We are into September (and autumn) now so it’s time to look at what I got up to in August.

What I read

August was a bit of a slow month – only ten books read, but I’m still 13 ahead of my target so it’s fine. Ticked off a classic at least and two books read from the to-read list, but four borrowed from the library one of which was a BABAL*, so swings and roundabouts.

So I read:

• Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier
• Insidious Intent (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #10) – Val McDermid
• O is for Outlaw (Kinsey Millhone #15) – Sue Grafton
• Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse (Cherry Ames #2) – Helen Wells
• How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan #110 – Val McDermid
• A History of Britain in 21 Women – Jenni Murray
• Kick Back (Kate Brannigan #2) – Val McDermid
• P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone #16) – Sue Grafton
• Bikini – Amber Eve
• Love at First Book – Jenn McKinlay

I ended the month still working through:

• Mr Galliano’s Circus
• Q is for Quarry (Kinsey Millhone #17) – Sue Grafton
• Wedding Bells for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls #5) – Patricia McBride
• Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages – Jenny Colgan

What I watched

• We have watched a couple of episodes of Supernatural season 5 but have somewhat lost interest now. We have been watching Only Connect and Richard Osman’s House of Games instead. Some evenings we watch something with Brodie. We ran out of Gladiators and so have been watching Ninja Warrior UK and The Floor is Lava. One weekend we introduced him to Lord of the Rings with The Fellowship of the Ring. He found a couple of bits a little boring but loved the rest and went straight into play-fighting orcs.
• I’ve been absolutely binging Byker Grove and am finally into 1998 which means I actually recognise most the cast and remember some of the storylines.
• My sister and I are still subjecting ourselves to season three of And Just Like That. We reached episode six and I thought that must be the end of it, but no, it goes on for 12 episodes!

What I did

• We had the first week of the month off so apart from having a big clear out of Brodie’s room to prepare for his birthday we also had time for some day trips. We visited some of our favourites like Fife Zoo and the St Andrews Aquarium, but also tried a new place – Pitmuies Gardens – which was lovely and reminded me a bit of Old Thatch.
•  On weekends we managed to get out for a few geocaching walks (we are up to 112 finds now) and even fitted in a round of crazy golf before beginning the cache hunting one day.
• We enjoyed the last of the really good weather in the garden and finally pulled our carrots and picked some blackberries. Some of the blackberries were probably bigger than some of the carrots…
• Last weekend we went to a Lego event (sort of like a comic con but for Lego) and managed to be very restrained in our spending.

How was your August?

*Books About Bookshops and Libraries