Madeleine

Bitter yesterday, with snow flurries, and very cold again today but dry so far.

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

Had pizza last night for the first time in ages, really enjoyed it - just cheese, tomato and sweetcorn.

I've watched about 75% of to Walk Invisible, the drama about the Brontes which was on over Xmas, and really enjoying it, very well-acted, and the scenery is gorgeous, although some of the village scenes are obviously sets and backdrops.

Do you know if she's been published in Holland?

I try not to worry too much about having a target either, I usually aim for around 50 books, which is roughly 4 a month, but I don't want to get worked up about something I'm meant to enjoy - had enough of that at school with books we had to read!

Free delivery too, I can't work it out either why they're different.

I might be doing a walk as well, depending on the weather and my cold.

A few more flurries tonight but nothing settling.

Had a snow flurry before but didn't amount to anything.

Don't stop the Dance - Bryan Ferry

One day I'll fly away - Randy Crawford

and Agent Mulder last week!

I've just finished Anya de Jager's debut novel, "A Cold Death in Amsterdam" - she's Dutch but lives in the UK and writes in English. I quite enjoyed this, fairly standard crime novel in which the main character, detective Lotte Merman, is still reeling from her previous case involving the murder of a child, in which she is due to testify in court. However she is haunted by some terrible misjudgements, and can't stop thinking about it, whilst investigating a new case in which a man who's involved in a major investment company, is murdered at his home. The police think the case has links to the another murder, several years ago, of another banker just after he was released from jail. The two men worked together, and the new victim married the first man's widow, so there are obvious connections in both cases. It's a police procedural, and although some of the banking information went over my head a bit, it was quite involving, although some of the plot lines didn't ring true - Lotte's father investigated the first case, and she's desperate to keep his name out of the new investigation, and also the fact that she's his daughter, and I found it hard to believe that no one in the police knew their relationship, and even when it is finally revealed, she does several things which I'm sure in real life would have made most of her evidence inadmissible. Not a bad debut though, even if I did want to shake her sometimes! 7/10

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

I got a hardback version of a book (cheap from Amazon marketplace) which I don't usually buy, but this one looks like it's never going to come out in paperback, and I liked 2 of her other books, so I ordered "The Pierced Heart" by Lynn Shepherd. I've also bought the latest in the Grantchester series "Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation", and "The Fire Child" by S K Tremayne. I also hoped to get Charlaine Harris's latest "Night Shift" but Waterstone's didn't have a single copy of any of her books, which I was annoyed about.

I love Dorset, it's one of my favourite counties. where are you planning on visiting there?

Me too re Shakespeare! Better to watch, and even that can be heavy going sometimes.

Glad you're enjoying Lorna now, Will, hope you feel better soon, from a fellow cougher, horrible isn't it!

Yes it was bitter yesterday, bit milder today but so dreary, it's just dismal.

I agree with Talisman, for us having winter at the moment it's cold and dreary - today seems to be especially vile - and it's tiring working, commuting especially in bad weather, hanging around for buses, and I have a really annoying tickly cough which is one of the things keeping me awake at night. the days are getting a bit longer so there's hope ahead!

Timeless was good fun this week, loved the Wesley Snipes joke.

the fifth Game of Thrones book does that as well, so don't look at the back of it if you haven't read the previous books!

Changing the title really annoys me too, and also changing covers, especially when the new design is worse than the old one!

hi Erica and welcome.