Little Pixie

Gorgeous pics ! Love the doggie. How nice that your Boss let you go out to have some time with a canine friend.

Thanks - I get used to something and it works fine for me, but then ..... Change is difficult !

The Return does sound good. It reminds me a little of The Daughter of Time, where an Inspector in hospital `solves` the murder of Richard III`s nephews.

1087 pages ?? Is that the longest one you`ve read ? I think my longest one was around 800 pages.

Thanks - it`s okay atm, cos I used system restore - but the windows update causing the problem re-downloads after a while, and you can`t turn off the updates. Grr.

Grr, internet problems. Windows 10 updates knocked out the web browser I like. Back when I can.

Those new books look good.

18C, overcast - and 89% humidity. Bleah.

They showed some of that on our news. So sad.

Hurray for the free printer ! How nice.

Aw, that`s a nice word, too.

Your new books look great !

I put the first Black Magician book in my ` buy when it`s a good price ` list on Amazon - it`s £2.06 now, so I`m waiting for more books to fall, to make it up to £10 for the free p&p.

Thanks . So traumatic.

Ooh, they both sound good.

She`s currently snoozing on the balcony - it`s around 26C now and a bit windy, so really nice for her.

Only as a treat ; the rest of the time, she has Felix ( Doubly Delicious, Country Style, etc ) which loooks like `proper` food, ie, not overly processed, plus IAMS, which doesn`t have icky stuff in it. Did you find your doggie was healthier on raw ?

Rolling Stone - Another free Patricia Wentworth book.

Thanks Gaia. : ) She`s happier now ( talking away and running about ), so hopefully she`s on the mend.

Poor Xiao-Xiao came in on Thursday night at 9pm completely drenched. There was this terracottta-brown water pouring off her, like she`d been submerged in water. Poor thing was utterly traumatised. No idea if it was deliberate or she accidentally fell into the river ( which she never even goes near ). She`d just finished a course of steroids from the vet for her itchiness, so was in the best shape to fight off anything. She`s had a couple of days of raw beef to make her feel better, and she`s started talking again - she was so quiet and subdued - and running about. Still a bit jumpy though, and snuggles up closely to me at bedtime. :(:

Nice pics ! Thanks for the Trudi Canavan info. I`ve Kimpled The Black Magician, The Age of Five and Millenium`s Rule ( the first one looks especially good, but I like the sound of all of them ).

A — Author You’ve Read The Most Books From: Either Agatha Chrsitie or Terry Pratchett. B — Best Sequel Ever: Probably The Kingdom of Carbonel- Barbara Sleigh ; I read the first one when I was 7 or 8, and was just thrilled when a second book appeared. C — Currently Reading: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters D — Drink of Choice While Reading: Fizzy water ( unless I`m Kindling, then it`s no liquids, just in case ) E — E-Reader or Physical Book?: Maybe 5% Kindle, 95% Tree book. F — Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Dated in High School: Not a clue. G — Glad You Gave this Book a Chance: The New House - Lettice Cooper. I bought it for 20p, second hand, to complete one of those ` buy 5 books for £1`. It was falling to bits, and one of those `meh, why not` purchases.. and I ended up getting new versions to give as presents. A 1946 classic. H — Hidden Gem Book: Probably The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer. I got it `cos I enjoyed the film, and it set me off on a 1940`s mystery kick. I — Important Moment in Your Reading Life: Getting the Internet/Amazon, `cos I got introduced to so many wonderful authors I`d never come across. J — Just Finished: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters. K – Kinds of Books You Won’t Read?: Horror ! Yikes !! Also, true crime - just tooo scary for me. L – Longest Book You’ve Read: Underworld - Don De Lillo, 832 pages ( or maybe Lord of the Rings, if you count it as one book in 3 sections ) M — Major Book Hangover: Maybe the Harry Potters ? N — Number of Bookshelves You Own: 14. O — One Book You’ve Read Multiple Times: The Eyre Affair - Jasdper Fforde. P — Preferred Place to Read: In bed. Q — Quote that Inspires You and Gives You All the Feels: All shall be well, andall shall we well, and all manner of thing shall we well - Julian of Norwich. R — Reading Regret: No idea. S — Series You’ve Started and Need to Finish: Jim Butcher - Dresden Files, Elizabeth Peters -Amelia Peabody, Donna Leon - Inspector Brunetti. T — Three of Your All Time Favorite Books: The Mountain is Young - Han Suyin, The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde, The Alexandria Quartet - Lawrence Durrell U – Unapologetic Fangirl/boy for: Jasper Fforde. V — Very Excited for this Release More than Anything: EE Holmes next book. W — Worst Bookish Habit Adding to my TBR... X — X Marks the Spot – Start at the top of your shelf and pick the 27th book off it: The Black Paw - Constance and Gwenyth Little Y — Your Latest Book Purchase: Notorious 19 - Janet Evanovich Z — The Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Snatcher Book (Book That Kept You From Sleeping): One of the No. 1 Ladies` Detective Agency books ( I had to make sure that one of the characters was going to be alright... )

Oh wow, Noll, that`s brilliant ! Many, many congrats !!

He`s a looker, isn`t he - large and in charge.

Thanks ! Oh, I also got That Darn Cat on DVD, the Hayley Mills version. Quite excited about my alarm clock.