My week in books (not only) #46 - The Sunday post

 

 

 

Hi, I'm linking back to The sunday post held by Kim, The Caffeinated Reviewer. Click on the link to access her post and discover plenty of great bloggers who are dying to share their book reviews, and other things, with you ! 

 

This has been a sunny, moderately cold during the nights, rather warm during the days november week. I was a lazy, did the minimum, chair/couch potato. Which means that, as a woman, I did grocery shopping, washing up, cooking, cleaning,  chauffering if it's a word. Today is the first real november day of the month weather wise ! Oh, and it rained once this week - during the night. I'm sure you're all so delighted to read these tons of informations, but sorry, I really don't have much to share. I'd rather talk about this than about what's happening in France nowadays politically wise, because it would make me angry. 

Perhaps we'll go for a walk this afternoon if it's not raining ?... Or start decorating for Christmas... Anyway, enjoy your sunday with your loved ones :)

 

Above were the results of the #classics spin #25 for The Classics book club

 

Mary-Ann Shaffer/Annie Barrows :

The Guernsey literary and potatoe peel pie society -

a re-read, and a very lovely one (book review)

Patrick Rothfuss : The name of the wind

book #1 in the Kingkiller chronicles - awesome, just awesome

 (book review)

 

Still on Nelly Dean by Alison Case

 

Anne Brontë : The tenant of Wildfell Hall - I'll probably finish it today

 

ON THE NET :

 

Cornflower shared some beautiful backgrounds for Zoom, including Agatha Christie's library at Greenway and Vita Sackville West's at Sissinghurst.

 

You've probably already heard about The Storygraph, but do you know the whys and hows of this future website ? Check Wanderinglynn's post and her experience on the beta site.

 

Why do cats love bookstores ? at Literary Hub  

 

ON THE SCREENS :

 

I forgot to mention last week that I started watching the Miss Marple series with Geraldine McEwan, which continued with Julia McKenzie on season 3. I had only watched the one with Joan Hickson before and didn't like her, but I love that series and the actresses (especially Geraldine McEwan, she looks mischievous). I'm currently on season 5.

 

For something completely different, my companion and me also started rewatching Supernatural on from season 7, to remind us of what happened lately because we had stopped watching a few years ago. Now that the show is over, there will be no more waiting for the next season so we can binge ! I'll miss Dean, Sam, Crowley and the others but I heard the finale was disappointing... Here's one funny moment in the car :

When I lived near Paris, I used to dream of one day living in the country - I do now. And as I watched satellite TV and the British channels, I happened upon this show called "Escape to the country" : basically, a couple living in town wants to go live in a peaceful village, rural area, Cornwall, Wales, Yorkshire, somethingShire, a beautiful place with pretty little houses (think Midsomer murders/Miss Marple villages and houses). And I became an addict : it's some kind of a reality show with people visiting houses, some that I would dream living in. Virtually visiting houses in another country is so great. To give you an example, take a look at this episode - I would love to live in the first house, the one in the vignette * dreamy sigh* :