SoCS - 14/5/16

Well it's still Saturday, just, so time for SoCS.  If you would like to take part click here to visit Linda's site for all the details and the links of other bloggers taking part.

This week's prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: Start your post with a two-letter word. End it with a two-letter word for bonus points. Have fun!

If I was a scrabble player I could probably do most of this post with two letter words.  I find the list of two letter words acceptable for scrabble baffling.  I don't know what some of them even mean!  I do enjoy a game of scrabble but also enjoy crosswords, logic and number puzzles.  The biggest problem is finding the time for them, or as can often be the case, finding a way to stop doing them and get on with things that need doing at home!  

So I can try and do a post with small words but that is not how I want to write and as an avid writer who likes to use lots of words, small ones just don't do it for me!

Friday's Fave Five - 13/5/16

It's Friday Saturday so it's time to join in belatedly with Suzanne's Friday's Fave Five.  

It's a place to come on Friday's and think back over your week and just post about 5 favourite things from your week. It can be anything that tickled your fancy over the week. Favourite quotes, posts, happenings, scriptures, recipes, pictures, great internet finds, etc., etc.

If you want to take part or visit other Fave Five posts, click on the picture above to go to host Suzanne's site and check out the linky list.

Well I was about to sit down and do this yesterday when my son became unwell.  Long story short he's fine now.  A panic attack which was obviously scary at the time but he's been ok today.

Anyway a day late but here are my five favourite things from last week.

1.  Gardening.  We had good weather last weekend and I was able to get some bedding plants put in, the lawn mown plus a few other jobs done in the garden.

2.  BBQ with family.  One of hubby's sisters invited us over on Sunday for a BBQ.  It was a lovely relaxing afternoon.

3.  A quiz night - on Tuesday some of us took part in a quiz night organised by one of our niece's workplace.  They are raising funds for Cancer Research and the quiz was in aid of that.  I like a quiz and it was an opportunity to meet hubby first and grab a quick pizza before heading for a bar in the Gherkin building in the City of London.  We had a fun time even although we didn't win.

4.  A good shopping trip.  I ventured in to Westfield on Thursday hoping to get a pair of sandals.  I had a pair last year from Marks and Spencer that were so comfortable even when walking miles!  Consequently they are rather worn now so I was hoping they might have something similar again this year and they did!  

5.  Daughter's birthday - yesterday.  The big 30!  She was treated to afternoon tea at the Savoy and today she is out for a meal with her brothers and various friends.  Hopefully we'll catch up with her tomorrow.

So there are my five, enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Just a bit of Waffle - 12/5/16

Well I think it’s time for a bit of waffle.  The A-Z challenge is a great thing to take part in for lots of reasons but it is time consuming.  So here I was thinking that I’d been slacking since the challenge finished but actually, having looked at my posts I’m not doing too badly although I’ve been AWOL since Monday.

 

Of course I’ve been visiting other blogs in the meantime and leaving comments plus responding to people who’ve visited me.  If I’ve missed you, apologies, if you’re one of my regular visitors thanks for staying with me.  It’s all appreciated.

 

Today’s been a good day so far; it helps that it’s bright and sunny out AND warm! Makes a change from the last couple of days that were miserable. 

I’m still adjusting to a) hubby reducing to a 3 day working week and b) having my son and DIL living with us.  It has thrown my routines out and actually had me quite unsettled.  More so with hubby being around than the youngsters.  They are hardly any trouble and are quite considerate about keeping us informed about mealtimes etc and sharing the appliances.

But it’s still a big change and having been used to being here all week on my own and doing my own thing it’s hard to adapt.  Must be getting old! Lol

 

We’ve had a few good things on this week though which I’ll share in the Friday Fave Five tomorrow but today has been a more normal day. (Hubby’s at work.) I’ve got quite a few chores done including washing.  Still playing catch up there due to the old machine breaking down.  We decided to go for a new one in the end as the repair was going to be quite expensive.  We had a bit of delay in getting it delivered as the shops delivery guy was off sick last week so it didn’t arrive until Tuesday.  It’s been working pretty much non-stop since then.  I’m more or less caught up now but the kids still have some to do.

 

My plan for today was to get the chores done and then walk down to the library – I have a couple of books due back and a reservation to collect.  I was then going to jump on a bus to Stratford and pick up a couple of things, including new sandals (my old faithful’s from last year which are so comfortable that I’ve worn them almost to death are looking more shabby than I remembered so a new pair is called for) and photograph albums.  One thing I did get around to earlier this week was sorting out some photos that need to go in albums.  I also need to print off some of our digital ones but that’s for another day.

 

However, I remembered my Fitbit needed charging.  It would be a shame to do all that walking about and not get credit for it.  While I’m waiting for that, and another load of washing to finish, I have the perfect excuse to sit down with a cup of tea and blog!  Well at least that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!  I told you this was going to be a waffle.

Book Review - The Bones of You - Debbie Howells

The Bones of You by Debbie Howells

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It seems to be fashionable at the moment to tell stories from different points of view and different time frames. This book does that but I still enjoyed it.

Essentially it's the story of Rosie, an 18 year old who disappears and is then found brutally murdered.

Kate is an acquaintance of Rosie's family but after the murder finds herself befriending Jo, Rosie's mother and becoming drawn into the family which includes husband Neal, and younger daughter Delphine.

Kate looks after horses and Rosie used to come and help her before she disappeared. The story is told mainly through Kate but also Rosie's spirit looking back not only on her own life but also on her Mother's upbringing.

We discover what a dysfunctional family they are and how all is not what it seems. There are a couple of red herrings thrown in but I'd was pretty certain who the murderer was about half way through but that didn't stop me wanting to keep reading to see if I was right.





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