2015 VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND
MAY 15 - 18
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My visit with Queen Victoria on Castle Hill Windsor UK
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Victoria Day is celebrated in honour of the birthdays of
both Queen Victoria and the current monarch of Canada, Queen Elizabeth.
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Usually the first anticipated outdoor weekend event with BBQ and fireworks,
we had just such a day on Saturday, but with the proviso of advancing freezing rain,
winds gusting to 90 kms and turning to snow by Sunday night.
I am soooo glad we did enJoY Saturday taking a country drive out to a lovely
Tea House because, yes, the blustering snow outside is as promised!
Not a day of outdoor pleasures !
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So I'm happily ensconced in my big reading chair with either the kettle on
or the teapot steeping my next fav flavour. A great weekend in with good books!
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As to my Victoria Day long weekend reading?
I'm choosing UK connections.
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Finished "A Summer to Remember" both Brit author [Victoria Connelly]
and setting [ English countryside of Norfolk] 343 pages total
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Then off to pick up 3 reserves at the library.
Happy to jump into Laurie Alice Eakes new release after being on a lengthy wait list.
Definitely a fav author and great timing for an English personal treat on a long weekend!
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"A Stranger's Secret"
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Read this one [historical England setting] straight through.
317 pages completed May 16 wee hours of the morning and worth it :)
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Next up after my country drive for teatime ?
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Choosing another British read in honour of Victoria Day -
Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series #4
May 16 = 175 pgs +
Sunday May 17 completed final 131 pages = 306 total
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Back to choices for what will be my next novel...
As warned,
It's a freezing cold Sunday of biting rain and high winds that are to yet
have turned to snow this night.
Seems I've made a good indoor weekend choice for respite with books, tea and
some unexpected but enjoyable hot chocolate !
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4th choice?
The highly acclaimed recent Jazz Age novel by Carla Stewart
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Couture in the Jazz Age: 1922 New York and London England
belittled for her stutter, Nell's boss isn't promoting any career advances - but maybe there are alternate avenues to pursue...
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Sunday 17th read 50 pgs til my eyes closed
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Monday May 18th waking to quiet. Winds have died down
and I'm happily back to reading The Hatmaker's Heart.
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What's currently on for reading ?
I've done some searching kindle files for Short Story reads for May
[being Short Story Month]
so I'm sure to fit in a couple more of those wee treats !
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Bout of Books Readathon for updates as it continues through to end of Sunday the 17th
and Crush Your TBR , a new one to me, from the 15th through 17th.
It runs for 3 days each month. Check twitter for each month's event.
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Also, continuing with the #CleanSweepARC Challenge for the entire month of MAY.
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I'll be updating the respective posts for the above,
as well as right here for whatever gets read this Victoria long weekend.
Interested in More ?
Victoria Day posting HERE and HERE
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Any long weekend or weekend plans ..?
I'm always happy to hear yours!
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Very little reading this weekend for me, but lots of thinking, sleeping, and even fireworks.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the last day and your books. They look good!
Glad you had a good Saturday. We are having rain not snow and it is warmer here in the Southern US.
ReplyDeleteWOW! You read some interesting looking books. I will check into them. I like historical fiction for the adventure as well as the learning value.
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~ linda @ The Reader & the Book
The Prime Minister's Secret Wife looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my Friday Finds link for the week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/05/friday-finds-82.html
Sounds like a great weekend of reading. I don't miss the cold here in the Southern America. We are having 80 degree days, but had storms yesterday. Thanks for linking up with Literacy Musing Mondays! I so appreciate your continued support.
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