SillyOldBag

Well there you go then, your system worked! Perhaps though you might want to consider putting up some signage and don't forget to give way to traffic from your right!

Pollyana

I've propped the ironing board against the box now, think I might spot that Trouble is one has to go to Melbourne, and the other to Cairns - if you get an ironing board in the post you'll know I got it wrong

SillyOldBag

Ahh well, it wouldn't be so bad, I could do with a better ironing board and I'm sure that whoever should be getting the ironing board could live with being slightly crumpled but well-read

SillyOldBag

Well I had a lovely surprise this evening! Two parcels arrived for me and I couldn't immediately think what they were and then I realised that they were from a particularly lovely witch! I am currently over the moon but not on a broomstick I now have a pile of books to read - I've not been in that situation for a while!

I'm currently finishing off a book I borrowed, Bryce Courtenay's The Power of One and then I'll get choosing from my new selection!

Pollyana you are a diamond

scottishcelts

You have to read Tandia now, the PO1 follow up!

Pollyana

No problem You should've seen me trying to cram the satchels in the postbox, millimetres to spare isn't an exaggeration
Hope you enjoy them

Tandia is lovely, I only have one very dogeared copy of that though. sorry guys

scottishcelts

I loved it, although admittedly I hated the ending, naturally.

SillyOldBag

I'm sure I will enjoy them!

Actually the book I'm reading has Tandia included as well - but I thought I would have a break before I read it.

Oh dear, that doesn't bode well for a happy ending

ChocolateBabz

I just finished The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows. Lovely quick read, in fact read it over 3 nights, couldn't bring myself to put it down (even though I could kinda tell where it was going). Don't let the title put you off!

Have downloaded The Power of One on my Nook since everyone else seems to be reading it - $6.99 Bargain

Pollyana

Just finished "My name is Mary Sutter" by Robin Oliveira - set in the American War of Independence, its the story of a woman's determination to become a surgeon in the days when women really didn't do that sort of thing. Absolutely brilliant book, very descriptive

SillyOldBag

For some reason that reminded me of that dreadful series from years ago, "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman".

I'm in a strange position of having plenty to read and not having the opportunity to read, very frustrating! But better than no books

Hopefully after this next week, life will settle down here and I can bury my head in a book! At the moment, I'm not reading, Robin Hobb's "The Golden Fool", 2nd in the Tawny Man series.

SillyOldBag

I really enjoyed the book and like you, I read it after getting it recommended by so many people!

rebnatoli

I just finished the triology - I wasn't expecting to like it so was pleasantly surprised - have tried watching the first film but was a bit tired to cope with subtitles - will try again when more awake. Now treading Eat, Pray, Love for my book club which I wouldn't have done as I have seen the film and don't normally like to see the film first - however book seems less dull than parts of the film. Might download House Rules onto my kindle for my next book as I like most of Jodi Piccoults.

scottishcelts

Well I've just picked up James Herbert's The Dark, started well so far, typical Herbert. Should be a great read.

Pollyana

Ooh that's a good one

Just finished one called The Other Side of Paradise by Margaret Mayhew. Fact-based story of a 20-ish year old in Singapore in WW2, how she grew up as a very spoilt colonial, partying all the time, then ended up pitchforked into the War, driving an ambulance and eventually in a Jap prison camp. Very well written, could read that one again.