Murder at Montparnasse

Christmas Book Countdown Advent Calendar

 This year, instead of a Christmas advent calendar (see advent diy here), we chose to gave a book countdown advent with the various Christmas children's books and craft books that we've picked up over the years.

So we'll be counting down the days to Christmas with a craft or children's book each day till December 25.

The Flower Garden at Eichstatt

If you're looking for beautiful old botanical prints, you can't do much better than the amazing flora prints of the Flower Garden at Eichstatt.

Summer Reading

 I've been lucky enough this summer to get some reading done. 

Under the shade, next to the beach, is definitely one of the best ways to do it.

Agatha Christie's Parker Pyne Investigates was very enjoyable and now I've started Death Of An Elgin Marble by David Dickinson. I've only read a couple of pages but it's a great start and I'm hooked!

Historical Fiction

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Getting my summer reading list together....

What kind of a summer reading list would it be without some wild, romantic adventures and daring, swashbuckling heroes?

Evil Under The Sun

In The Mail

I can't wait to read this!!
I have loved all her books so far with The Secret Garden being my absolute favourite!

Any Kate Morton fans out there?

In The Mail - Fabric Design!

I've wanted this book for a long time: A Field Guide To Fabric Design by Kimberly Kight.

I can't wait to delve into this!

Summer Reading List

aka Wishful Thinking....

This stack of books has been patiently waiting to be read for a long time so I've decided to call it my summer reading list and see how that fares.....

I just realized that I've actually read two of these -a long time ago- and am looking forward to re-reading them.

Has anyone read James M. Cain?

This is my very first attempt and I don't know what to expect. 

I ordered these after seeing the Mildred Pierce short series with Kate Winslet and I can't recomend that highly enough.

I'm very excited to read these two books as well, by Edward Rutherfurd -an amazing author.

I've actually read London -years ago- and it's one of those books that you always remember.
A true masterpiece.
Has anyone read it?

What's on your summer reading list?