World Book Night

It's the first World Book Night on Saturday and I have been chosen to be a book giver. I chose John le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold as I hoped it would appeal to a wider range of people. It's been a long hard slog, not helped by a terrible WBN website, but my books are ready to go with the unique ID numbers and my name written inside (48 times!) I just have to write the location when I distribute them. And don't they look lovely?

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Happy Birthday To Me

It was my birthday yesterday, a day I dread. This year, however, I enjoyed it. I had a wee drink a few days ago to celebrate, and yesterday I just enjoyed the day. I went shopping with my youngest and we had a nice lunch. I was given lovely presents from my Mum and sister. In true Mum-style, she has bought all the same presents for my sister, who has her birthday in 10 days. And she tried all the tricks in the book to try and find out what she'll be getting. She may be turning 35 but she has the child-like excitement of a 5 year old. She was disappointed, I gave nothing away. But the homemade card given to me by the other half was the best present by far.

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