Ahead of the Times?

The author wrote this book in 2021

Did he know something we didn't?

 

This was a new-to-me-author and the book was on my shelves although I can't remember who mentioned the author or where I found the book - it wasn't new so must have been from a charity shop. The story was excellent and it means I've found a new series to read as this is the fourth out of six so far about Washington Poe who works for the National Crime Agency - with socially awkward but brilliant civilian analyst, computer whizz and profiler Tilly Bradshaw.

This story reaches back to soldiers serving in Afghanistan, involves stolen historical artefacts and all happens while preparations are going on for putting in place security at a International summit being held at a Cumbrian Hotel.

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Sounding Old!

 I was sat in the TSB bank waiting for an appointment and thinking that a few years ago there would have been a long queue waiting to be served and each position would be open, now they only open a counter if it's needed for someone to pay in coins. I said the same to the lady I saw for my appointment and then reminisced on the time before single line queueing and having to guess which queue at which counter was going to move quickest - banks and Post Office. Seems so strange to think how long it took to change to a single line. Then I thought OMG I'm turning into one of those old people who are always looking backwards!

Back at the end of the week with library book photo or before if I think of something worth saying!

April, My Second Favourite Month...........

 ................except for the expenses.

It's bad planning how so many things need renewing and paying for in April. TV licence, house insurance and dentist for a start and birthdays, but then it's my birthday month and more spring-like too which makes it my favourite month except for June - due to strawberries and Wimbledon tennis on TV (although I've just googled and the dates are mainly July this year - so that's mucked that one up!) Never mind still looking forward to a good second-favourite month.

And it's no wonder I'm feeling cheerful. The weatherman said March was the sunniest ON RECORD for Norfolk and Suffolk - that means the sunniest for many, many years. Really good for mental health.

 This bit below was written in my April 1st post of  2019

There are often a few warm days at the end of March or beginning of April which brings the Blackthorn into flower then the weather will often turn colder which is called The Blackthorn Winter. According to forecasts that looks very likely for this year. 

It was the same in 2022 and much again this year, warmth at the end of March and into April, so there is bound to be some cold sometime in April.

The rest of this post is bits from 2020 and 2022 post so I apologise for repeating.

 My Illustration for April is again from the book 'A Sparrow's Life as Sweet as Ours' by Carrie Akroyd.

The male blackbird is one of our most recognisable birds, there was a decline in numbers through the latter part of the C20 but since the beginning of this century numbers have increased again.

In Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream, Bottom says

 The Ousel-cock, so black of hue, with orange tawny beak.

because until the C17 blackbirds were just one of the birds of the ousel family, they didn't have their own name. 

This year...............

Easter is almost the latest it can be and falls just after my 70th - family get together planned for that which will be good. And then of course  St Georges Day on the 23rd,  but there are lots of Saints in my book who are less well known. What about St Vincent Ferrer on the 5th, St Waudru on the 9th, St Zeno of Verona on the 12th, St Soter on the 22nd and  St Zita on the 27th? Some wonderful names and stories.

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