Little Pixie

Quiche always feels Summery to me ; also, green asparagus, prawn cocktail + smoked salmon, Pimms and lemonade ( which I haven`t had for years ). Is pound cake similar to Victoria sponge ?

It`s a pity they only make 10 or so Father Brown eps a year. I remember seeing Gone with the Wind at the cinema when I was a teenager ( there was a cinema which showed old films ; I also saw Dial M for Murder there ) - there was an intermission, `cos the film was sooo long.

Have you tried Father Brown ?

Hope it arrives soon. Grr that it`s expensive.

Thanks !

Mine too. Though it turns out to be 24 books instead of 23, so it really is a bargain.

I`ll list them now, and post pics once they`ve all arrived ( some from the US, so it`ll be a while ). Lost Lake - Sarah Addison Allen Immortal in Death, Vengeance in Death, Rapture in Death, Ceremony in Death,Glory in Death, Holiday in Death - JD Robb Does this Church make me look fat ? - Rhoda Janzen Fundraising the Dead - Sheila Connolly Catalogue of Death, Bookmarked to Die - Jo Dereske The Passover Murder - Lee Harris Kaaterskills Falls - Allegra Goodman Grime and Punishment - Jill Churchill Killer Librarian - Mary Lou Kirwin The Best of Pat McDermott, Australian Women`s Weekly Columns Speaking in Bones - Kathy Recihs The Black Paw, The Black Dream- Constance & Gwenyth Little Kickboxing Geishas - Veronica Chambers Wedding Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke City of bones - Cassandra Clare Death by Association - Frances and Richard Lockridge The Shepherd`s Crown - Terry Pratchett

Thanks ! I am proud of my achievement.

2 new shelves ! How long before they`re full up ?

I may have bought 23 books for £82.41.

Simon & Shuster - free e-book for US residents, if you sign up to their mailing list..

Hurray !

Thanks ! You too.

Nooo, it`s contagious ! Hope your reading mojo comes back soon.

Wow, over 200 books ! Congrats !!

I picked up Hiding from the light ; no idea when I`ll get round to reading it ( I really need to be in a particular mood to tackle 700+pages )

I`ve Kimpled The Rook - it sounds fascinating. Thanks for the heads-up.

Shocking news about the death of Anton Yelchin. I watched him years ago in Hank Azaria`s show Huff, and he was an extraordinary actor even at that young age. RIP.

Thank you ! I do like my booksies.

Aw. It got off to such a good start, so it was disappointing to have such a complicated ending where I thought ` Wait - so what really happened then ??`. There`s a second new Poirot coming out ; I`ll be interested in it, but only if I can get it cheaply ( ). I got The Monogram Murders for free - each month, if you have a subscription for The Times newspaper, you can download a free book ( of their choice ).

I can only think of the Deryn Lake series.

#95 The Monogram Murders - Sophie Hannah The new `Agatha Christie`s Poirot` book. Try as I might, I can`t decide if I liked it or not. It gets off to a good start : London, 1929. Poirot is having a meal in a small cafe, when a scared woman rushes in, claiming that she`s going to be murdered. She refuses to let anyone call the Police and leaves. The same day, Catchpool of Scotland Yard is called to the Bloxham Hotel where three murders have been committed. The victims are posed on the floor, each with the same monogrammed cufflink on their bodies. Catchpool and Poirot join forces to solve the murders. I was drawn into the mystery, right until there was massive info dump, which seemed to solve most of the crime. I enjoyed the prose and the humour ; I`m just not sold on the plotting at all.

#94 Simon Said - Sarah R Shaber A nice read, though I did guess one of the persons ` whatdunnit`. Professor of History Simon Shaw - small, Jewish, likes cats, recovering from nervous breakdown - is asked to look at a 50 yr old crime scene discovered during archaeological digs at a Southern US Museum. He manages to identify the victim through his previous research and is sucked into the case. But why is a decades-old murder now affecting his life... and safety ? The book covers the old case and a brand new case, dealing with the history of the area. A gentle read, and I came to really like the people in it.

Will there be a parade ? And cake ?

There must be something going round - I have the affliction too. I`ve looked at books which I`ve enjoyed lately and am looking for something similar now, to get out of a mini-slump.