stories were excellent.
Overall, I give this book 5 out of 5 Dragons because to be honest Rumpole and the Health Farm deserves 5 Dragons all to itself because I enjoyed it so much.
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