Thank you. 
I have a bit of mending to do and it could be weeks or longer. With only one operational arm I shall be fairly dependent on OH which I don’t like doing. I just have to work hard at getting back to normal.
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The mystery of the missing ordonnances was solved yesterday, the originals arrived in the post from the hospital. 
I remember now that I asked my neighbour to offer them to the Pompiers to take with them. 
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I remember Dawes as being a rare marque of bike in the '50s when I was at school. I had a similarly rare breed, an Armstrong which had about 13 gears. 
David Hockney has been awarded the légion d’honneur according to Le Monde.
Hurrah.. today’s cheerful news:
OH has felt well enough to help me get the logs indoors so we can let rip with the woodburner.
I love watching the flames… 
the oil boiler doesn’t have the same allure 
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At the East Pole? 
But given the clue of the Stella Artois sign I would guess somewhere in Belgium.
Leuven?
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Yep 
no idea where it was, Green? We arrived not long after in Brussels which was s surprise as didn’t know we were stopping there
No it wasn’t that nice looking! Gosh I was surprised at how horrible a few blocks near the station in Brussels were. Proper nasty, graffiti, rubbish ect, I thought it would all be pristine!
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I used to live just a few towns along and Leuven was my shopping town. I do laugh when I see the Stella Artois adverts, with their dreamy French commentaries, and think of that plant.
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I don’t find Brussels particularly attractive and find Antwerp to be much nicer.
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On a train?
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Or maybe a coach ?
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£0.99p each on Amazon Kindle offers from today for between 1 week and 1 month (timing my guess)
- Mary Stewart “This Rough Magic”
- -Michael Connelly “Resurrection Walk” (Lincoln Lawyer)
- Mick Herron Clown Town (Slow Horses series, I think)
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Kindle version pricing (which I assume is set by the publisher) is often weird.
For example Michael Connolly’s latest Lincoln Lawyer novel (The Proving Ground) is £12.99 on Amazon UK for the Kindle version - manufacturing and delivery cost virtually zero - and £11 for the hardback, with free Amazon delivery!!
And £0.99 for the audiobook version!!
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The £0.99 audiobook available on many Kindle books is a trap, only available with signup to Audible ‘trial’ that’s easy to overrun and end up paying even if you didn’t want to continue. There’s also a fair amount of feedback around that Audible has restrictions that are not very clear at the start so may not be good value for many
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I have a daily email from Amazon about deals of the day and I buy most of my books from there.
I find it quite clear that you can buy audio, it is a distinct option and I look forward to buying books from my favourite authors and discovering new ones.
I have the Bruno’s Cookbook which I bought for 99p and which I can use in colour on my tablet. Usual price around 45£.
There is no trap on Kindle Daily Deal. Try it.
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I am signed up to BookBub. A silly name for an excellent outfit. E-books are discounted to £0.99/£1.99 on a one-time basis. Check these against the reg’lr prices.
For example, Rory Stewart..
Based on Cumbria, a part of England I know very well
and
Of course, as with any e-book, illustrations/photos are rubbish on a Kindle or Kobo. Even graphics, such as maps, are generally very poor. But for text content, a very cheap way to buy books by leading authors. You just have to take the opportunity when they crop up.
One aspect of BookBub is its frequent presentation of Holocaust survivor books. They keep on coming …
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