All Change

Sitting in the summer house there is a definite feeling of change. For me the calm before, moment. March is nearly at an end : a time of gentle walks , much reading and crafting. With the new month comes a change in pace.

The Georgian house in town reopens and we are back to volunteering.  The herb garden at the mill is now ready to be restocked after a period of hibernation. Travel looms large on the horizon. Our volunteering always comes with a proviso. We will work all the weeks in the season we are on Island. At the end of April we are off for a three city jaunt to Spain. Seville, Granada and Córdoba .

Mainland Spain so far has not reached our travel tentacles. We managed a short break to Minorca several years back. So do send me any suggestions if you have visited any of these cities.

Reading may well go down a notch too. This month I have devoured quite a few novels. Finished the 700 page epic Elizabeth George novel. As a devotee I had to read it, but definitely not her best. By the midway point I felt the conclusion was near. Sadly it went off at another tangent and poor Barbara Havers ended up having a very depressing time. Hopefully if she writes another she will write in a better life for the sergeant . Her life definitely needs a makeover.
I tore through two mysteries. The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins and Only We Know by Karen Perry.
The Girl On The Train I know a lot of you have read. It was a quick and easy read. I felt somewhat frustrated by the main character, feeling that she was letting life walk over her. Nevertheless it was a good read and I may look out the film one of these days.
Only We Know tells the story of three children caught up in a drowning incident in Africa. The incident is covered up by the parents but inevitably it comes back to haunt them in Ireland in adult life. Slightly predictable storyline but again worth a read.
My latest book 'A Sudden Light' by Garth Stein is a totally different read. Almost finished and I will be sorry to reach the last page. Set in Seattle it tells the story of a wealthy family who have made their fortune from timber. The fourteen year old narrator 'Trevor' returns to the family home and through a series of hauntings discovers the story of the family. Oh if only I could have a few ghostly members of my family to help with family history! The prose is delicious as is the characterisation. I will be digging deeper to find some more by this American author.

On the creative front I'm on yet another pair of 'man' socks. If I'm honest I'm a little bored with socks now, so will be on the look out for something very different soon.

What are you reading/ making at the moment? Any good recommendations.

Barbara xxx