Poolmonkey

Cornflakes and skimmed milk. No sugar I`ve decided that those extra pounds I`ve put on, need to go before they become a permanent fixture. Gave up smoking earlier this year and I definitely think that`s got something to do with it (although eating too many chips doesn`t help)

I`m reading Broken Angels by Montanari. My neighbour gave me a big black bin liner full of books - and this is one of them. I`d never heard of him before and I have to say I`m a bit bored and I`m nearly half way through. Have I picked the wrong book of his to start with ? I haven`t even looked at the other books. I just decided to pick one out at random and this was it.

Hi Alessia

Why Do Fuels Fall in Love - Diana Ross

Off to Istanbul in a couple of weeks for 5 nights. Sooooo looking forward to it. Anybody else been ? Highlights ?

He Ain`t Heavy, He`s My Brother - The Hollies

Great to hear it`s a good read. I`m gonna keep it for one of those `I need a fabulous read` times. I can`t decide if I should re-read Wolf Hall first ( read it about a year ago)

Thank you for your kind welcomes

Stuck In The Middle With You - Steelers Wheel

Feelin Groovy - Simon and Garfunkel

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Here are my top 10 this year - Henry VIII, king and court - Alison Weir The rise and fall of ancient Egypt - Toby Wilkinson Quiet belief in angels - R J Ellory A safe place - Lorenzo Carcaterra The Ghost of Lily Painter - Caitlin Davies The Poisonwood bible - Barbara Kingsolver Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel The owl killers - Karen Maitland The time travellers guide to Medieval England - Ian Mortimer The shadow of the wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Just started Rebecca`s Tale by Sally Beauman. (Can`t possibly be as good as Daphne du Maurier`s Rebecca )

Dancing Queen - Abba

When I was a kid in the UK in the early 70s - we used to wander the streets with a hollowed out turnip with a candle in it, and because both of my parents worked full-time, by the time they got to the shops to buy the turnips, all the big ones had gone, so quite often we walked round with turnips the size of large apples We didn`t knock on neighbours doors, or do anything much apart from walk up and down our street, with frequent visits home when the wind blew out the candles. Nowadays it`s all become very americanized with pumpkins and `trick or treating` but with parents walking round with their children or having Halloween parties. Guy Fawkes night was another great laugh when I was growing up - we used to make a guy with old clothes stuffed with newspapers (or someone`s younger brother) and put them in a pram and wait outside the bingo, where we knew the women leaving would give us `a penny for the guy` Ah, the simple pleasures of life !!!!