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Enjoy your 2015 reading....

Enjoy your 2015 reading....

Enjoy your 2015 reading....

Enjoy your 2015 reading....

Enjoy your 2015 reading....

Hi....enjoy all the books you read in 2015....one question though...why is there 2 threads for your books

I love all your bookie shelve piccies....plenty reading material to choose from

Officially open now......

I think we are Hobbiting later on today....

Getting a bit stuck with 'Lake of Dreams' so picked up another book I had on the TBR pile.....Cauldstane by Linda Gillard, which I know will be a good read.

Books Read/Authors British Shane Dunphy (Irish & new author) Rowan Coleman (new author for me) Emma Healey (new author for me) Linda Gillard Dorothy Koomson Rosie Thomas Chris Cleave Maggie O'Farrell Lucy Diamond Sarah Rayner (new author for me) Vanessa Greene Kirsty Wark (Scottish & new author for me) Stuart MacBride (Scottish) Alexandra Brown (new author for me) International Kim Edwards - USA Diane Chamberlain - USA (2) Liane Moriarty - Australia (new author for me) Lisa Genova - USA Kate Morton - Australia Vanessa Diffenbaugh - USA (new author for me) Mitch Albom - USA Anita Shreve - USA Debbie Macomber - USA Eowyn Ivey - USA (new author for me)

New Authors/Books Bought or Borrowed New Author = * Books bought/borrowed/swapped = # Read = @ 'The Husband's Secret' by Liane Moriarty * # @ 'The Great Christmas Knit Off' by Alexandra Brown # (March) 'The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle' by Kirsty Wark *@# (March) 'The Memory Book' by Rowan Coleman * @ # (present) 'Elizabeth is Missing' by Emma Healey * @ # (borrowed from my sister) 'Life after Life by Kate Atkinson # (Christian Aid book sale) 'A Week in Paris' by Rachel Hore # (Christian Aid book sale) 'The Secret Keeper' by Kate Morton # (Christian Aid book sale) 'The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson # (Christian Aid book sale) 'Strange Fits of Passion' by Anita Shreve # (Christian Aid book sale) 'Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted by Lolly Winston # (Christian Aid book sale) 'Love Letters' by Debbie Macomber # (Christian Aid book sale) 'The Language of Flowers' by Vanessa Diffenbaugh *@ # (a swap on RISI) 'Secrets of the Lighthouse' by Santa Montefiore # (from a fellow Bookcrosser) 'Her Mother's Shadow' by Diane Chamberlain # (a swap on RISI) 'Big Little Lies' by Liane Moriarty # (present) 'The House We Grew Up In' by Lisa Jewell # (present) 'We Are All Made of Stars' by Rowan Coleman # (present) 'The Snow Child' by Eowyn Ivey * (won a signed copy) My Christmas pressie book 'Murder at the Old Vicarage' A Christmas Mystery by Jill McGowan

TBR List I will be adding to this when I choose the books from my shelves that I really want to try and read this year. 'Peaches for Monsieur le Cure' by Joanne Harris 'Sing You Home' by Jodi Picoult 'The Silent Sister' by Diane Chamberlain 'The Shadow Wife' by Diane Chamberlain 'Secret Lives' by Diane Chamberlain 'Life after Life' by Kate Atkinson 'A Week in Paris' by Rachel Hore 'The Secret Keeper' by Kate Morton 'Secrets of the Lighthouse' by Santa Montefiore (Bookcrossing) 'The Sweetness of Forgiving' by Kristin Harmel 'Keeper of the Light' Diane Chamberlain (trilogy)( Kiss River & Her Mother's Shadow)

Wishlist/To Buy 'The Language of Flowers' by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (a swap on RISI) 'The Wedding' by Nicholas Sparks 'The Memory Book' by Rowan Coleman (Mother's day gift from Kenny ) 'Night Road' by Kristin Hannah 'The Cornish House' by Liz Fenwick 'The Seafront Tea Rooms' by Vanessa Greene (Hayley sent me this one.... ) 'The Button Collector' by Elizabeth Jennings 'Leaving Time' by Jodi Picoult 'Keeper of the Light' Diane Chamberlain (trilogy)(have Kiss River & Her Mother's Shadow)(found in book swap shop) 'Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe' by Milly Johnson 'The Two Week Wait' by Sarah Rayner 'Another Night, Another Day' by Sarah Rayner

Bookring/rays/RABCK from Bookcrossing or BCF Members 'Constance' by Rosie Thomas (just one I had registered and on my shelf) 'The Forgotten Garden' by Kate Morton (one I had sent on from a fellow Bookcrosser)

My Reading List 2015 Well, here we are another year and another pile of books to read. Yet again I didn't reach my meagre 'to read' total of 30 ..how sad is that 19 is not a good total. It was even 1 less than last year so I shall endeavour yet again to reach it this year, famous last words I hear you say. Hopefully I will add a few more new authors along the reading trail too as I did last year. You are all very good at recommendations. Must try to read more from the books already on my shelf though, than buying....but we all know how hard that is List from 2014 (19) List from 2013 (20) Follow the above link to the other lists from previous years. Reading at the moment 'The Great Christmas Bake Off' by Alexandra Brown Read January 'The Lake of Dreams' by Kim Edwards 'Secrets She Left Behind' by Diane Chamberlain (sequel to 'Before the Storm)(started) February 'Secrets She Left Behind' by Diane Chamberlain (sequel to 'Before the Storm)(finished) 'The Husband's Secret' by Liane Moriarty March 'The Girl Who Couldn't Smile' by Shane Dunphy 'Love Anthony' by Lisa Genova 'The Memory Book' by Rowan Coleman (started) April 'The Memory Book' by Rowan Coleman (finished) 'Elizabeth is Missing' by Emma Healey 'Cauldstane' by Linda Gillard (started 2014) May 'My Best Friend's Girl' by Dorothy Koomson 'Constance' by Rosie Thomas 'The Forgotten Garden' by Kate Morton (started) June 'Gold' by Chris Cleave July 'The Forgotten Garden' by Kate Morton (finished) August 'Instructions for a Heatwave' by Maggie O'Farrell 'The Language of Flowers' by Vanessa Diffenbaugh September 'The Lost Daughter' by Diane Chamberlain 'The Time Keeper' by Mitch Albom 'Over You' by Lucy Diamond October 'One Moment' One Morning' by Sarah Rayner 'The Seafront Tea Rooms' by Vanessa Greene 'Testimony' by Anita Shreve November 'The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle' by Kirsty Wark 'Hannah's List' by Debbie Macomber December 'The Snow Child' by Eowyn Ivey 'Broken Skin' by Stuart MacBride 'The Great Christmas Knit Off' by Alexandra Brown

Not had any snow, but it has been very cold and hard frost

'Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe' by Jenny Colgan I haven't read 'Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe' but it was easy enough to get to know the characters. It was an OK read, but thought I it might have made me feel more Christmassy than it did. It does sound like a nice café to visit though if I was passing by and wanted to pop in. 3/5

As I thought ... a weird ending.

Good going Sedge....what a great win for you. U'17's game as to be expected due to the cold ground was called off. But Andy actually managed to get a game himself....bit of a treck up to Turriff for a cup game. We didn't go...shame really as he got a hat trick ...! Typical. The were 4-3 down but scored in injury time 4-4...eventually went to pens and the won 4-3. He ended up taking 3 pens....1st was fine...but he had to retake it as somebody was marginally in the box....took it again, same tactics...looked to the corner and blasted it down the middle. He was also one of the pen takers and did the same again. He said you would think the goalie would have had some idea where he was going to put the ball after three times....lol. So that is us ....will be all quiet for the U'17's over Christmas, but I think Glendale are playing through...weather permitting...!

Sorry for the late up date of the footie last weekend....Glendale...no game, so some consolation as they didn't lose any points...! U'17's did get a game. Phone rang at 8.30 and we thought here we go for the 5th week in a row of cancellation, however they actually moved the game to another pitch and they got it played. It was the local derby again against the other Culter team and it was 0-0 at HT. They came out fighting after HT but went down 1-0, then they had a penalty awarded against them, but our goalie made a fantastic save and denied them (soft) the penalty. Much to Andy's delight they managed to win convincingly 3-1, much to the other coaches disgust saying we were lucky...! Cold and had a few flakes of snow drifting through today, so an away game this weekend at Stonehaven (if it is on). How did you get on in the FA Vase?

Phew....how many times does that happen.....'yeh we should win this ok...' Cold and frosty here tonight....reckon it will be another day of footie cancellations.

17's have only played 5...about 6 still to play I think, due to the weather being rubbish. The rain seems to have gone at the moment, but quite heavy frost past couple of nights so see what the weekend brings. They haven't played 4 weeks in a row...! Glendale have played 11 and not even half way yet...think they have a cup game this weekend, but don't see Andy getting a game, he is tied to coaching the 17's at the moment due to lack of coaches. Their games have been getting called off too. Have to hope for good weather for the weekend....looks OK'ish if a bit chilly...hope it stays dry at least. Any fixtures to report Sedge?