Wonderful Wordy Wednesday

While we came out of the deep freeze in terms of temperature, the winds the past few days have been wild. Gusts in the 40-50 mph range and steady winds 15-20 mph. Hopefully a little less windy today. 

Nearly at the end of January, no snow on the ground either. Strange looking at brown grass. Ground hog day is Sunday!

Did trivia night on Monday, added a forth friend. We do ok but it is just nice to get out with friends and have a good laugh or two. Plus we won for team name again, we change it up every time we play. That wins us gift cards to help pay for our refreshments the next visit.

Yes Megan, I sometimes sneak a peak towards the end of the book. As I mentioned last week I wanted to make sure the main character survived. Killing someone off is a way to end a series and I don't want this series to end, at least not yet. 

 

Notting Hill, a movie but one of my favorites that I hadn't seen in ages. It came to mind when it was an answer at one of our trivia nights. Category was 90s movie themes. This was the only one we knew and I immediately knew the answer. Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant fall in love.

The Cold Light of Day Verity and Sydney are in Dublin in 1920. They are trying to find her former colleague Alec. Is he still searching for the phosgene gas or has he joined the Irish Republican Army?

Mrs Pargeter's Patio- I didn't think there was going to be another Mrs Pargeter book but here it is. Mrs P discovers a dead body under her patio. Who is it, who killed him and why and when?. All the usual characters help her figure it out.

A Beautiful Rival is the story of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, fierce competitors in the early days of the cosmetic and beauty business. The time period of the book covers from 1915 to the late 1940s. The spying, poaching of employees to try to stay one step ahead of each other. Both brands still exist, but the Rubinstein products, now owned by L'Oreal, are only available in Europe. The Arden brand has gone through several ownership and is currently a subsidiary of Revlon.

Grabbing books? Maybe cookbooks, good reference and there are lots of them to choose from.

Happy Reading.