I read The Nugent Case (Mine for the Taking Book 1) by Torie Raben when I was in a bit of a daze, I think. More spy story than detective. It was OK, but I won't bother with more in the series. 📚
With The Arc (DCI Ellie McVey series Book 1) by J.A. Rainbow I realised:
I watch without complaint TV shows that are equally vague and 'unrealistic' about police investigations. I could also overlook the crime / mystery aspect and just see it as a story about lesbians. Much less annoying. 📚
A very curious thing about those 8 DL Keur books I read. The author was a stickler for using the ® symbol after certain names, like Stetson and Kevlar. I've never ever seen an author do that before and it jarred every single time.
I nearly stopped reading Deadly Bond (Kate Kinsella Mysteries Book 5) by Christine Green but returned to it in the end. 📚
I won't read others in the series. Sometimes the author has turns of phrase that appeal.
My nostalgia, like an orgasm, didn't last long, and I was soon asleep.
A little bit of flattery is nearly as good as finding plenty of jam in a doughnut so I didn't argue any more.
Welcoming nightfall. At our friends place in Whangārei.
I thoroughly enjoyed the The Jessica Anderson K-9 Mysteries, as I mentioned already. Dead Falls (Book 5); Troubled Pursuit (Book 6); Game Trail (Book 7); Cold Scent (Book 8) did not disappoint in the least and in fact very pleasingly developed the main characters and even introduced some new ones. 📚
I'd read one of the other Daph books so knew what I was in for with this light and fluffy read. Daph On The Beach by Phillipa Nefri Clark was a little bit of candy floss. 📚
I never know which mountain is which, in the central North Island. When we flew home the other day we had this outstanding view of Tongariro / Ngauruhoe / Ruapehu.
Deb spotted a stoat running past the quail run just before I went to feed Fliss, the Japanese Quail. I think it must have bitten her through the wire. RIP Fliss. 🐦
That's truly the last of our pets.
Three features of today in Covid-land:
- Deb, now somewhat better, is looking after me superbly.
- While still quite unwell, I've struck the 'better' side of the curve.
- I've consumed and enjoyed about 200 mls of delicious mushroom soup.
To all my many Micro.Blog pals who have wished Deb and me well with our current Covid+ status: thank you. Deb is getting better. I'm now in that phase of feeling miserable and sleeping a great deal. More than I can manage to name everyone just now. 🥴
Amazing, my 6th anniversary at Micro.Blog. A wonderful community. Thanks everyone who created it and makes it so.
I try to post here at least once each day.
Once Deb was positive for Covid, it was inevitable that I would follow. Confirmed today. At least we managed, well-masked, to get home. 🦠
I don't feel too bad: tired, headache, slightly scratchy throat.
I’m over airports. Glad to be nearly home though. 1.25 hour flight then an hour drive. 🤞🏼
The Jessica Anderson K-9 Mysteries (8 book series) has been so engrossing I've read the first 4 without writing about them 🐶 :
A series about … a woman who, after having trained as a CSI, has fled a career in law enforcement, only to find herself and her canine friends more deeply involved in it than ever she could imagine.
I've already ordered the next 4.
On 11 January 2023 I wrote about my M1 MacBook Pro:
2 years on and battery life is still phenomenal.
You know what? Add another 12 months and battery life is still phenomenal. It just goes all day.
So… given Deb’s positive Covid test, we’re extending our stay with our friends in Whangārei rather than flying home. This trip is full of surprises. 😵💫
Today we reverse our trip and fly Whangārei to Auckland then on to Palmerston North, then drive home. Given Deb’s unwell, I’m hoping this will be a lot smoother than our trip north. No delayed planes… 🤞🏼🛩️
Spotted this Ngungutawa | Sand Scarab larva (Pericoptus truncatus) on the beach track the other day.
The Rolling Ball Clock in Whangārei is pretty special. Poor photo I'm afraid and I only had a moment to watch it work.
Balls are released onto a wire track at precise intervals to accumulate in spots that tell the time.
The sculpture features spirals, a Newton’s cradle, racing balls, an undulating track, a loop-the-loop, banked corners, a sawtooth track, and switches.
