… I have been reading lately
Mostly, I have been reading the Twilight series (again!). I’m sorry, but they’re addictive. At the moment, when I want to immerse myself in a book, these are the books I am turning to. I don’t even know why. However, I do know that I resisted reading them for ages because of all the ‘hype’ and teenage mania – if this is why you haven’t picked Twilight up yet & dug in, then I suggest you reconsider. It was humbling to be proven wrong, and it shows that preconceptions can be incorrect.
I’ve also just reread both Honeycote by Veronica Henry and Connections by Sheila O’Flanagan. Honeycote is a fairly fun read, with affairs, dramatic business problems, and touching slightly on serious issues like anorexia and abortion. Connections is a fun compilation of short stories based at a Caribbean hotel, interweaving with one another, telling the tales of different visitors to the hotel. This sort of book is great if you want to pick up something for a quick read.
… I have been watching lately
At the moment James & I are trying to keep up with Dancing on Ice1, Heroes, and Lark Rise to Candleford. I have to admit I also have Relocation, Relocation on my Sky+ schedule, because I do love seeing people nosing around strangers’ houses that I could never afford!
As well as all these shows, we just finished watching Got to Dance, Sky1′s attempt at a dancing version of X Factor. The final of Got to Dance was broadcast on Sunday, and it was great! A little boy called Akai won, and deservedly so – he’s a great little street dancer. Although I do have to say that I really liked almost all of the final performances, though none of them quite as much as the epic show Diversity put on during the second round of voting!
- We are woefully behind with DOI - although they are all on our Sky+ box we’ve only managed to watch the first episode! I think this one may have to fall by the wayside in favour of the figure skating in the Winter Olympics instead! [↩]
