happyanddandy

I got a prior notification from Sadlers Wells that a production of 'West Side Story' is coming in July - I bought some tickets straight away!!

hmmm... maybe in a coupla years

Chicken - your review would not put me off reading it!

Mixed reviews on Librarything

thanks for that chicken - if you can't tell what era it is suppose to be set then there can't be a lot of depth to it!!

Finished 'Espresso Tales'. A gentle sequel to 'Scotland Street' with the familiar characters of before. Thoroughly enjoyable as I like this sort of genre. I love the character of Bertie but I am slightly perplexed by the given skills of a 6 year old. Ok he is a very able child but playing the saxaphone?? His hands would not be big enough to play an alto sax, his fingers would not spread enough to reach the keys and he would not have the lung capacity to make much of a noise from it. This probably reveals more about my thinking than anything else and maybe why I cannot appreciate fantasy genre very much!! However onwards and upwards - now I need to select a new read - I did get a book from the library called 'How to Talk to a Widower' by Jonathan Tropper which will probably be next

I have several invites to 'friends' on Librarything who have not replied to me - hmmm.....

Yes - from a distant memory - v light entertaining reading only

Hello Finrod. I use Librarything and I keep a ist here too

I have this on TBR so it will be next - thanks for that recommendation

Too right V!! It's all that testosterone

And I thought I had a bad day!!

I am a happy atheist and I am so looking forward to the film as are my children - the trailers look great. My kids have read the books and the eldest especially loved them so much so that we went to see the 6 hour production at the South Bank along with loads of other families and they had to put it on the following year it was so popular. My kids will ultimately decide for themselves if and when they choose religion or not and I will support them either way. I choose not to impose it on them, they have more than enought to contend with just growing up right now. The film will contribute to the rich tapestry of life that they already enjoy

I managed to pick up 3 from the Hospice shop on Nici's recommendation and I have read the first one this year - very enjoyable

Finished 'The House at Riverton' and commented in the review section. Started Alexander Macall Smith's 3rd part of the Scotland St trilogy to read from mount TBR last night as I couldn't find the second and so assumed I had read it and lent it out to someone. This morning my eye fell straight on to the second part 'Expresso Tales' on the window ledge so will start that this afternoon

aw thanks

oh no I'm really left out now

Years ago I read the Thomas Covenant chronicles on OH's recommendation - I think there were 3 - I don't know why we don't have them any more. Anyone read them? - I did enjoy them - he was such a reluctant hero in his world - not really a hero either if I remeber rightly

Nooo! I have a 'we regret' message

oh I am jealous!! I am just going to check,,,

You wont regret it!!

What a thoroughly enjoyable read. It was like watching a period drama every time I picked it up to read. Such a lot of detail and so well written. It is an 'Upstairs Downstairs' saga (for those old enough to remember that one) narrated by Grace a lowly maid at Riverton. It would definitely be a great film or TV drama with Judy Dench as Lady Clem and the other handsome chap of period dramas whose name I can't think of as Robbie.

agreed - I think about it from time to time

Hi Deidre and welcome to here

How very gratifying