The title doesn’t really narrow it down as most days are like that. I made breakfast cobs (bacon and tomato and bacon and black pudding for those of you interested in the opposite of fine dining), done a bit on WP and watched TV. I had to go for Prime in the end, as terrestrial TV is dire. It’s either garbage or repeats or football and Songs of Praise. I didn’t mind Sogs of Praise when it was in the evening, but it seems wrong when it’s on in the afternoon.
The film I watched was Renegades. It’s not a great film, but it’s a decent effort and has a great cast. The script is quite sharp and there is sufficient action, though if I’d been directing it I’d have put in more gunfire and explosions.
I then moved on to Decline and Fall. I like the book, though I probably haven’t read it for 20 years. I like the series too, though it’s a touch long-winded. I keep meaning to re-read Waugh, so this might actually get me doing it. First I need to get through my current book. It’s about the rise and fall of Rome, but I’m only just moving on to the Republic, so I have a long way to go yet.
I just looked up Waugh’s books on Kindle. I will probably join a library. I’m not paying £5.99 for a book that doesn’t physically exist and which, as I understand it, I don’t actually own. I don’t mind paying decent money for reference books and newly written books (authors need some sort of encouragement) but I don’t see why Waugh’s literary estate needs to milk it quite so much.
After that I made soup. Red Pepper, Bean and Tomato soup. It will be good for lunch for the next week. I may take a photo this time.
Things to do when I retire –
- Join Library.
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Are you reading Gibbon?
Currently reading the oxford history of the Roman World. If I go on to read Waugh’s Decline and Fall I suppose I will have read Gibbon by default. 🙂
We found ourselves watching the Beckham programs on Netflix for want of anything better to do and found them unexpectedly interesting.
Someone was telling me that The Ascent of Man is on iPlayer. In fact, I just found the link.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00wms4m/the-ascent-of-man
Now I just need to use it. 🙂
I am not an e-book fan either, and prefer a paperback or hard copy.
I like eBooks because they are easier on my eyes, though I intend getting some good reading lights when we move. But in the end, you can’t actually beat the act of holding a book, smelling it and reading it.
I will not buy an electronic book either. And I am very lucky to live almost directly opposite and excellent second-hand bookshop.
That’s good. I will be reasonably close to a library when we move. Not quite as good as a second-hand bookshop, but still useful.