It’s late afternoon and I wish I could add an extra day to my weekend. Don’t we all I guess. Despite starting off wondering if we were going to be blown away by the severe weather we had on Friday, the rest of the weekend has been so nice. Today we had sunny skies and I’ve enjoyed having the windows open and hearing the birds chirping while I’ve been reading most of the afternoon.
I went to Barnes & Noble on Saturday to look for a magazine for my mom but I couldn’t find any of the Spanish language magazines. It was so crowded that I didn’t even bother to ask customer service why they didn’t have them. Instead I found a chair, enjoyed a yummy mocha and a cookie, and flipped through a couple of magazines before deciding to get the May edition of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
I have never read this magazine but a recent post by Gavin prompted me to look for it. I don’t typically read short stories but I saw that this edition had one story by Christine Poulson. I’ve enjoyed her two mystery novels and am actually waiting on the third one to be published over here so it was nice to read something else by her. Her short story, Don’t You Hate Having Two Heads, was seven pages of goodness. I haven’t read any of the other stories yet but if this is any indication to go by then I think I’m in for a treat.
Today I finished reading The Anodyne Necklace, third in the Jury series by Martha Grimes. I felt this one had a more difficult mystery to solve and there were some plot developments I wasn’t expecting at all so all in all a good read. I know I have the fourth book somewhere in the stacks.
Now I’m off to look for the next good read.
I’ve been utterly unable to read and it’s driving me batty. I’m hoping for more time this week (fingers crossed).
Glad you didn’t get blow away! It was touch and go out this way!
The nasty weather has made it up to the northeast; it’s been raining and very windy all day. I want spring to get here!
I was unable to finish a single book this weekend, although I did make good progress in 2 of them. I’m glad you liked EQMM. I just bought the June edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and I’ll let you know how that turns out when I get to it. Enjoy your week !
Have you read The Kite Runner?It’s the best book I’ve read in a long while.
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I brought the good weather to Manchester, UK. I think that I might even have a tan! I didn’t have a chance to hit the bookstores there, but I am going into London on Tuesday for my last trip there.
I am off home on Wednesday. I hope that I have nice weather on the filght home – Gatwick-Houston-NOLA
Yay for mochas at B&N! And you managed to leave with only a magazine? You have more willpower than I do! 🙂
Hey Isabel you experienced some of our lovely weather! It has been very hot for April here in the UK. Enjoy London, I live fairly near it but rarely go in which is a shame.
As for the weekend being over I really had the monday blues today so I agree, wiah the weekend was longer!
Andi – Hope you can get more reading done this week!
Dorothy W. – Seriously what is up with the weather for all of us. I am with you, I want spring although that quickly turns into summer in Texas and that’s not something I ever look forward to 🙂
Gavin – Oh no, that’ll be another magazine I’ll have to look for then! ha,ha.
Sylvia – Yes, Kite Runner was one of my favorite reads last year. Very moving.
Isabel – Yay! I can’t believe it’s almost time for you to come back. Are yo sure you want to? ha.
Stefanie – I did control myself. Of course I now have a list of books I was supposed to look for so I have to go back soon 🙂
a.book.in.the.life – I say we vote to add an extra day to the weekend.
OK! Now who should we call about it? I will phone Tony blair, see what he says. Lets unite!
How about that storm this weekend – a little crazy! We had to batton down the hatches…fortunately we got skipped in the tornado rounds…
No time at all for reading this weekend and went to bed at 2am after my shoot. I am one tired girl — hoping to get some reading time in tonight but I somehow think I might fall asleep if I attempt anything that takes brain power!
So, what is the next good read?
Sylvia : That Blue Rectangle Link under your post, has free shipping to South Africa. Anyone have any experience buying or selling to them ?
Believe it or not, I actually slept through most of the storms on Friday afternoon! I was so tired and all the lack of sleep from my Easter Basket business had caught up with me. Luckily, everything was in one piece when I woke up. 🙂 Hopefully this week, I will get back to reading some of my favorite books again, now that I’m caught up on all my sleep!
I should check out the EQ Mystery magazine–I’m not even sure my bookstore has it. I still want to read Martha Grime’s Jury series. And I could also use three day weekends, too!!
a.book.in.the.life – Good idea 🙂
Christine – Oh my! Can’t wait to hear about that and see some pictures of course. I did start a very good book – check my next post.
Gavin – Hope someone will answer that!
Shadan – Lucky you girl and so glad to hear you have caught up on your sleep. See you soon.
Danielle – Hope you find it! I was quite impressed with that one story. So I’m looking forward to reading others. And, you liked Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes didn’t you? The Jury series, even though set in England, has that same quality to it. Small town, attention to characters, and children seem to feature in quite a bit as well.