…the final episode today of the series “The War” by Ken Burns. About 15 hours, on 6 dvds.
A great, impressive, documentary series about the Second World War, presented from very personal perspectives, of US soldiers.
Great musical score by Wynton Marsalis.
If you consider watching just one war documentary, it will have to be this one! 
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It was a great recommendation, this site:
Found this site “Don’t like reading?“ 
Have a look!! Don’t know whether it’s all real, but it looks very intriguing…
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…The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes. 
Unfortunately the story is told from four different perspectives (again!), but it is about authors writing novels and agents getting a publishing deal etc. So that should be fun.
The Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling. Great book, very interesting historic setting, quite depressing at times, and ofcourse a great topic: bookbinding.
I can recommend it. Such a shame this author died shortly after finishing this book.
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Pumpkin soup was great, very easy to make. I can recommend it.
I will definitely be making more vegetable soups this winter.
On another note, I ate pineapple with whipped cream for lunch today (!), that was not too bad either. 
About half way through Dora Damage, I’m enjoying it. Dora has to take over the bookbinding work from her husband, and one of her customers is delivering risquee material to be bound by her. She is risking her reputation and their livelihood in accepting this work.
By the way, the author died due to surgery complications, just after finishing this novel, at the age of 34. A real shame.
Finished The Associate by John Grisham. Good pace, but not a very satisfactory ending: nobody gets caught!
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Someone gave me a big piece of pumpkin. 
I’m thinking of making soup.
If anyone has suggestions or experience with pumpkin recipes, let me know.
The Associate by John Grisham 
(and also Dora Damage still)
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Another book done (and three others on the shelf in various stages) …
See Home Made for larger images.
The Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling 
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes 
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I put my most recent ‘creation’ under Home Made.
It is made with fabric instead of paper, which means there are even more options to work with!
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Autumn in France, lots of leaves, apples, mist, forest, wine and cheese.
What a great place to go!
By the way: only the left picture is of the garden… 
The other pictures are taken in a foret, where we spotted some deer!
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…I bought a stool for my work area yesterday…
Not the most exiting bit of news, I’m sure, but since we were looking for something like this for a few weeks, I’m quite content…
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“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” ―George Burns
I get quotes emailed every day. Some are pretty funny, others give you food for thought.
What a sunny day today! I think I need to go out… and buy something! Yes I do!
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