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I need a few interesting facts about myself to put on here. 😘 Anyway, Northampton Town & Worksop Town fan. #Teyn
OK, OK I've slipped & purchased 2 more books, stop being so judgemental 😃

📖📚💙 #booksky #books
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Book 37 of 2025 completed

What's next? We'll book 38 of course.

The Dirtiest Race In History - Richard Moore

I got this book on the basis of someone posting on SM that it's one of the best sport related book written.

💙📚📖 #booksky #books #sport
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Book 36 of 2025 completed.

Next up, numero 37 - History's Worst Inventions And The People Who Made Them - Eric Chaline

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November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Book 35 for 2025 completed - Operation Mincemeat - what an incredible story of deception & subterfuge

Now we go on to Book 36 - an antique shop find

The Observer's Book of Association Football - Albert Sewell

This edition published in 1974 💙📚📖 #books #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Book 34 completed, A Table Near The Band - A.A. Milne

I quite enjoyed the stories in this, especially the 1 which parodies the biblical Noah building his Boat, sorry Ark.

Anyway, we go again & onto Book 35

Operation Mincemeat -Ben MacIntyre

📖📚💙 #books #booksky #skybooks
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Book 33 War Doctor - David Nott.

An incredibly moving story of volunteering in war zones. Some of the stories are truly heart rending.

So we move on to Book 34
A Table Near The Band - A.A. Milne

This is book 11 of my 12 books of Christmas #books #booksky 💙📚📖
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slumming it for a week
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lovely, Autumnal morning
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Book 32 (above) completed.

We now end October, start November with book no. 33

War Doctor - David Nott

This is book 10 of my 12 books of Christmas present.

#books #skybooks #booksky 📖📚💙
October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The views outside are a tad better & less #Brutalist
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A #Brutalist command post in East Germany or a public toilet in Dumfries & Galloway.

Yep, it's a toilet block on Powfoot Beach on the Solway Coast.
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
And so, we complete book 31 of 2025 and move seamlessly onto book 32

Snow Widows - Katherine MacInnes.

📚📖💙 #books #booksky
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Been to WWT Slimbridge again today, slipped & purchased another book.

💙📖📚 #booksky #books
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So we progress onto Book 31 for 2025

The Last Overland - Alex Becsoby

Purchased this on a whim from #Slimbridge #WWT
📚📖💙 #booksky #books
October 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Been to WWT Slimbridge today. Plenty of birds in the distance, including 5 Cranes. Everything was too distant for my phone camera.
In other news, we're going back tomorrow.

Also, here's some #Fungi.
October 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Came away on holiday on Sunday 21st September with, what I thought, enough books for the duration. We decided last week to book an extra week down in Cornwall, consequently I've had to get another 2 books to cover our extended break. Such is life. 📚📖💙 #books #booksky
October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Book 29 - Ghost Signs completed.

A truly moving book of a Volunteer delivering food parcels during COVID in 2020.

Contains descriptions that seem incredible in this day & age.

Moving on, we arrive at book 30 for 2025

Down Under - Bill Bryson

💙📖📚 #booksky #books
September 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Book 28 of 2025 - Bromley Boys - completed.

So it's onwards to Book No. 29

Ghost Signs - Poverty & The Pandemic - Stu Hennigan.

I doubt this one will be as much fun as Bromley Boys, but here goes.
September 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Book 27 of 2025 completed. Now it's on to book number 28

The Bromley Boys - Dave Roberts.

As a follower of a lower league & a non league football club this one appeals to me.

#books #booksky 📚📖💙
September 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Book 26 of 2025 completed.

Which brings us neatly to book number 27

Jack The Ripper - Gavin Baddeley & Paul Woods.

This is my September book from my 12 books of Christmas present.

#booksky #reading #books #nonfiction #truecrime 📚💙📖
September 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Friends fear he may have slipped and added 4 more books to his #TBR list

📖💙📚 #booksky #books #nonfiction
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For my birthday yesterday our Cumbrian side of the family gave diabetes, plus a book to read before I slip into a diabetic coma & money (to buy more books and/or sweets)♥️ #birthday #books #sweets #cash 📖📚💙
September 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Birthday present from 1 of my stepdaughters.
Goes on to TBR list

💙📚📖 #books #booksky
September 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My latest purchases to be added to my non-fiction TBR list

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September 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Book 25 started & finished today - only 64 pages.

Time to bring in book number 26

Donnie Brasco, Unfinished Business - Joe Pistone & Charles Brandt.

Time for part 2 of the Donnie Brasco story 💙📚📖 #booksky #books #reading
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM