books 12 and 13

Hey all!  After a few days off from reading (for pleasure at least – it seems I read quite a bit for work) I gobbled up a couple of books over the past few days.  First up was Meridon, the final book in the Wideacre trilogy by Philippa Gregory.  You may remember that the first book received a rating of “meh” and the second was much better.  Boy, am I glad I didn’t give up after the first one – Meridon was excellent and now I can recommend the series fully.  (To be fair, I think Wideacre was her very first published novel, and she’s a gazillionaire today.)  Last night and this afternoon I read Reproduction Is The Flaw Of Love by Lauren Grodstein.  Earlier this year I read another book by the same author.  This book was good and very real.  It also cemented my opinion that most couples should not live together before marriage.

We’ll thankfully be getting a new clothes dryer soon – ours has been out of commission for months now and the lint, THE LINT is out of control around here.  The tax refund has been deposited and will help out with that purchase.  However, I believe I’ve become addicted to having my bedsheets dried outside.  That smell is worth the work.  (And to be fair, Timon does most of the clothesline hanging all by himself.  Love that man.)