With the suddenly colder weather back again I've been sinking into books almost every afternoon.
It's cosy in my little living room with the sun streaming through the French doors on the sunny but 'cold outside' days, and it feels even cosier if the rain is battering the glass and I can be inside with the heating on and a cup of coffee to hand, and of course the occasional biscuit ... or three.
When the warmer weather appeared last week Alan brought our garden chairs down from his spare room and put them on the patio, then the weather turned cold, wet and windy and we have yet to actually sit on them. One day soon ... hopefully, it will be warm enough, perhaps with a cardigan on, to sit outside and read on one of them.
We can but hope. 😎
In the meantime I will sit indoors and carry on really enjoying my latest book, it's one by Stanley Tucci. It's the sort of book that I love, very foody ... enough to make me hungry while I read ... and very well written. He has a slight sarcastic at time humour that I find funny, and gosh doesn't he know a lot of very famous people so well.
Being half Italian and a really good home cook, he's making me want to eat more pasta with his wonderful descriptions of the meals that he makes, which can only be a good thing considering my current spaghetti mountain. 😄
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Sue xx
If reading gives you peace, you are doing it right. I agree. I think most any reading is good. I even encouraged my kids to read comic books. If you get your kids on the road to reading they will find much joy there in the years to come.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask the title of Stanley Tucci’s book Sue? I always think pick up a book and you can be in another world and there are so many worlds.I love seeing what Alan’s been up to, such skill and knowledge.Of course everything is in the interior design…that being you Sue🤣 Only joking Alan, well done. June
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of a sofa... it looks so inviting. Makes me want to replace it Now with one like that (but in a patterned fabric; if I had a cream one it would soon look grubby!) Books, blanket, coffee, biscuits - yes!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I wouldn't be found reading a cookery book, but that's just me. I have my farmhousy cookery ones and baking ones when I need a recipe, but that's it. Currently reading an Edith Pargeter trilogy, set around the 12th C.
ReplyDeleteI love Stanley Tucci, a clever, funny guy and gifted actor. Brilliant in " Julie and Julia", where you just know he is enjoying his wife's cooking
ReplyDeleteLove to read anytime and anyplace. I am currently trying to finish my Readers’ Group book-The Perfect Couple-and should manage this weekend as the weather is once again miserable. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI love Nigel Slater for the same reason. I could cosy up in that reading chair in the photo. Weather so cold again here, I have had to abandon garden again, also because mum has had another of her 'episodes' and has worn me out. Just having a quiet moment to sit and read sounds good.
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