We've been pottering at home as there's still plenty to do tidying up in the garden, but on Saturday I did manage to get to the library as there were books to take back and others to collect. It was a quick turn over as I took books back unread. I've not been in the mood for reading. As well as being short-sighted with the need to wear prescription specs my eyesight is blurry due to ongoing problems that cannot be treated. The posterior vitreous detachment is something that I'm constantly aware of since retinal detachment can happen and is a more serious condition. If I get flashing lights the issue needs emergency treatment, if that's at all possible during these days of having to go through a slow process to get medical appointments. I only mention this because I've no idea what a clear-sighted person sees when looking at my blog post photos. They could be too bright or too sharp. Hey ho. Thankfully I trained to touch type so writing my blog posts isn't such an issue. Blogging is a blessing since it keeps me motivated and in touch with all you lovely blog friends.
It seems silly to go to the library to get more reserved books, but the regular routine is good for my wellbeing. Here are the new books I got on loan last week:-
The Robert Galbraith and the Alison Weir are thick tomes! I shall leave them for now. Maybe The Ink Black Hearts featuring the private detective Cormoran Strike will be televised sometime? Television drama is easier for Mr P and I to watch, being a visual medium and we have a fairly big television screen.
I've started The Gardener. It's written by one of my favourite authors. I've read a little and already I'm finding it an interesting read. Here is the blurb:-
Artist Hassie Days and her sister, Margot, buy a run-down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long neglected garden. She is befriended by eccentric sharp-tongued Miss Foot, who recommends Murat, an Albanian migrant, made to feel out of place among the locals, to help Hassie in the garden. As she works the garden in Murat's peaceful company, Hassie ruminates on her past life: the sibling rivalry that tainted her childhood and the love affair that left her with painful, unanswered questions. As she begins to explore the history of the house and the mysterious wood, old hurts begin to fade as she experiences the healing power of nature and discovers new worlds.
I like the cover art, Woman with Poppies by Edvard Munch painted c. 1918-19 (copyright AKG-Images) and the fact that on the back inside cover Dame Eileen Atkins says "I would love to play Miss Foot".
The other book I shall read before I attempt 'the tomes' is Humble Heroes: Inspirational Stories of hope, heart and humanity. Ben Shephard has compiled a book of stories about the inspirational people he has met during his time as a television presenter, their acts of everyday heroism such as the friend who runs marathons for charity and roped Ben in with him to raise money for children with heart conditions, the man who is fighting for our right to safe housing and the founder of an equestrian school who helps trauma survivors as well as many others who are making a difference in their communities. Ben Shephard says in his last paragraph, "As for me, now more than ever I am primed to see heroes wherever I go - so much good in the world, so many great deeds being done. In that way writing this book has changed my life". I'm sure it'll be an uplifting read.
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Have a good day!