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Thursday 19 August 2021

August News

    Nothing much has changed in the last week. My pool heater isn't working again - the guys are coming tomorrow to fix it, hopefully - but it is still hot here so the water is reasonably warm and I am swimming every day. 

   Regarding one of the books I wrote about last week, The Bookseller of Florence, it is a non-fiction and extremely well researched and well written. However it is a heavy read (both physically and mentally), more like a text book than my usually reading fare. I have been to Florence so that aspect of it is interesting. I am plugging away at it - it's fascinating how much is known about people and events in 14th century Italy - but it is definitely not a light summer read!

   That's it for this week. 

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  1. Glad the water is still warm enough to swim in. I hope the problem is repaired quickly.

    God bless.

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    1. Well, the repair guys didn't come today as promised so I will have to wait until next week. It's set to stay warm at least.

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  2. What a nuisance. Thank goodness the water is nice and warm anyway. It must be lovely to have a swim each day.
    xx

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    1. I have started doing lengths as it is too hot for a daily walk.

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  3. I can only imagine in this heat & humidity a cooling pool swim would be in order (col). Sounds like your Florence book might be a book to settle in with as the Autumn arrives.

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    1. It's certainly adding to my depth of knowledge of that time and place.

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  4. Isn't it wonderful during this hot weather to be able to sit under the A/C and enjoy good books. Now, yours I am not so sure about. hehe. But, I love stories (fiction and non) from places in europe.

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    1. Me too! Bur I have had enough of WWII books. There seem to have been an abundance of these recently.

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  5. Cool swims sound perfect during these hot days many of us are experiencing! I would gladly soak in the pool all day but there are chores tch! I have been rereading some old fantasy novels. Fantasy and sci-fiction genre are musts when I want to slip away to other dimensions LOL! keep well Amanda x

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  6. At least your water is warm enough to swim in. We've visited the pool this afternoon. I think it might be the last time this summer. X

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