Fields in November
Here's two views of autumn fields in Devon. I'm still using the tiny Rowney watercolour set I was given at Christmas about 25 years ago. It folds down into nothing.
Off on my adventures again today - exciting stuff to do in London. After a successful Book Club in Mrs L's converted cellar. We enthused - almost unaninously - about 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.' One of my favourite books of the year - so far. I'll not go drawing up lists till the end of the December, but Barrow and Shaffer's book has to be up there somewhere with my finds of the year (hardly a find - you can't get moved for it in bookshops. In this case it's ubiquity is earned). Now we've got the new spooky Niffenegger to absorb before our Christmas meet. It's coming on the train with me this morning, if I can get some peace between the madly loud intrusive announcements they go in for on Virgin trains to London. (Why do we need to hear about everything that the shop sells in a great long list? Why do they go to such great lengths to wind up our paranoia about not-having-the-correct-ticket? Am I sounding curmudgeonly enough yet? I'm almost of an age to be.)
Anyway - time for coffee and then braving the cold railway station with all my bags and books and stuff.
Oh - very exciting discussion last night about the possibility of our Book Club becoming a radio show in the new year. It could really even happen...! Watch this space...
1 Comments:
How I'm missing those autumn fields in Devon! They seem a million miles away from the working world which has reabsorbed me in the last two weeks. May have to print out your artwork there and some of my photos to put up on the wall behind my desk in our new house.
I'm another fan of 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'. It took me a while to get into the style of the book - but then it took me into a totally fascinating story, setting and set of characters. Will be interesting to hear what you think of 'Her Fearful Symmetry'. It didn't affect me as much as TTW (perhaps a good thing), but I love the way Niffenegger writes and it definitely made me want to visit Highgate cemetery.
Right, stopping now before I write a novel (because I've got a novel that I should be working on already). Enjoying your blog updates,
Tash
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