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Finished reading: Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly 📚
This came up in my kindle recommendations and it was a hit. Enjoyed the element of mystery and getting to know the main character as they also discovered themself.
Abandoned reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 📚
Lost my momentum with this. It was just a bit meh. Won’t discount coming back to finish it at a later date, I just need something else right now.
A question for those who have daily standups or check-ins with their team… what are the most valuable aspects of that activity for you?
I enjoyed this reflection on Christmas carols, and singing more generally, as a method of connection and catharsis.
The end of live chat conversations never quite fit the mood of what’s gone before…
“It has been an absolute pleasure :). As this is all from me for now, do have a beautiful rest of your day filled with tranquility. Your feedback will be highly appreciated once chat has ended. Goodbye.”
I’ve written just two Christmas cards and I’ve already run out of steam 😫
I thought about that a lot is one of my favourite advent calendars.
Beautiful day to have the afternoon off
Hey @seimoon.bsky.social, here’s a potato for you 🥔
Finished reading: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 📚
This was so much more than a story about a haunting in a bookstore and it took me entirely by surprise. Now I’ve read Erdrich’s two latest novels where shall I go next in her back catalogue?
Starting this seasonal read today: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 📚
Finished reading: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto 📚
Enjoyable mystery to solve alongside the detectives. This short book has reset my desire to read after a drought of decent stories.
Finished reading: The Binding by Bridget Collins 📚
Meh. I struggled to get into this, got drawn in a little in the middle but then had to make myself finish it. Not really my cup of tea.
Finished reading: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 📚
Took too long to get into and by then it was too late to stop reading. It was fine, but not award shortlist level. And can someone explain why the full stops disappeared in Imelda’s story?
Finished reading: Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino 📚
Abandoned reading: Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews 📚
Just couldn’t get on with the main character. Or the repetition of certain words - not sure if that was intentional or I just became fixated on it.
#PhotoMo Bank Holiday fun helping a friend decorate her flat before selling. We were here 8 years ago decorating before she moved in too
Finished reading: The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers 📚
Continuing to work my way through everything Benjamin Myers writes.
Played a pre-season friendly today - first time I’ve picked up a hockey stick in 5 months. I didn’t embarrass myself and it didn’t break me 🏑