Month: February 2015
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In my life I have watched some marvelous adaptations on TV that I have never forgotten. These stretch back some time. Is there anybody here who remembers the Count of Monte Cristo starring Alan Badel? I remember seeing this on one of our first television sets, fifteen inch screen and in black and white. There…
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Yes folks the big 70 is getting closer. Last Saturday I was 68 and I wonder where the time has gone. From a twenty-something who decided she never wanted children as they were Yuk and so were nappies etc to the grandmother who is very glad she changed her mind, seems like yesterday. OMG I…
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Well I was going to write about Wolf Hall today, but sadly Readers Mine, I shall be giving you my thoughts on cricket instead. Came home after a tiring time with small children in London but despite being totes knackered decided I would sit up to watch England v New Zealand in the World Cup.…
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A rambly post today as I have been busy and not reading busy over the last few days. That sentence is horribly ungrammatical but no matter. Last week and this week and next week are going to be a tad frantic as it is half term and my turn to go to Ealing for childcare…
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I have the the complete series of Miss Marple on DVD. I have watched a few of these over the last few days and though I have seen them many times, I never tire of watching them again. Though there have been many Miss Marples, Joan Hickson is the one for me. The redoubtable Margaret…
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I have got off to a flying start with my Agatha Christie re-read and the danger is that I will blitz the lot so I am trying, not totally successfully, to limit them. This week I have read three but first up is Murder on the Orient Express. Mention this and most people I know…
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Have managed to get through quite a few books in the last week, a mixed bunch, and here are my thoughts. Losing It – Helen Lederer. I was invited to this launch but could not make it which was a shame as it sounded a bit of a fun bash. I like HL, have seen…
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Well after all the excitement of the last few days re Helen's book we are now calming down and my mind is turning to quieter things and, in this case, this is knitting. I used to do a huge amount of knitting and quite complicated stuff too. I knitted an Aran cardie for my ex…