Sunday salon... Earth Hour

So how did everyone spend earth hour?  I was a little confused (what else is new) and thought it was 8-9 p.m. when in fact it was 8:30 to 9:30p.m. so I've added another hour on to the no lights zone.  I had made a tea and brownie prior and sat down to do nothing only to find my tea cold and brownie untouched.  I guess my brain said no lights, must be time to sleep.  My neck is a little crooked today.  

 Beyond that, Sunday Salon finds me "FINALLY" finished  In The Woods, Tana French.  It took me almost a month to read that book, not that it was not good, but I just found some of the parts a little TOO disturbing for me at this point in my life.  I was stumped as to "who dunit" until well into the book.  I really hate the statistics that show it might have been one of the parents. At any rate, In The Woods, was a mystery/thriller, in every sense of the description.  Story set in Ireland, against the backdrop of political intrigue (minor element) and missing/murdered children, and a detective team that are very unusual.  I truly had hoped that there would have been a resolution to the underlying mystery, but the conclusion was well played anyway.

My week has been the usual, I'm on March break this week, and the basement is calling.  I was hard at it yesterday, on the ladder, and the phone just didn't stop, it wasn't until I finally fell reaching for it that I said, "NO MORE CALLS".  My arm is a little sore and my back quite sore.  Today is Palm Sunday so there will be no housework.  My youngest is a little under the weather so I'll be pampering him.  No idea what else.  Maybe some Advil and a rest.  Up next on the reading front is " The Burning Air,' Erin Kelly.

Tony Goldwyn

Quinn

In the Woods was read for the Ireland Challenge and I'm giving it a 4.5stars. I much preferred it to A Faithful Place,also Tana French, although I must say A Faithful Place had me turning pages much faster, I didn't appreciate the end of that one nearly as well. And the characters were more attractive, visual.  If I had to type cast Rob Ryan from the description in In the Woods it might have to be someone like Tony Goldwyn and Demi Moore, don't care for either of them, but Faithful Place would have had to be Aidan Quinn, but only if Johnny Depp was not available.  Oh heck who am I kidding it would have had to be Quin all the way, with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.  But, Tony Goldwyn looks like the right one for Rob Ryan.  

Reading The Burning Air
Listening to (trying to listen) Miss Marple Investigates.

Have a great weekend. 

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie ....

There are a number of reason why I chose this book, most significantly probably it was that I'm a mystery junkie, I've been trying to read books by Canadian authors more frequently and then of course it has gotten raving reviews.  I thoroughly enjoyed it (thanks Jenners).  I love Flavia, what a colourful imagination. 

I can't buy/borrow the next in the series as I'm reading from my shelves until April 1st. Drat!

What are You Reading...

Sheila at Book Journey hosts this weekly event where we celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.

I always feel, at this time of year, that when I'm done with classes I'll have heaps of time to complete my household tasks. HUH! double HUH!. Not so.  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are my cleaning days.  Well last Monday, I went to get my eyebrows done and my hair colored so that was that, and Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday I spent at the seniors home with my mom doing a used book sale.  While the sale was a huge success, it was a lot of work and not my housework, so now I have piles of stuff sitting around that needs clearing up.   (along with leftovers from the sale).  So this week I'm not going anywhere, and I'm cleaning and baking.  I'll be stopping to read of coarse.

Last week I finished (reluctantly, I just didn't want this book to end.) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.  I think I may have to go and re-read this one.  This is a 5out of 5 star for me. I chose this book for my Take Another Chance Challenge, so glad I did.  Although I had read many a review, I really didn't expect to enjoy reading the book so much.  I love reading books that are a series of letters.  My boys always say this is a federal offense, BAH! Reading someone else's mail that is.  BAH I say.  I have a whole box of my mother's letters that I must someday organize, but in the mean time I'll enjoy everyone else's publications.  What's up for the rest of my reading week, well I have the remainder of the list for this challenge.  I believe up next should be the Yiddish Policeman's Union.
Let's hope I don't get too involved and burn my cookies.

Just one more...

I've been trying desperately to clean up, just too many books so it's one more challenge for me.  Bibliophile By the Sea is hosting the Reading from my shelf challenge, and I must join.  Over the holidays I bought my son 4 new bookcases, secretly thinking a couple will do him and I'll get the rest, no such luck.  He needs them all.  The proudest moment for me happens when I watch my boys read, and want to keep the books.  Usually men stop reading, and if they had inherited their father's habits that would have happened, fortunately they are all mine, except for the beer, and the fat legs.  So the only thing I can think of is Reading from my shelf.  Back to cleaning.  Have a good weekend.