Yay, it's Friday! And a three-day weekend to boot! It was a tough week of training for the new program but at this point it's just going to take actual calls and filing to get it from here. Took Tug for a walk in the field so he could run loose; now I'm reading news and emails while we wait for Steve to get home. I'd like to read tonight but we have Spartacus to watch.
Last night's Survivor premiere was better than I thought it would be. I didn't have high hopes for the "Heroes versus Villians" of previous players but even though it was two hours, it was enjoyable and I'll be watching the season once again. Haven't missed one yet. (sigh)
I have a hair appointment tomorrow morning but I'll be able to sleep in a little. After that, I don't know. We also don't have any plans for Valentine's day. The possibility of a movie was mentioned but we'll see how it goes. I should go shopping for some shoes at some point this weekend. Mine are toast.
I'm currently reading DEATH AT THE APOTHECARIES' HALL by Deryn Lake. This is 6th of 13 in series featuring John Rawlings, an apothecary and associate of John Fielding, mostly in 18th century London. Here's a description:
The scene was an exact replica of the one that had taken place twenty-four hours earlier. John Rawlings stood in the shop at Apothecaries' Hall buying the herb known as true-love. The only difference was that both he and the shop owner were buzzing with intrigue as they discussed the extraordinary outbreak of food poisoning which had stricken the l iverymen who attended dinner at the Worshipful Society the previous day. And how Liveryman Alleyn might have died had John not given him the remedy of true-love. Except the following day Liveryman Alleyn does die. Under the brief and guidance of London's famous blind magistrate, John Fielding, Rawlings is asked to investigate whether it is a deliberate case of poisoning. But who would want to poison the apothecaries? And were they targeting the Society or specifically the deceased? As John searches for gossip, he discovers that a fellow apothecary visited the dying man's house on the morning of his death, that the Beadle had fallen out with the Master, that a bereaved parent whose son died as a result of misdiagnosis has vowed vengeance on the entire Society.
It was originally published in 1999 and has 208 pages.
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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