Kylie

Thanks Supergran, it did feel a bit like answering exam questions! I hope you're enjoying Mansfield Park as well!

Happy Birthday Janet! I hope you have a terrific day!

Thanks Echo It was taken shortly after I went skydiving. I don't know how I managed to smile for it because I was feeling quite sick!

I like your pic too - you and your partner look like a really lovely couple

No worries Rachel Thanks for adding me. I didn't realise so many of us were on FaceBook. I think I have just about doubled my number of friends in the last day or so!

I did the walk and was pleased just to finish. I ran for maybe a couple of hundred metres near the beginning but quickly realised I should just take it easy or I'd never finish. It was a very nice stroll and a beautiful day for it, but my legs and feet are still aching a lot 2 days later!

Hi Frankie!

I haven't chatted to you in a while. I hope you're doing well and enjoying all your reading. Have you started The Crimson Petal and the White yet?

Hello Andrea! Just popping in to say hello. I hope you're well.

Hi Louise and Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day

Oh no!! I still haven't done it

My boss probably knows. I get caught every now and then but I don't think anyone knows what it is that I look at. A few people know about my book obsession but I only have one friend here who I can discuss books with, and she's in another department so I don't get to talk about them often

I have 7 books waiting to be delivered now since Chrissy recommended a book the other day. I think I'll be getting 3 of them this afternoon.

Happy Birthday Janet! Do you have any special plans?

Happy Birthday Echo! I hope you had a lovely day. You certainly deserve it. *hugs*

Thank you so much Weave

Hello Sue! How are you going?

Thanks Michelle!

It was wonderful, thanks Inver! I bought about 60 books, but there were quite a lot of non-fiction books, so I don't add those to my TBR pile.

How have you been?

Thanks Talisman!

Sorry, I didn't reply to your last few messages. Yes, I have Swedish blood in me, which I think is pretty cool. Most Australians (including me) have English and Irish ancestors, so it makes me feel a little more special having something else there too. Haha.

Aw, thanks Frankie! How nice of you to make me a snow angel.

Hi Mia, and Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day

I'd probably cry a lot if I watched RSPCA. I'm such a softy. But yes, it's nice to see people being kind to other things. Sometimes I despair for the lack of kindness in the world, so I'm always glad to be proven wrong.

I think you're referring to the Melbourne bushfires of last year. It was really terrible. So many people died and their communities are only just beginning to be rebuilt. There was a lovely photo that was widely published at the time where a firefighter was holding a bottle of water out to a koala. It was really touching.

The size of TCPatW put me off for a while too. That's the great thing about reading books from the Rory list with others. I have already knocked two huge books of my TBR pile so far this year. I'm pretty sure you'll read TCPatW fairly quickly once you get started. It really sucks you in. I can't wait to hear what you think of it!

Oh wow, I just watched the YouTube clip. I will never be able to pronounce your name because I can't roll my r's at all. Are there are any Finns who can't roll their r's? It would be very awkward for them I imagine.

Kangaroo isn't eaten very often here, but I think it's going to get more popular in future. Most people don't want to eat 'Skippy'. (Did you ever see that TV show? It was a very popular show about a kangaroo called Skippy who was very helpful.)

I've only eaten it a few times and only recently. It's very lean meat and very good for you.

Happy Birthday for yesterday, MuggleMagic!

Not quite a trailer, but I did wheel a little trolley around with me, which was full to overflowing with books. But I wasn't out of place. Lots of people bring trolleys.

Wish Kenny good luck in his exams for me please! I suppose he needs a bit of a sleep in so he can be fully focused when he begins studying