.................was a bit of a write off.
It was raining in the morning and raining in the afternoon it might have stopped now and again but it was still half dark all day.
I should have or could have done something useful but didn't.
Instead I was reading............. A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith. The second book she's written about Gabriel Ward KC, set in 1901 in London's Inner Temple Courts.
It's a good read.
I avoided watching any news from Davos all day.
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I finished reading that book yesterday as like you I had an in day due to the manky weather in my village just outside Ipswich I spent a happy morning with my cat and a hotwater bottle cuddled under a throw, Poppy loves a warm lap. I did venture out during the afternoon to return my books to Broomhill library as they are due back in a couple of days a so have plenty of new books . Val x
ReplyDeleteIt was walking from Preston Drive to Broomhill Library that made me realise just how many little hilly bits there are in Ipswich! It was an interesting walk, up and down and under the railway and through a park.
DeleteI'm glad you are keeping warm and have plenty to read - two of the best things for winter.
Manky! So long since I heard that word, took me right back to Manchester in the late fifties, thank you!
DeleteI am struggling with my current book by Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay, but will try to finish it as it’s for the Readers’ Group. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI looked it up - sounds like something I definitely won't be borrowing! Good luck finishing.
DeleteI have just devoured 'Deohord' by Hana Videen - on the transformation of old Ænglisc to something more akin to what we now know and speak. Not a huge book and easily digestible but certainly left me wanting to know more. I loved finding words that are still in our lingo but have gently evolved but you can still spot the origins and the few that have stubbornly remained and we still use today.
ReplyDeleteNot something I would have thought of reading but it does sound curious. I'll pop onto the library website and reserve it
DeleteI have her book "the word hord" which is fascinating too. I think the book Kate mentions is a later one, and possibly easier to read. I need to get that from the library
DeleteThat sounds like a very good way to spend what was a very dismal, wet day.
ReplyDeleteIt really was a nasty grey day. Slightly lighter this morning but still a wet day forecast.
DeleteWhen I hear Davos I always think of Dr Who!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, of course! I read somewhere there are no Dr Who's planned at all for this year which is odd.
DeleteI felt compelled to watch Davos and I don't know why because it just makes me so upset. I am so embarrassed about our President. Please believe me when I say most Americans are appalled at what is happening in our country and trying hard to figure out what to do about it, since it's still early in the term. We're due for snow and ice and sub-zero temperatures. I'll read!
ReplyDeleteAre you in Michigan? We are having horrible weather. He is so embarrassing, but sneaky. All his Greenland weirdness effects the DOW when then earns more money for the rich. It makes me so upset. I don't get why people support him (including many of mine and my husband's relatives). Leaving for Mexico Saturday. Going to enjoy leaving the country. My daughter is doing study abroad in Hatfield, England since last Friday. She is loving it. Bit of a culture shock. But she is well traveled and going to do great. We get to visit her in March! Can't wait.
DeleteThanks to all blogging friends across the pond we know not everyone is the same!
DeleteI always think snow is better as it reflects the light a bit so not so gloomy as grey skies.
And to Anon - hope you enjoy your visit her in March
We had a break in the rain yesterday so the builders were able to get the garage wall built to almost roof level. Sadly today the rain is back and they cannot work. But our log burner is now ordered after a site visit, so I am happy.
ReplyDeleteI managed to read a book in two days due to the bad weather, so all is not lost at all. :-)
Hope your garage hasn't turned into a swimming pool!
DeleteYes, I finished that book recently and enjoyed it very much. I hope she will write more books in that series. Today is my first day back to my Zumba class since before Christmas. Finally feeling well enough to give it a try. Tomorrow will be so cold here -11° F for the low and 3° F for the high so a stay at home and read day for sure!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the Zumba it sounds too energetic for me!
DeleteDear blogger, why do you keep going on about the president of another country, nothing to do with you, at all, just saying, you liked child sniffer Biden didn't you lol, anyway here is something for you , google charles lynton , Kerry
ReplyDeleteI don't believe I actually mentioned anyone. Davos is a meeting place for lots of leaders who fly there in their private jets to talk about saving the planet!!
DeleteI have no interest at all in your leaders past or present so don't presume to know what I think.
That comment is simply obscene and should be deleted.
DeleteYour book sounds interesting, so I've just ordered the first one. I'm just reading A Conspiracy of Wolves be Candace Robb. Xx P.S The weather here in Belper is just as depressing as elsewhere in the UK.
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely surprise when Candace Robb wrote more of that series after a long break. I just finished the most recent - A Lions Ransom.
DeleteRainy days are perfect for curling up by a fire, with a hot drink … and reading all day! Your book sounds interesting. Cali
ReplyDeleteIt's been a rainy week and not good for positivity.
DeleteWhile you got rain, we got 2 more inches of snow. The sun is shining and I've just finished shoveling my walkways as well as a strip down the edge of the driveway which had been plowed.
ReplyDeleteStill no snow forecast here and no temps below freezing - just more grey forecast - ugh!
DeleteSounds like a great way to spend a rainy day.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.