3 Good Things for 1 August 2026
๐ง๏ธ The outdoor sofa cushions were too wet to sit in this morning. Given how little rain weโve had this was a good thing.
๐ My family who put up with me being a grumpy bugger all day for no good reason.
๐ I have cheered up a bit this evening.
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Books
Here are some books I read recently
- ๐Howards End by E M Forster (Aug 2026)
- ๐Love Lane by Patrick Gale (Jul 2026)
- ๐Beloved by Toni Morrison (Jul 2026)
- ๐The Trouble With Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon (Jul 2026)
- ๐What We Cannot Know by Marcus du Sautoy (Jul 2026)
- ๐The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths (Jul 2026)
- ๐A Family Romance by Anita Brookner (Jun 2026)
- ๐Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville (Jun 2026)
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- ๐by the Year I read them
Other book pages are my ๐Five Book Club and โNot Actually Series.
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Canalside Trail (Aug 2026)Plus all 654 photoposts can be found
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