We are into October, so it’s time for September’s round up.
What I have read
I hit my goal of 100 books in September – though book 100 was a somewhat fluffy/cosy magical mystery rather than something to show off about!
What I have read:
- The Invisible Dog – Dick King-Smith
- The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King #1) – T H White
- The Sinister Omen (Nancy Drew #67)
- A Catalogue of Catastrophe (Chronicles of St Mary’s #13) – Jodi Taylor
- Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife (Cornish Midwife #6) – Jo Bartlett
- Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
- Because of Winn-Dixie – Kate DiCamillo
- Spells & Shelves (Library Witch Mystery #1) – Elle Adams
- Beyond the Wand – Tom Felton
- Five Go Adventuring Again
- Charms & Chapters (Library Witch Mystery #2) – Elle Adams
- The Accidental Impostor (Heather Bay Romance #1) – Amber Eve
- The Nothing Girl (Frogmorton #1) – Jodi Taylor
- Don’t Give Up, Mallory (Baby-Sitters Club #108) – Ann M Martin
- Five Run Away Together
- The Accidental Actress (Heather Bay Romance #2) – Amber Eve
- Mary-Ann to the Rescue (Baby-Sitters Club #109) – Ann M Martin
And I’m still working on:
- The Secret Island – review part one, part two, part three and part four
- Anne Of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1) – L M Montgomery
- Hex Appeal – Kate Johnston
- Five Go to Smuggler’s Top
- The Accidental Investigator (Heather Bay Romance #3) – Amber Eve
What I have watched
- I finished Murder She Wrote and then watched two of the TV movies that came after the series. I’ve read that there is to be a new Murder She Wrote movie – but it just won’t be the same without Angela Lansbury!
- I finally got around to watching Brigadoon which was rather a let-down.
- Ewan and I have been watching the third season of Only Murders In the Building, Only Connect and The Simpsons (we’re on season 6 already but there are 33 on Disney+!) We also watched a few episodes of House of Games but then discovered we had watched every episode they had on iPlayer.
- On Tuesdays my sister and I watched (and finished) Is it Cake Too? We also watched one episode of Making Fun – a bunch of guys building strange ideas dreamed up by children but it was awful and we will be looking for something else to watch next time.
- I also squeezed in a couple of episodes of Hack My Home.
What I have done
Not a very busy month as we’ve all had the cold at one point or another.
- Went to the award ceremony for Brodie completing his summer reading challenge, and celebrated with a Nando’s afterwards.
- Completed the Tayport history trail, and as it was very got we had ice-creams. Stupidly I didn’t take any photos of the views from the top of the small hill we climbed in the process – it was so clear we could see all the way out to the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
- Completed a slightly tricky bookshop jigsaw – the brick part took ages.
- Got stung by a wasp for the first time in my entire life – I do not recommend it!
- Took a walk to gather blackberries (and Brodie got stung by wasp for the first time, too!)
- Did some home-schooling due to the three day strikes which closed or partially closed a lot of the city’s schools
What did your September look like?

I love your posts on “The Secret Island”.
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September was a very busy month for my husband and me. We cleaned the house for our friend Ute who came from 16th of October until 2nd of November.
A year ago I also tried to watch “Murder She Wrote”, but gave up after 2 episodes. It’s too much dialogue for me and too little suspense.
I enjoyed Angela Lansbury in “The Shell Seekers” though.
I felt the same with “Remington Steele” even though I’m a big Pierce Brosnan fan.
BTW your reviews of “The Secret Island” are great!
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