That’s us halfway through 2024 already!

What I read

Having upped my reading goal to 150 last month, I then found that I didn’t read as much in August, isn’t that just typical? I watched a bit more TV in August, and I also found myself reading a few books that turned out to be a bit of a slog to finish.

What I have read:

• The Chase (The Forbidden Game #2) – L J Smith
• The Sea of Adventure (Brodie’s review to come)
• A Novel Love Story – Ashley Poston
• The Kill (The Forbidden Game #3) – L J Smith
• Six in a Caravan – Bridget Mackenzie (reviewed here)
• The Accident – Diane Hoh
• Funhouse – Diane Hoh
• The Back of Beyond Book Club – Angela Britnell
• My Roommate is a Vampire – Jenna Levine
• Goodnight, Fairy – “Enid Blyton”
• Let’s Have a Picnic – “Enid Blyton”
• The Tower at the End of Time (House at the Edge of Magic#2) – Amy Sparkes
• The Bookstore Wedding (Once Upon a Time Bookshop #2) – Alice Hoffman
• The Mountain of Adventure (Brodie’s review also to come)

I ended the month still working through:

• The Wisdom of War (Buffyverse #63) – Christopher Golden
• Poyums – Len Pennie
• Girl Sleuth – Melanie Rehak
• The Last Bookshop in London -Madeline Martin
• The Ship of Adventure

What I watched

• We are up to ER season 14 (only one to go!), and we watched a few episodes of Richard Osman’s House of Games when we needed something shorter. Then Only Connect started back up, and the new seasons of Only Murders in the Building and Rings of Power started so we’ve been watching those as well.
• With Brodie we watched the new Ghostbusters film – Frozen Empire, and 80s classic Willow.
• We also fitted in more 80s classics after Brodie went to bed – Romancing the Stone and Jewel in the Nile.
• I’m on to season four of Charmed, having watched all the Shannon Doherty episodes it’s now Rose McGowan as the third sister. I’ve also been watching The Last Leg and the Paralympic Highlights each night.
• On Tuesdays my sister and I watched Wicked Little Letters, the original Mean Girls, then for something different we tried the TV show Rich House Poor House.

What I did

• We kicked off August by having a big toy clear out and Brodie did really well at recognising what he no longer played with as much and was ready to let go to a charity shop
• That meant we had a bit more space for his birthday as he turned 7. We had a Lego-themed party for him at the house as Lego is his #1 obsession at the moment. After his birthday we had a lot of Lego to build as well.
• We took the week off around his birthday so we could do some daytrips – though the weather turned out to not be that great. We made us of the rainier days to visit the rest of the libraries we needed to complete the summer reading challenge. On better days we visited Brechin Castle centre where we all enjoyed footgolf and crazy golf, and Cairnie Fruit Farm where we just about beat the maze.
• Brodie went back to school – into p3!
• I did a couple of 500 piece jigsaws, the Harry Potter was one surprisingly difficult, though!
• We finally harvested our potatoes and were pleased to find that there were actual potatoes in there, not just a huge leafy plant.

How was your August?