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Ah, yes - I remember it we-ell... She had a perforated hairstyle.

Congratulations all round on the arrival of little Norah, Roger - wonderful news! Both you and Peepsie now have twice as many granddaughters as me, though mine is a 10-year-old force of nature unrivalled by her brother and my other two (male) grandchildren put together. How these small bundles of energy can simultaneously keep you young, yet exhausted far beyond your years is one of life's greatest paradoxes.

Delighted to hear Diamond Lil may be home for Christmas. Fingers crossed!

And wot Peepsie sed re United and Celtic. Enjoyed watching that one.

That's an impressive snowfall, Diane! No sign of the white stuff here in Scotland yet but it would be nice to get at least a dusting of it over Christmas.
With everything that's been going on, it's been difficult for me to get into the festive spirit. My sister, Diamond Lil, is still in hospital with her broken hip but, fingers crossed, she may get home early next week. On the other side of the emotional scale, my son and his partner welcomed a little girl into the world last week. My second granddaughter---a gorgeous wee thing called Norah. I'm so happy for them.
It will be a quiet Christmas for us with only four adults and my first granddaughter at the table. She is now three and a half and already excited about what's to come. Quiet but nice.
Okay, I'll wish you all festive greetings nearer the time. Meanwhile, I'll get the mulled wine out and watch "It's a Wonderful Life" in an attempt to get into the spirit....

Congratulations on the new arrival, Roger. You have the same number of granddaughters as me now.

Congratulations too on the win against Celtic. I think you caught them at just the right time.

The Celtic manager is called Nancy. I seem to remember a cartoon character of that name from my childhood...

That's an impressive snowfall, Diane! No sign of the white stuff here in Scotland yet but it would be nice to get at least a dusting of it over Christmas.
With everything that's been going on, it's been difficult for me to get into the festive spirit. My sister, Diamond Lil, is still in hospital with her broken hip but, fingers crossed, she may get home early next week. On the other side of the emotional scale, my son and his partner welcomed a little girl into the world last week. My second granddaughter---a gorgeous wee thing called Norah. I'm so happy for them.
It will be a quiet Christmas for us with only four adults and my first granddaughter at the table. She is now three and a half and already excited about what's to come. Quiet but nice.
Okay, I'll wish you all festive greetings nearer the time. Meanwhile, I'll get the mulled wine out and watch "It's a Wonderful Life" in an attempt to get into the spirit....

Autobiographies read by the authors are the best. I enjoyed the first half of Patrick Stewart's book for instance. I have never followed a podcast, I did watch those three ladies do a Derry Girls review but it was visual on YouTube so not really a pod cast. So glad you love Slow Horses too Tarqs. I can't get anyone in my family to like the show at all which I can't understand LOL

I had a go at the quiz - very hard - I got 7 right but would only have bet money on one of my answers.

Thanks for asking Zesty - I asked the question because I would really like to find another series that I could really get into. I thought Beau Peep fans may have some leads.

I read quite a mix of authors. New to me this year is Louise Penny with her inspector Gamache of Three Pines, Quebec; M.C. Beaton’s Hamish MacBeth of Scotland, and Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley. These have all been from the library and unusual for me is that I have not cared that I have not been reading any of them in print order.

The Mick Herron series is hard to beat. 

I just looked, Philip Kerr does not have a big presence in our Alberta online library so it would be a case of buying the books. But they do look interesting.

I am reading the Thomas King Thumps DreadfulWater series in order and was on book 5 (out of when I made this post – lots of funny bits and places named in southern Alberta that I know. My son is buying me the last two books in the series for Christmas. But then right after I started this thread – the shit hit the fan – at 82 years old, the author Thomas King discovered that he is not in fact part Cherokee at all and boy were the critics hard on him, the Edmonton Opera even pulled a version of his Indians on Vacation they had planned for this season.  So instead of being lost in the story as I usually am, I ended up the book feeling sorry for the author who says he feels ripped in two. 

I have binge-watched the first series of Slow Horses over the past three days and am utterly hooked. Thank you both for the heads up - pushed me over the edge after being curious about the title for a while now. Terrific cast and riveting viewing. I'm off to watch Season 2 once I've posted this.

I tend to listen to either talk radio, podcasts, or music during the day while I'm working, Diane. Not sure if I can squeeze audio books into all that, but I'll give it some thought. My daughter recently recommended the audio version of Nicola Sturgeon's latest book, narrated by the lady herself, so that might be a good start for me. A few years back, that same daughter (my eldest) gave me a CD compilation of an autobiography by Chris Evans (the ginger one), also narrated by the eponymous hero, which I thoroughly enjoyed, albeit in well-spaced-out segments (or chapters as I think books used to call them). Maybe that is the way forward for me? I'll let you know if so.

The quiz link is https://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=79189 - everyone welcome! :-)