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Oh dear, you do look rather unco How's this for busting a move? (click on picture)

Where the Streets Have No Name ~ U2 (sod, please put some clothes on, you'll catch your death man )

What a powerful piece of music, love it.

Incubus's latest If Not Now, When.

In the Company of Wolves off Incubus's latest album.

Digging in the Dirt ~ Peter Gabriel (another one )

I've got this too Kylie. I've found it excellent for all the ins and outs of writing poetry and all told in Stephen Fry's inimitable style.

Shock the Monkey ~ Peter Gabriel

I agree Poppyshake There are so many books out there waiting to be discovered, I'm sure there's more favourites amongst them. After all, I only read 'To Kill A Mockingbird' within the last three years. Thanks to everyone who read my rambles and commented

Day 30. Your favourite book of all time I really can't answer this, there are so many books I've loved but I can't pinpoint just one. I've already mentioned a lot of my favourites but ones I haven't said anything about (I think ) include .... A Horsesman Riding By by R.F.Delderfield All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Graham The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald The Poldarks by Winston Graham Cats In My Coffee by Joyce Fussey The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Fried Green Tomatoes at Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg and ......I could go on forever Maybe if I really HAD to narrow it to just one, I would say To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee The End.

Day 29. A book everyone hated but you liked I can't really think of any apart from books we had to read at school. Everyone else hated them, but to me reading anything for homework was a pleasure. Books included 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

It was Weave, I found it very moving. People's courage in the face of quite big challenges was inspiring. Day 28. Favourite title As usual, it's far too restrictive sticking to just one The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shafer is very appealing and I love the evocative titles of Laurie Lee's books Cider With Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. Some funny ones I've discovered that I haven't read but just have to mention. Still Life With Psychotic Squirrel by C.B. Smith The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel

Day 27. The most surprising plot twist or ending There's probably heaps that have surprised me over the years but ones that spring to mind are - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Atonement by Ian McEwan and a couple of my favourites Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Seuss Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

A few suggestions ..... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kelsey To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb In Cold Blood by Truman Capote All thought provoking books in my opinion.

I know they say sterilise the jars and they definitely need to be clean but I think the main reason you need to get them hot is that the jars will crack if you pour boiling hot liquid into cold jars. Sometimes I just let the jam cool and pour it into clean jars, though they would have just been through the dishwasher. Lol, I'm lazy and always find the easiest ways to do things

Well done Kell. That looks delicious Did you see my suggestion of an easy way to sterilise jars in the oven?

Day 26. A book that changed your opinion about something I can't really think of a book that's changed my opinion, but I can think of several that have influenced me. The Bible The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Mr God This Is Anna by Fynn A Gift of Stories by Julie Leibrich. This is a collection of life stories of people dealing with a variety of mental illnesses.

Day 25. A character who you can relate to the most I love Lillian Beckwith's semi-autobiographical books about the Hebrides. She lived on a small croft, surrounded by eccentric neighbours and animals. I can relate to that.

Day 24. A book that you wish more people would read A Painted House by John Grisham I haven't read any of Grisham's legal thriller books, although after reading this book I'm very tempted, he is a very good writer. This book is set in Arkansas in the early 50's and is told through the eyes of Luke, a seven year old boy. His family are poor cotton farmers and this story tells of his journey from innocence into the harsh realities of life.

I thought it must be like that Kylie for so many people to speak so highly of it. A fairly emotive subject.

Day 23. A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I started reading this but was rather uncomfortable with the subject material. However, Pontalba, whose opinion I respect highly, is glowing about this book and Nabakov's writing in general, so I still intend to read it when the time is right.

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman books are based on Dungeons and Dragons (they helped invent them). Although I'm not a gamer, I really enjoyed their books. They write a lot of series, so if you get into one of their fantasies, you have plenty of entertainment ahead to look forward to.

You should see her alter-ego Sir Les Patterson!! for you Kylie.