The 2021 Summer Reading List has been released on Modern Mrs Darcy; sign up to the free newsletter to receive the list straight to your Inbox. Thoughts on wearing a striped wedding dress? There were elephants in Chelsea. 🙂 I received a copy of this book for my birthday.
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (Kindle): A multi-layered story about a quirky librarian struggling with social functioning, in the vein of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Fern and Rose are twins, but they couldn’t be more different. Fern has sensory processing disorder, but she thrives at the library where order reigns supreme. Ever the sensible … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading May 2021
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary: I'm so disappointed with this book. I adored The Flatshare, thought The Switch was cute, if a little cheesy, and had this title on pre-order for quite a while. But this was an infuriating read. Switching back and forth in time, I was invested enough in finding out what happened in the past, … Continue reading For the Love of Books | The Road Trip
A week of sunshine, blue skies and an afternoon of torrential rain: The Brainy One took a car load of junk to the recycling centreThe Spring cleaning is continuing. I began at the top of the house and have yet to leave the loft office. The Brainy One is something of a hoarder.I attended a … Continue reading Me on Monday
It was another week of blue skies, sunshine and chilly temperatures. I got my Marie Kondo on and started on the Spring cleaning. I've booked a slot at the local recycling centre and this week's curbside recycling collection will be much larger than average.I've been back to the garden centre for more plants. :)I've chosen … Continue reading Me on Tuesday
Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane: This was the new title I'd been waiting for. I wanted to love it like I love You Had Me At Hello and Here's Looking at You. I didn't. But that's not to say I didn't enjoy it, more so on the second reading. Ultimately though, Last Night is a … Continue reading For the Love of Books | Currently Reading April 2021
In March I chose to record the blossom currently blooming in our part of West London. I cut the Spring title using my Big Shot - I cut each letter twice and then layered them to add definition. In April I went for my love of reading. This was a scraplift from a layout seen … Continue reading Recording 2021’s One Little Word | Heart – March and April
Portland Road, W11 The film adaptation of Bridget Jones is twenty! 🙂 I remember reading Bridget Jones's Diary when I first moved to London in May 1997. (I first read a portion of it by looking over someone's shoulder on the number 9 bus (Hammersmith to Aldwych) and tracked it down in a branch of … Continue reading Four Fun Things
I've donated my 34th pint of blood - in and out in less than 30 minutesThe Postie has delivered Abby Jimenez's new bookI'm on track to successfully complete the 100 Day Project.The Boy appears to be making a good recovery from his toenail surgeryPutting my jeans back in the drawer and bringing out the lighter-weight … Continue reading Around Here
Non-essential shops reopen today :)All three of us have appointments for haircutsThe Boy and I are planning another Weekday Walk in townThe Boy and I are planning a visit to his favourite bookstoreThe garden update is proceeding as plannedWe've made arrangements to see my SiL and our friends again - twice in two weeks!We visited … Continue reading Me on Monday
