Day 34 Happy - the Friday before a holiday!

[byslantedlight]

More sunshine and autumn gorgeousness today - and bonus Jack-o-lantern carving, because otherwise R and A wouldn't have seen a real one (they're away next week). I got a wow... from wee A, and R was very impressed by it too, so it was definitely worth £1! *g*

Comments

[hagsrus]

Jinian Footseer by Sheri Tepper.

That's a great jack-o-lantern! Have you had previous experience?

ETA - sorry, didn't read properly, now see it was an event.

[byslantedlight]

Oh, no, you were right first time! I was unclear - the £1 was how much I paid for the pumpkin! I just carved it at home, on the breadboard, with R watching. *g* I've carved a few before, mostly when I was in the US of course. I just kept it simple... *g*

And ah, Sheri Tepper. I keep saying I need to read her again, it's been years since I last did.

[hagsrus]

Her final two books were disappointing but the others hold up very well for me.

Another comfort read, on my kindle now, is Martha in Paris by Margery Sharp.

[byslantedlight]

I googled Martha and it sounds rather good - thank you!

[dawnebeth]

I had someone steal my identity at the library and was checking out books under my name! And racking up fines. I had to go in and prove that I hadn't taken out those books. It was resolved, whew!

I do reread Whiphand by Dick Francis enough to know some of the chapters by heart. Hmm, should pull that book out again soon.

[byslantedlight]

Oh no - and also, how bizarre! Glad to hear it was resolved, but... how very odd!

I don't think I've ever read any Dick Francis (or if I did, it was so long ago that I've forgotten) - and I really should have. You're the second person I know to recommend him... *g*

[dawnebeth]

I own every book DF ever wrote. You should definitely try him--my fave are the first two of the Sid Halley novels (five in all): Odds Against and Whiphand.

[byslantedlight]

Oh, it helps to have a starting place - thanks!

[heliophile_oxon]

Ugh for the £11 error, though glad they cleared it up for you - but I bet there will be plenty of other people who don't realise/don't get it sorted, which is very unfair of the library! And sorry about the porridge :-z but glad the kids appreciated the pumpkin affair - it looks very impressive! *bg* Hmm, comfort reading ... my favourite comfort reads are usually Pratchett or Pros, but I have to be careful not to wear them out :-s

[byslantedlight]

Hopefully it wasn't a very common computer error, and didn't affect many people!

I kept the pumpkin simple - R was fascinated though. She can be really nice when she's on her own and doesn't feel like she has to be jumping around to get your attention (i.e. when she already has it...)

One of my favourite things about moving to this job in Somerset, is how close it is the Discworld Emporium... *g*

[milomaus]

Larton naturally.
Great pumpkin! Did R help get the brains out?
(Seeds and stuff...)

[byslantedlight]

Oh, lovely lovely Larton...! Me too, of course. *g*

And hee - it was a bit hard to get the brains out, but she would have loved to try. I was rushing a bit cos A needed to be woken up by then, and we had a place to be, but she would probably have loved it too!

[loxleyprince]

Oh dear! Burnt-on porridge sounds quite the challenge. :-(

Ace Jack-o-lantern!

My comfort read used to be Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight (mostly because of all the escapism and dragons) but more recently it's become the Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat.

[byslantedlight]

Thanks! I loved the Dragonflight books too. I must get back to re-reading them. I tried the Pacat books and got stuck in first couple of chapters, but every one seems to love them except me. I should try again...