I only saw the last 5 mins as 'Young Musician of the Year' was by far the better programme!. Saw the sing off - I agree Mia, Niamh was terrible shouting and nasal Ashley was the better performance
I've read 14 - I am not a fast reader and I knit so that takes up reading time
Highlights are;
Rumours of a Hurricane - Tim Lott
South of the River - Blake Morrison
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber
I have pondered getting a breadmaker too Esiotrot. I have a male friend Chris who gets it all ready late in the evening, puts it on to mix and cook overnight and hey presto! A fresh loaf every morning and it tastes good.
On to Tess Gerritsens' - 'The Surgeon' felt encouraged to read by previous posts on BCF. Hope it's better than the last book. You can see my review of 'The Battle for Big School' in the Reviews Blog
PS I have no idea where the apostrophe goes
Even more exciting at the end was my son eating Maltesers suddenly started choking and I had to whack him v hard on the back to dislodge it - so I missed a vital bit