Book 18
Title: The Penguin Lessons
Author: Tom Michell
Published: 2015
Rating: ***1/2
Why: I saw it recommended and I have a small thing for penguins. The tale of one man and his penguin. It is very sweet.
Bring back the Duke of Wellington!
Got hearing aids today. The world is very loud. It seems I type like a herd of wildebeast rampaging across the plains...
I think that's true of a lot of things, knowing that it is a thing, and not imagination, makes a big mindset difference.
Hoping it makes a positive difference and you've got a route forward.
Book 17
Title: Becoming Dinah
Author: @kitdewaal.com
Rating: ***1/2
Why: it made for a good plane book, not too heavy, but engaging. It grew on me.
Book 16
Title: Murder before Evensong
Author: Rev'd Richard Coles
Published: 2022
Rating: ***1/2
Why: It was a perfect plane book, not too heavy, engaging but fun.
Book 15
Title: The Military Philosophers
Author: Anthony Powell
Published: 1968
Rating: ****
Why: book 9 of 12. I set out to read 1 a month last January, so we're late but continuing!
Stedman. ❤️
Sunday morning ringing was Stedman, Grandsire, Little bob and a few call changes to time. Then coffee before a quarter after the service.
#bells #BellRinging
They played really well. While English, I have a soft spot for the underdog. 🇮🇹
A week in Europe with work, flew back today. Which meant I was not at all awake for ringing. Cop out on the treble a couple of times, plus some Stedman.
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I watched it for the first time a few years ago and it immediately went into my list of favourite films.
If I described someone as requiring a little less conversstion and a little more action, are you taking that comment on board or starting to hum along? Guessing an age and cultural divide at work...
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I remember being in school and college and perfecting the minimum amount of time needed between the alarm clock and leaving the house. If there was extra time, it was spent in a teenage fleapit, asleep!
Oh excellent. I went in on Saturday, it all looks fabulous.
That's underplaying the impact, for sure.
Bomb damage?
Omg. I can remember that. I think I can remember the number. 😲
I used it recently as a purchaser, first time using it. It seemed ok.
Wrapping up February's reviews, with one DNF. My first since 2023! I don't DNF very often, but this was really awful.
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Book 14
Title: The Empress and the English Doctor
Author: Lucy Ward
Published: 2022
Rating: ***1/2
Why: had a challenge to read a medical book, and this fitted.
You're the reason dinner will be late...
Lovely. Bin day here too. I think it's recycling, but I'll wait until later and see what everyone rlse puts out.
I am not the road's binfluencer.
Ringing this morning was busy. Stedman, plain hunt, bristol, cambridge & call changes.
Now refueling with a cuppa.
#bell #bellringing #ringing
That should be on continuous repeat.
I think that's a fair summation. I can think of several books that I did not enjoy reading, but that I would still recommend as really good books. I enjoy reading, I don't enjoy everything I read. Being taken elsewhere & walking a mile in someone else's shoes can be rewarding, not always enjoyable.
No. Did I need to?
This is entirely normal behaviour.
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I love that! Also quite impressed with the espallier tree behind TD. That takes some effort and planning.
If still available, can I have Nights at the Circus by angela Carter and The ragged triusrred philanthopists please.
