Sunday again.
Currently reading DEATH AT THE BEGGAR'S OPERA by Deryn Lake. This is 2nd of 12 in series featuring John Rawlings, an apothecary and associate of John Fielding, mostly in 18th century London, England. Here is a description:
Apothecary, and occasional agent for Sir John Fielding of Bow Street, attends a performance of "The Beggar's Opera" with friends. The lead is played by Jasper Harcross, a handsome man and legendary lover of women. A critical scene calls for the hanging of Harcross' character. The play's the thing when the platform breaks, Harcorss is hung for real and Rawlings is, once again, asked to help find the killer. As Rawlings and the Blind Beak hunt for vital clues, they discover a hotbed of rivalry both on and off the stage which produces numerous suspects and questions. As the search takes on a new intensity, John Rawlings soon finds himself on an intriguing trail of obsession that leads to the dark heart of a cold-blooded murder.
First Sentence: It being an inclement day, plagued by needle-sharp rain and whipping winds, John Rawlings, after first safely locking up his shop in Shug Lane, hurried home beneath the protection of an umbrella, that useful invention from the Orient considered by many as too effeminate for a man to carry.
This book was first published in 1994 and has 192 pages.
Today's Blog/Website of the Day is Overkill found at http://vandasymon.blogspot.com/. This is a blog by author Vanda Symon.
I got my new fridge Friday night. Yay! and Oy, what a struggle that was to bring it in the house. Steve is amazingly strong with stuff like that. The problem now is that it has an ice/water dispenser and we've not had one of those in the house previously and the water source is eight feet away. So Steve is trying to run the water line under the floor over to the fridge. My kitchen is a mess of things pulled out of cupboards, various drills and saws and tools, two fridges, etc. However, last night was a monthly game night, so Steve didn't get home until late so I expect he'll sleep late so solving this mess won't happen until this afternoon.
Bits of business: I listed more books on the online bookstore yesterday. I'm doing edits on the business plan. I've got laundry to do today. Researching. TV involves watching The Tudors and the last episode of Little Dorrit tonight. We're expecting rain today and the next couple days I think. I will walk Tug this afternoon.
Tomorrow I have to take Tug to the vet to get some annual shots. Tuesday I'm going to the bookstore with Mom and maybe lunch. I'll be meeting up with Jody a couple times.
All right, off you go...
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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