Ahhh Spring is in the Air..

Absolutely beautiful day here today, definately a taste of spring.

I've had a wonderfully energetic day in the garden as a result. I do like getting my hands filthy out in the dirt.... and at least at this time of year, with the soil (rofl!) holding together cos it's damp, better than digging when it's dry like a desert. As a result of my day I expect to be sore tomorrow. I really should start doing some kind of exercise, or just flexibility stuff methinks.... when I've been sitting on the lawn weeding out the bindii I'm like an 80 year old when I get up!

Mum's meeting with lawyer last week seems to have gone ok. I need to call mine following letter received late last week.

Thunderbolts cold has receeded and he seems to have enjoyed the camp.

They cooked sweet & sour pork for dinner Saturday night and did a good job of it. Even got the rice and the meal cooked to be ready within minutes of each other (following early advice from the kitchen overseer, mind you).

Big news
I have been feeling like reading AND I bought a book!
Probably doesn't sound like big news to you, but it is to me. I used to read a reasonable amount, but have not read a book in three years.

This week I really felt like reading a book.

Looked through my bookcase but not a lot took my fancy - just about all of them have particular attachments I'd prefer not to visit. Plus I'm not really one to re-read books (I keep them just because I like them, not because I intend to read them again). Orson Scott-Card almost tempted me, but it's about the third book in a series so I passed on that. Almost picked on Tarot by Piers Anthony, but thought it might be a bit too deep, cause a bit more introspection than I want to do right now. Something light is what I was after. .... eventually after going back and forth through the shelves a few times I picked on Dune, though that book in particular has a great attachment to the one causing me trouble.

I read about a dozen pages before falling asleep. That was on Thursday, I haven't read any more of it, and haven't felt like picking it up again.

Today at the markets there was a new second-hand bookstore and they had Enders Game - the first book in the Orson Scott-Card series; I bought it. But later today had an even better thought!

I asked Thunderbolt if I could borrow his recently purchased Harry Potter.

I haven't started it yet but I think it will be perfect. No attachments, not heavy (though it is a hardback!), and I've read the other books - should be just right I think.