New for February
Wednesday, February 03, 2021
New stitchmarker sets in my Folksy shop: Love Hearts and Hearts & Flowers in both knitting and crochet versions. All stitchmarker sets are in stock and have free postage.
October's entertainment
Monday, November 01, 2021
The Cove [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross , narrated by Clare Corbett
The Blood Doctor [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Barbara Vine, narrated by Robert Powell
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Barbara Vine, narrated by Frances Barber
Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Kate Williams, narrated by Sandra Duncan
The Storyteller [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Dave Grohl, narrated by Dave Grohl
Troy [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Stephen Fry, narrated by Stephen Fry
The River Seine Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave
Destroying Angel (Captain Seeker Series) [Kindle Edition] by S. G. MacLean
Widowland [Kindle Edition] by C. J. Carey
The Dinner Guest [Kindle Edition] by B. P. Walter
Prince of Spies (Richard Prince #1) [Kindle Edition] by Alex Gerlis
New British Classics [Kindle Edition] by Gary Rhodes
September's entertainment
Friday, October 01, 2021
The House by the Lake [Non-fiction] [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Thomas Harding, narrated by Mark Meadows
City of Spies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Mara Timon, narrated by Kristin Atherton
The Night Thief (A Jackman and Evans Investigation) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
The Confession [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Jessie Burton, narrated by Hayley Atwell
The Lamplighters [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Emma Stonex, narrated by Indira Varma and Tom Burke
Traitor King [Non-fiction] [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Andrew Lownie, narrated by Andrew Lownie
The Chalet [Kindle Edition] by Catherine Cooper
The Chateau [Kindle Edition] by Catherine Cooper
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep #1) [Kindle Edition] by Nick Drake
Tutankhamun (Rai Rahotep #2) [Kindle Edition] by Nick Drake
The Dead of Winter (Josephine Tey Series #9) [Kindle Edition] by Nicola Upson
VOX [Kindle Edition] by Christina Dalcher
August's entertainment
Thursday, September 09, 2021
Slightly later this month. Here goes:
Lost Girls: Love, War and Literature 1939-1951 [Non-fiction] [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by D. J. Taylor, narrated by Stephanie Racine
The War of the Worlds [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by H. G. Wells, narrated by John Banks
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by John le Carre, narrated by Michael Jayston
Witchfinder [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Andrew Williams, narrated by Richard Mitchley
The Haunted Hotel [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Wilkie Collins, narrated by Traci Svendsgaard
Death Angel (Alexandra Cooper Book 15) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Linda Fairstein, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
Terminal City (Alexandra Cooper Book 16) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Linda Fairstein, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
A Vow of Silence (Sister Joan Murder Mystery Book 1) [Kindle Edition] by Veronica Black
We Begin at the End (CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel 2021) [Kindle Edition] by Chris Whitaker
If Fear Wins (D I Bliss 3) [Kindle Edition] by Tony J. Forder
The Reach of Shadows (D I Bliss 4) [Kindle Edition] by Tony J. Forder
The Death of Justice (D I Bliss 5) [Kindle Edition] by Tony J. Forder
July's entertainment
Monday, August 02, 2021
Next Stop Execution [Non-fiction] [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Oleg Gordievsky, narrated by Saul Reichlin
Dune: House Atreides (Prelude to Dune Book 1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, narrated by Scott Brick
Stanley and Elsie [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Nicola Upson, narrated by Gabrielle Glaister
Westwind: The Classic Lost Thriller [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Ian Rankin, narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt
The Russian [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by James Patterson and James O. Born, narrated by Ari Fiakos
House of Glass [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Hadley Freeman
How to be a Tudor [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Ruth Goodman
Bad to the Bone (DI Bliss #1) [Kindle Edition] by Tony J. Forder
The Scent of Guilt (DI Bliss #2) [Kindle Edition] by Tony J. Forder
The Conway Harbour Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave
June's entertainment
Thursday, July 01, 2021
The Secrets of Wishtide (A Laetitia Rodd Mystery #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Kate Saunders, narrated by Charlotte Strevens
The Shrine (DCI Ryan #16) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Dead Ground (Washington Poe #4) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by M. W. Craven, narrated by John Banks
Cuthbert's Way (DCI Ryan #17) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Cruel as the Grave (A DI Slider Mystery) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, narrated by Mark Meadows
The Whitby Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis
Ryan's Christmas (DCI Ryan #14) [Kindle Edition] by L. J Ross
Snowblind (Dark Iceland Series) [Kindle Edition] by Ragnar Jonasson
A Dark Sin (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #8) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
May's entertainment
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Slough House (Jackson Lamb/Slough House #7) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Mick Herron, narrated by Sean Barrett
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Katie Scarfe
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Katie Scarfe
A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Kathy Reichs, narrated by Linda Emond
Where Death Delights (Richard Pryor #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Bernard Knight, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
According to the Evidence (Richard Pryor #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Bernard Knight, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Before Wallis [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Rachel Trethewey
The Napoleon of Crime [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Ben Macintyre
The Crossing (DI Louise Blackwell #1) [Kindle Edition] by Matt Brolly
The Pact [Kindle Edition] by Sharon Bolton
April's entertainment
Monday, May 03, 2021
Rock and Roll is Life [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by D. J. Taylor, narrated by John Banks
Magpie Lane [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Lucy Atkins, narrated by Susie Riddell
A Darker Domain [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Val McDermid, narrated by Eilidh Fraser
Sorry for the Dead (Josephine Tey Series #8) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library Libby] by Nicola Upson, narrated by Sandra Duncan
The Last Days of John Lennon [Non-fiction] [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by James Patterson with Casey Sherman, Dave Edge, narrated by Matthew Wolf, K. C. Clyde
The Windsor Faction [Kindle Edition] by D. J. Taylor
Kill Them Cold (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #7) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
Victorians Undone: Tales of the flesh in the age of decorum [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Kathryn Hughes
March's entertainment
Thursday, April 01, 2021
Far from the Tree [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Rob Parker, narrated by Warren Brown
Hitler's British Traitors [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Non-fiction] by Tim Tate, narrated by Saul Reichlin
Ruin Beach (DI Ben Kitto #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Kate Rhodes, narrated by Stephen Perring
The Berlin Spies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Alex Gerlis, narrated by Rupert Bush
A Song for Dark Times (Rebus #23) [Unabridged Audiobook] [RB Digital] by Ian Rankin, narrated by James MacPherson
Kill our Sins (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #3) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
Tell no Tales (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #4) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
Hear no Evil (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #5) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
The Dead Call (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #6) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
The Menai Bridge Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave
February's entertainment
Sunday, February 28, 2021
The Waiting Room [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by F. G. Cottam, narrated by David Rintoul
The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway series #13) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elly Griffiths, narrated by Jane McDowell
The King's General [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Daphne du Maurier, narrated by Juliet Stevenson
The Riddle of the Sands [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Erskine Childers, narrated by Anton Lesser
We Know You Know [Kindle Edition] by Erin Kelly
Blood Orange [Kindle Edition] by Harriet Tyce
One Lost Soul (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #1) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
Bury Your Past (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series #2) [Kindle Edition] by J. M. Dalgliesh
Total apathy
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Here we are still in lockdown. I must admit that my Lockdown Lethargy has morphed into more or less Total Apathy and I'm not really getting anything creative under way. One thing that's almost finished this week is this:
Cardigan with short sleeves knitted in two strands of Regia sock yarn (frogged from an unworn garment - can't remember what it was) which is blocked, yarn ends trimmed and ready for buttons. Buttons are black btw - rather rubbish photo.
On the go is a crochet shawl in Wollmeise Lacegarn, colourway Barisa (from stash). Nice simple stitch pattern but I'm not happy with the way the colours are working. They're too patchy for my taste so I'll overdye the shawl once it's finished. Not sure yet what colour dye to use, probably some shade of blue which will turn the green into turquoise. On the other hand, I could go for a 'nice serviceable purple'...
I'm slowly adding more items to my Folksy shop when I can summon up the energy to sit at the laptop. Quick preview of this week's additions which will go live by Friday - sets of six twisted ring stitchmarkers and two progress keepers.
January's entertainment
Monday, February 01, 2021
North and South [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Elizabeth Gaskell, narrated by Juliet Stevenson
The Reunion [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Guillaume Musso, narrated by Samuel West, Cassie Layton, David Rintoul, Clare Wille
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Paul Howard
One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time [Non-fiction] [Kindle Edition] by Craig Brown
Thin pickings this month, I'm suffering from Lockdown Lack of Concentration...
Finished
Monday, January 25, 2021
Halfway through moving furniture around I was beginning to have my doubts...
...but everything was fine by the time I'd finished.
And I cleaned the dust of ages from behind the furniture. Go me!
New things
Thursday, January 21, 2021
There's not much happening at Wibbo Towers these days. I'm immensely fed up with Lockdown Three and I do miss seeing my friends. I'm also slightly bored with my own four walls, lovely though they are, so I'm planning to move furniture round in the living room, starting tomorrow. I'm not sure whether this will work visually until I've done it even though all the measurements work. So I might end up having to move everything back...
On the other hand, there are new stitchmarker sets for sale in my Folksy shop.
Clockwise from top left: Owls, Big Cats, Happy Sheep and Favourite Things. All are available in both knitting and crochet versions.
December's entertainment
Monday, January 04, 2021
Eye of the Red Tsar (Inspector Pekkala) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Sam Eastland, narrated by Steven Pacey
Where Roses Never Die [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Gunnar Staaleson, narrated by Colin Mace
The Memory of Trees [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by F. G. Cottam, narrated by David Rintoul
Chocky [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by John Wyndham, narrated by Daniel Weyman
Queen Bees [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Sian Evans, narrated by Carole Boyd
A Brief History of the Third Reich [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Martyn Whittock, narrated by Sean Barrett
The Solace Farm Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave
'Tis only a simple postcard, dear,
Thursday, December 24, 2020
A Merry Christmas and Bright New Year.
Posted in Birmingham, George V (1910-1936) stamp.
Getting a bit Christmassy
Friday, December 18, 2020
Well, there's Christmas bunting across the living room window and coloured lights round the door. I live in a tiny flat so there's no room for a proper tree but I do have a jar full of tree decorations catching the light on the windowsill.
There's a little more sparkly stuff over on another side of the room and that's about it!
Folksy shop
Thursday, December 03, 2020
I have a shiny new Folksy shop!
Christmas themed sets of stitchmarkers for both knitting and crochet are for sale in my shop, all with free postage. I have non-Christmas stitchmarker sets and some gorgeous hand-embroidered jewellery almost ready to upload, so watch this space!
November's entertainment
Tuesday, December 01, 2020
Longstone (DCI Ryan #10) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
The Moor (DCI Ryan #11) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Borderlands (DCI Ryan #12) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
17 Carnations [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] [Re-listen] by Andrew Morton, narrated by Cameron Stewart
Agent Sonya [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Ben Macintyre, narrated by Ben Macintyre
Secrets & Lies [Unabridged Audiobook] [Non-fiction] [Audible] by Douglas Thompson and Christine Keeler, narrated by Sophie Cookson
The Glass Hotel [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Emily St. John Mandel, narrated by Dylan Moore
The Patient Man (Jackman & Evans #6) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
Bedlam (Alexander Gregory #3) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross
In the Woods [Kindle Edition] by Tana French
The Warehouse [Kindle Edition] by Rob Hart
October's entertainment
Tuesday, November 03, 2020
Angel (DCI Ryan #4) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
High Force (DCI Ryan #5) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Cragside (DCI Ryan #6) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Dark Skies (DCI Ryan #7) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Seven Bridges (DCI Ryan #8) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
The Hermitage (DCI Ryan #9) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Death on the Nile [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Agatha Christie, narrated by Kenneth Branagh
They Disappeared (Jackman and Evans} [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
With Clough, by Taylor [Kindle Edition] by Peter Taylor
Imposter (Alexander Gregory #1) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross
Hysteria (Alexander Gregory #2) [Kindle Edition] by L. J. Ross
September's entertainment
Friday, October 02, 2020
A Mind to Murder (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman
Cover her Face (Adam Dalgleish) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by P. D. James, narrated by Daniel Weyman
Oliver Twist [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by Charles Dickens, narrated by Martin Jarvis
Holy Island (DCI Ryan #1) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Sycamore Gap (DCI Ryan #2) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Heavenfield (DCI Ryan #3) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] [Re-listen] by L. J. Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
The Lazarus Prophesy [Unabridged Audiobook] [Audible] by F. G. Cottam, narrated by Saul Reichlin
Insidious Intent (Tony Hill, Carol Jordan #10) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library BorrowBox] by Val McDermid, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
Beekeeping for Beginners (Mary Russell Mysteries) [Unabridged Audiobook] [Library RB Digital] by Laurie R. King, narrated by Robert Ian MacKenzie
The White Forest Killings (A Snowdonia Murder Mystery) [Kindle Edition] by Simon McCleave
The Nidderdale Murders (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery #5) [Kindle Edition] by J. R. Ellis
Cut Short (Poe and Bradshaw short stories) [Kindle Edition] by M. W. Craven
Close to the Bone [Kindle Edition] by Susan Wilkins
Before the Poison [Kindle Edition] by Peter Robinson