Must try harder!

Naomim

I've read a few of hers but prefer the CJ Sansom "Shardlake" series.  Book club book is the Beekeeper of Alpeppo.

WinterWarrior

@carolbee I’m won’t say I’m not disappointed ☹️ 😬

Sun_Addict

I enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo @Naomim, I thought it was very thought-provoking. 

beanielou

Sun_Addict said:

I enjoyed The Beekeeper of Aleppo @Naomim, I thought it was very thought-provoking. 

I did too.

WinterWarrior

Good morning and happy Friday 🍫☕️🧁🎃
Thank you for yesterday’s book club everyone, it was lovely 📚 I haven’t read the Beekeeper of Aleppo, but will add it to my ever increasing list. I am half way through Sharpes Gold in my re-read of the series. I think I will have a Sharpe break then before getting the next group of 3 on kindle. I’m really enjoying them, but some pre orders are backing up! 

I did spend yesterday…£12.05 on a Halloween candle for my mum. The make is Wickford & co and comes in a large glass jar like a Yankee. I don’t know if it will perform as well as a Yankee, but it was half the price and I liked the Halloween name of Boo-Berry 😬
I will try for an NSD today. Next week might be a bit spendy as we are on leave, although I have no idea what we will be doing! I am (obviously) dreaming of the brownie sundae and will need to hit that place for lunch! I wish I had a more interesting life that didn’t revolve around food, books and time not working…..I expect you lot do too 🤣
I think it will be a struggle to hold onto the savings this month, as it’s tight because I paid back what I spent from them last month! I want to, at the very least, end the month with more in than I ended last month with, but ideally I’d like to get back to pre September silly spend level! It’s there at the moment, but it only leaves me with about £50 for free spending and with a week off that feels grim. I may need to ‘borrow’ £200 and then pay myself back at the end of the month. There are expensive things hovering that I’m trying not to think about, like my beautiful elderly coffee machine is shedding chrome and making odd noises (£419 for a new one at the best deal and a cheaper colour (no idea why my silver and chrome is hundreds more than the black and chrome in the exact same model)). If it dies then I will replace it as it’s the only thing that keeps me functioning, but I’m hoping it will limp on. I’ve certainly had my monies worth over the years. ☕️☕️

Anyway, enough waffle…have a fantabulous Friday, I hope you all have wonderful happy days 🍫📚🧁☕️

Four_Seasons

Morning WW although I live near the east coast I live on a farm well away from the shops but the internet is my friend/devil.  My life is also very quiet - the highlight this week was having my flu jab!!  Have a good day x

WinterWarrior

Four_Seasons said:

Morning WW although I live near the east coast I live on a farm well away from the shops but the internet is my friend/devil.  My life is also very quiet - the highlight this week was having my flu jab!!  Have a good day x

Thanks @Four_Seasons. This year work are offering free flu jabs, the nearest place for me is a 60 mile round trip 😖 They never think these things through! But I had a nice save there…I read back my post and the iPad had kindly changed trip to trumpet 🤣 A round trumpet would have been so confusing 😬

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Happy Friday WW and friends
I am off to my Book Group this evening ; i love reading.  I like classics and contemporary; my fave recent read was a Kate Atkinson one 'Started early, took my dog'
ouch to a new coffee machine - tea bags are much cheaper
Dx

Naomim

Morning all, also ouch to the coffee machine. Maybe it will hold out until Black Friday?

I like nothing better than thinking about food, reading and a plentiful supply of hot drinks. Sounds like heaven to me. 

carolbee

I agree with @Naomim. I've been doing admin sort of jobs, booking tickets, printing, adding my new veg seeds to my list. Like being back at work, was in secretarial PA jobs all my working life.

hope you enjoy your week off WW, what other plans do you have?