No Tennis? You can not be serious!

[JaneJeffer]

No tennis never bothered us before so why change now?

DS plays things very close to his chest private but I think he's more affected than he lets on

Re rationing of items, they were announcing in Waitrose yesterday that certain items were restricted to one, two or three for each person, depending on what the item was. But DH was speaking to a member of staff and was told that there is no such limit on alcohol So, if that's all that's left on the shelves......

I've got at least 100 un read books on my kindle so should be OK. Mind you many of them are books I've always meant to read, like Middlemarch, so am not sure how that will go .

Oddly enough my appetite has vanished & have lost a couple of pounds in the last week or so. Which is good as I could do with shedding about 2 stone!

magi my appetite seems to have gone as well - I’m sure it won’t last though - it does usually take a lot to put me off my food!

I’m reading the new Hilary Mantel book - that should take me a while. I can only read a few pages at a time and then my brain hurts - it is good though.

I’ve also seen on another thread that Mallory Towers is on iplayer - I used to love those books.

Hope everyone has a good weekend

I started the new Mantel & gave up at page 300 - just can't get into it atm & am reading much easier, take me away type thrillers/crime.

I’m enjoying it but have to really concentrate - I have another book on the side for light relief. I don’t seem to have been able to concentrate on much this week but now seem to be entering a new ‘normal’ phase

I will know that things have got bad, if I get around to actually reading 'Ulysses' which was on my university course list 30 years ago (and I wrote an essay on! ) but I didn't actually read it properly. I am pretty sure no-one ever does! .

I can't get on with Mantel. I tried.
I spent years reading and studying things I thought I should read . Nowadays, I'm just as happy reading DD2's Tom Gates collection..

Yes I know what you mean Raahh -has anyone actually read Ulysses?

I read The Dubliners at university but that's as close as I got!

I can't concentrate on anything either at the mo. I've realised how much I appreciate just plain normality!

magi I've got that Paul Auster book you recommended ages ago on my Kindle - seems a good time to try and read it if I can get into it.

Have you started Mac's book Jane? I have read it but can't remember much about it now! Except his top 10 ideas for improving tennis or whatever it was!

The best tennis book I've read is Days of Grace, the Arthur Ashe autobiography. I might try and look up a few others. I've read André's and BB's. Any other recommendations?

The main thing I remember about Andre’s book was about him being worried that his wig might fall off mid match Spidey

Judy Murray had a book out - I’ve not read it but might be interesting. Can’t think of any others at the moment.

I get you on just appreciating plain normality. I think the reality is just hitting my DSs - they’re climbing the walls already (well one has just taken to his bed!).

Doesn’t look as if there’s any tennis on Eurosport today - they’re showing the skiing World Cup

SILVER is 99p on kindle in this month's deals.

If you like a good thriller/crime story this is one of the best I've read in a long time - it's real take you away stuff & an easy read but well written The author's first book, Scrublands has the same characters (some) but you don't need to read it first to get on with Silver.

Set in Australia & better than The Dry, IMHO.

I typed out a post this morning but it disappeared.

I'm reading the very highbrow Why Mummy Drinks which is basically Mumsnet in diary form. I don't need to concentrate too hard. Here's an extract

I gave up on Ulysses after about 20 pages. My own stream of consciousness is enough to deal with. I remember Molly Bloom's monologue being shown on tv years ago and DF mumbling something about it being unsuitable but I thought she was just being a very agreeable woman.

If I knew how to link it, I would.

Stan has made me smile again.

Look at his instagram or twitter.

kazza (I can't link either) but that is great-

Stan sharing a drink with a giant stuffed polar bear.

plus hash tags suggesting he may be losing the plot.

Well, Stan, if you are, we love you for it. .

Stan

this might work.

I am catching up on Bake off (before I watch the Voice, because I watch all the good stuff).

It is making me laugh. Richard Dreyfuss is cheering me up. In fact, his very presence is making me want to watch 'Close Encounters...' one of my very favourite films- and re-enact the mached potato bit (if it wouldn't be a waste of food in the current climate. Well, I could still eat it ).

*mashed

Well linked Raahh

Well, in tenuous sports news Dh has been doing his bit to lift the morale of his football team. Each week, after the girls play a match, he does a comprehensive match report, so he has done one today based on the match they should have played- and linked a you tube video. It is very funny, and clever- but totally believable - one of the parents wrote back when she got it saying she didn't realise the match was on today, and her daughter would have liked to play. (she did then realise her mistake. ).

Stan I still quite like the suggestive way he’s offering the red wine and lasagne (although I would probably snatch the hand off anyone offering me lasagne and red wine )

That’s funny about your DH’s match report Raahh

I also like that he is wearing an apron with Stan le Magnifiquo on it

On closer inspection I think my lasagne would be nicer than Stan’s - I would still take him up on the red wine though!

Our Fabio is getting his hair cut by his wife live on Instagram

Jane I just watched it Think that’s what I might have to do with my hair!

What on earth are we all going to look like when we eventually emerge from our houses?

I just trimmed the back of DH's hair after his shower this morning - little & often is what my hairdresser (who is a good friend) told me. I think I'm going to grow mine - I've had abit of a hankering to have it longer for a while.

I'm thinking victory rolls.