Hello there, happy Friday everyone! Thank you to everyone who left a comment last time, I'm slowly catching up with your blogs. I'm enjoying the slower life in blog land and appreciate your visits, each one of you. This week I've been to the opticians for new glasses, held a bookclub in my house with cake and tried to walk more. Today I reached my 6000 steps, that may not sound much but for me that is good. I don't carry my phone around at home, so I'm only clocking up steps at work or when I'm out.
I tried copying photos from my camera to the computer, instead of opening each folder and pasting them across, I pasted all the unopened files. We searched the computer, including recycling bin... all lost. I can't remember what they were other than all the photos taken between now and the last time I blogged. Even my camera says it's empty of photos, usually I have to delete those separately after I've copied them into a file. Anyway lesson learnt, do it properly next time. I managed to transfer 2 files of photos, all the books.
All my library books came in at once this month... total nightmare! They were ordered and collected from the mobile library. I had 2 left over from last months order: Anthony Horowitz - The Word is Murder, I'm halfway through but am losing interest and Faith Martin - A Fatal Mistake, part of a series. They've both been renewed and are all due back on the same day.
Meanwhile I remembered that I needed these Agatha Christie books for the Read Christie 2023 challenge. I quickly ordered them and collected them from the library in town. The Moving Finger is the book for March, Sparkling Cyanide for April. I can renew library books up to 6 times unless they've been requested. Two books have already been requested, so they will go to the top of the pile. I have 4 books at the top of the pile:
The Word is MurderThe Moving Finger
Mercy
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick was my choice for the book club, it's a very good story. I heartily recommend it, we had a fantastic discussion about it. There were questions in the back of the book, also some online.
The next bookbook club read: Mercy by Jodi Picoult is one that I've read before in a previous bookclub here
I've started to read it already and am enjoying the memories as I try to figure out what happened.
As well as starting a new Bookclub in the village, I'm also helping another lady run a monthly Village Pop In. People can drop in for a cuppa and bring their own craft projects eg knitting, crochet and sewing or crossword/puzzle books, box games or any artwork. I'm hoping that we can leave a jigsaw puzzle out permanently, for anyone to work on when the hall is in use. There will be donated books and jigsaws to borrow on a book case.
I'm taking something yarny, either knitting or crochet to do. Hopefully lots will attend and enjoy chatting over a cuppa. There isn't a pub, cafe or even a shop in the village anymore. We like it but you definitely need a car to get anywhere.
Thank you for visiting today, do leave a comment and let me know:
Do you support your library?
Do you have a pile of books to read?
Do you belong to a book club?
Do you keep a count of your daily steps and cups of water consumption?
Ttfn (Ta-Ta For Now).
Cathy x
Yay for 6,000 steps! That's wonderful. I keep saying I need to walk more and I really need to just do it. I feel so much better when I get exercise. I don't belong to a bookclub, but I wish I did. I've tried to get something together in the past and I never seemed to happen. The ladies I
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ReplyDeleteThe ladies I know didn't seem interested in doing a bookclub so that's too bad. I think it would be really fun! Especially if there's cake, too! I have a book on my nightstand I need to get back to. Hopefully, I'll make some time to read this weekend.
I don't keep track of how many glasses of water I drink each day, but I do drink a lot of water. Have a great weekend.
That's a shame, there are plenty of bookclubs on facebook. I know that's not the same, particularly as people just read through great piles of books. Then they moan if you give spoilers. It's a minefield. Maybe if you have a library nearby, they could suggest either an existing group or one that meets in the library x
DeleteI do support my local library, I have a book waiting to be collected at the moment. Let us know what you think of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, it's one I've thought of picking up a number of times but I've read mixed reviews of it.
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to start walking and drinking more water though I'm not good at tracking stuff. Love the library! Need to get back in the habit of actually going and picking up "real" books, I got on an e-book kick the last few years and have quite a few of those on hold. Would like to join a book club or actually I've been toying with the idea of starting one, keep thinking a mixed ages (young adults, middle aged, and older to get different perspectives) would be interesting. Hooray, by the way, for your 6,000 steps!
ReplyDeleteI think 6000 steps is good I hardly ever manage 10,000. That's a lot of books! I do support my local library we have a craft group that meets on Fridays in the Library too. I only have one book to read at the moment but I do have a pile of magazines to get through which a friend left for me. I use borrowbox and have lots of books saved on there too, there's not enough hours!
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting on my last blog post as it's good to renew the blog friendship. Take care and have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI read all of the Agatha Christie books in my late twenties early thirties. I have read some of them again and thankfully I've forgotten the endings and enjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteI listen to audiobooks and have a subscription for that. Not at the library, I am not patient enough to wait. You are busy! 6000 steps is great. Walking is fabulous to keep fit.
ReplyDeleteWe love our local library and have mounds of books in house. I just recently started counting step more regularly.. I try to get to 10000 every day.. not counting water consumption just yet.
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