Reading Challenge Progress - February

On the 27th December 2021 the Goodwill Librarian launched on Facebook her 2022 reading challenge. I made a hasty decision to join this challenge. 

Each month I will report my progress in reading books that fulfil her criteria. I will add a link to the Librarything entry for each criterion I tick off.

Following are details of titles I ticked off in February. You can see the full list of criteria here.

Of the eleven books I read this month the following titles meet the criteria I haven't yet covered.

9. From an author you already know The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
https://www.librarything.com/work/44683/book/212360927

12. More than 20 years old Meet you at Raffles
https://www.librarything.com/work/9542550/book/212802741

17. That's a memoir  It wasn't meant to be like this
https://www.librarything.com/work/27609096/book/213352000

20. Over 500 pages long The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 
https://www.librarything.com/work/12482567/book/212360994

21. Under 100 pages long There's a zoo in my poo
https://www.librarything.com/work/25600751/book/213351839

22. With a music or art theme  The Russian Wife
https://www.librarything.com/work/27783497/book/212674973

24. With a green book cover  The Secret Keeper
https://www.librarything.com/work/12482567/book/212360994

34. That's a  adult young novel  Thirteen reasons why 
https://www.librarything.com/work/3159496/book/212631900

50. That makes you smile  Queen Elizabeth II : a birthday souvenir album
https://www.librarything.com/work/1230060/book/212039014

Main Crouse

Had a wonderful day out in Sydney last Saturday taking advantage of a Christmas 2019 gift of tickets to a live show, Nine to Five. Thanks to Covid and the show being rescheduled we had to wait over two years to use our gift.

Our daughter accompanied us on our trip to Sydney which, because we used all the toll roads, only took us 90 minutes. That gave us time for a leisurely lunch at Capital Thai, a restaurant conveniently located next door to the Capitol Theatre. We enjoyed an appetiser and two Main Crouses from the menu.

I was rather nervous about attending a show in the city but was comforted by the Covid Plan the theatre had in place. We were able to enter the theatre early and we waited until most of the patrons had left before we made our departure.

Masked up and it wasn't Phantom of the Opera

The show was lively and colourful with good vocal performances and serious messages. Can you believe that one of the stars, Marina Prior, is now 58 years old? Was it really 30 years ago that we saw her play Christine Daaé in Phantom of the Opera? 

20 Something Mural Snaps from our Weekend Wanderings

In our recent travels in New South Wales we noticed that several rural towns and villages have made an effort to Tart up their Towns by letting local artists loose with their brushes. Following are just some of the murals we have sighted.

Monkey Business

Ten years ago on Valentine's Day we indulged in a little monkey business at Gumbalimba Preserve in Roatan, Honduras.

We had to remove our spectacles and hats lest the locals ran off with them.

Someone dropped by to say hello

Slim Pickings there!

Aussie Pubs

On our recent weekend drives we have seen some fabulous Aussie pubs. These are often the most substantial building in a town. Many of them have wide verandahs and are in stark contrast to those we see when travelling in the UK and Ireland. 

Photos taken from moving cars can be fuzzy!

20 Something Snaps - Waiting for Mail

We covered 800km in our Saturday and Sunday drives this week and I took hundreds of photos of our natural and built environment here in New South Wales. 

Robert was very patient when I asked him to slow down so I could take photos of some of the letterboxes we passed on our travels. He even backed up on a couple of occasions.

I think it's time we ditched our boring mail receptacle and followed the lead of those who have individualised their letterboxes. In case you want to join us you may take inspiration from some of the following.