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Afternoon (or, I guess, morning!)

How are you doing? Hope you're okay.

Yo. Greetings to you, Beef, me old chum. That's all, really.

Aloha. Just popping in to say hi. There you are. Hoping you are ever so well.

Morning Janet. Happy New Year and all that. How're you doing? I'd like to keep my thread going but just wish to change it's name to simply 'Mac Reads', if that's possible - I'm a little...faddy, I suppose, about stuff and would like to be able to go back over the books that I've read in one thread, if that's okay?

How was Christmas for you? Lots of fun, I hope.

Trust you are well. Take care. Mac.

Hola! Dropping in to say hello and all that jazz. What's the buzz in your world, Andrea? What's going down in Groove Town? I notice that we were born within mere weeks of one another. '73 is a fine vintage...x

Everybody walk the dinosaur... xx

Cheers, fella. It's all tip top.

Ahoy there, Charm. Just dropping in to see how you're doing. Are you well and enjoying your Sunday? Hope so.

TTFN.

I am quite fine, thank you. My hike across the country proved to be quite a challenge - the weather, in the words of he-whom-has-the-acting-skills-of-a-chair Keanu Reeves, was heinous, dude. My mountain skills were put to the test in the extreme. I'm putting together some sort of journal type thing and will bang it on here so that anyone who may wish to bore themselves senseless are free to do so.

I'm still in the process of organising a weekend down London, but as soon as I know when I'm coming down, I'll let you know so we can meet for coffee and maybe EVEN CAKE!

Oxfambooks, eh? What's that all about? xxx

Pretty good, thanks. I've been gardening all weekend, I'm counting down the days to when I leave work (Friday, 21st August - whoopee!) and I'm out playing tonight. So, things are okay. What's the weird allergy thing you've got going on?

Ooh, hey. Have you read any of Henning Mankell's stuff? It's great crime fiction. I think you'd really like him.

Thanks Janet - that's ace. Sorry to read that you were a bit dodgy over the hols, but am glad you feel rested and raring to go. Thanks for your help.

Pip pip.

Tickle that mojo, Charm. Tickle it! x

Ugh, I bet it was! I always get the post-holiday blues. I hope things improve, and swiftly.

Afternoon, Andy. How, in the name of Odin's beard, are you? I have returned from my fearsome attack on my garden and am now opening a bottle of a cheeky little bottle of Barolo (a reassuringly expensive bottle of Italian wonderment!).

So. All's well with you, I trust?

Hi Scarlette. Christmas was good and relaxing, thank you. How was yours? Whatcha get up to? To be honest, mine mostly involved beer, wine and food - in that order! x

It is a creepy book. I think it gave me weird dreams as well. Brilliant stuff. Hope you're well.

I did, as you say, have an amazing Christmas, although my body is complaining more than somewhat because of the amazingness of it. For some reason, all the tone seems to have left it and I've become some sort of amorphous blob, unable to move or fend for myself, fearful of all known predators which are at this time circling my abode waving spears and breathing fire....

...or maybe I made that up. I'm fine, actually and, as it happens, I'm just about to go climbing with my beautiful friend Katy. How's about that?

What's going on in your world, Lovely Lady? x

James Brown?!? Whatchoo talkin' abaht, lady?!? xx

Friday. Yep.

Bonjour Genevieve.

It sounds wonderful, where you live. I currently live in a reasonably nice suburb of a town on the edge of The Peak District in England. This makes me feel lucky, as I often go striding out over the hills, away from everything. It's also handy for taking our Scouts into the wilds and teaching them navigation.

However, I used to live for a while in Norfolk, miles from anywhere, with no light or sound pollution. This was the very epitome of peace. The wildlife there was incredible and in abundance. I miss the constant connection with nature that living in a town mutes.

Saying that, I have created a haven for birds and insects in my garden, so I can still watch life dance and play while I wash up!

I hope you've had a lovely weekend.

Take good care. X

Good morning. I hope this doesn't come across as terribly rude, but how does one pronounce your name? Please don't misunderstand - I love Celtic names, and wish to call my first daughter (should I ever be fortunate enough to father one) Niamh. Yours is a name I have never encountered, and I like to be right in my head.

I hope you're really well, me old chum, and that things are going well with you. x

I've hit upon a way of describing the way Murakami makes me feel. He's Sushi for the mind! I've been looking for this sound-bite for ages! I'm so pleased...hope you've had a good weekend.

Things are well, thank you kindly. Gardening, reading, playing a bit of guitar, you know the thing. One of those rare beasts - a weekend where nothing's planned (save for playing tonight in a sfiddley bar). Heavenly, really. Gorgeous weather, innit???

Hey there! Hope all is well with you. Just dropping by to say hello. So, 'hello!'

Hey Scarlette. Just dropping by to say hello! How're things in your part of the world?