CHALK & TALK: Drop In And Visit

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Drop In And Visit

My Mum and Dad have just returned from 8 weeks in France, Spain and Portugal - bugger them - and this is the castle gatehouse that they lived in while in the Loire Valley. Bugger them!

3 comments:

Ally said...: What a great place to stay ..... and thank them for my 3 Postcards :-); Tuesday, 18 November, 2008
Anonymous said...: "What is it with our parents? Mine have just come back from 6 weeks in Northern England and Paris......"; Tuesday, 18 November, 2008
Anonymous said...: wow.wow.wow
i am so jealous.; Wednesday, 19 November, 2008

Books I'm Reading - 2012

Losing It - Lizzie Wilcock
Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman
The Killing - Robert Muchamore
Shark Girl - Kelly Bingham
Insurgent - Veronica Roth
Tomorrow When the War Began - John Marsden
The Scarlett Pimpernel - Baroness Orkzy
Winds Of Heaven - Judith Clarke
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Gang Of One - Gary Mulgrew
The Rise Of Nine - Pittacus Lore
Spincycle - John Weldon
One Perfect Pirouette - Sherryl Clark
The Marriage Plot - Jeffery Eugenidis
The Land Of Stories - The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer
Afterlife - Claudia Gray
Love And Other U Turns - Louisa Deasey
Hourglass - Claudia Gray
Stargazer - Claudia Gray
The Sense Of An Ending - Julian Barnes
Evernight - Claudia Gray
All That I Am - Anna Funder
The Gift - Cecilia Ahern
Maximum Security - Robert Muchamore
Ice Palace - Edna Ferber
Ice Station - Matthew Riley
The Cook -
Olivia In India - O Douglas
Tom Sawyer -
CHERUB - Class A - Robert Muchamore
CHERUB Recruit - Robert Muchamore
50 Shades Of Grey - EL James
Pink Sugar - O Douglas
Three Dollars - Elliot Perlman
We'll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han
Switched - Amanda Hocking
It's Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han
Good Oil - Laura Buzo
The Dovekeepers - Alice Hoffman
The Reluctant Hallelujah - Gabrielle Williams
Bunheads - Sophie Flack
Forgotten - Cat Patrick
Saving June - Hannah Harrington
Secrets I only Tell My Friends - Rob Lowe
The Rosie Black Chronicles - Equinox - Lara Morgan
Crossed - Ally Condie
Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld
The Best Of Me - Nicholas Sparks
Boardwalk Empire -
The Secret Lives Of Dresses - Erin McKean

Books I Read - 2011

Clash of Kings - George R R Martin
Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
You Against Me - Jenny Downham
Silvermay - James Moloney
To Be Sung Underwater - Tom McNeal
Lament - Maggie Stiefvater
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - See
Game Of Thrones - George R R Martin
Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
The Power Of Six - Pittacus Lore
A Brief History Of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper
Passing Strange - Daniel Waters
Mildred Pierce -
Unzipped - Suzi Quatro
All I Ever Wanted - Vikki Wakefield
Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel - The Alchemyst - Michael Scott
Illusions - Aprilynne Pike
Brooklyn - Colm Toibin
Three Cups Of Tea - Greg Mortensen
Ashling - Isobelle Carmody
The Farseekers - Isobelle Carmody
American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld
Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody
Where She Went - Gayle Foreman
Charity Girl - Georgette Heyer
Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey
Between The Lines - Jason Donovan
Firebrand - Gillian Philip
Lovesong - Alex Miller
Contest - Matthew Reilly
Hover Car Racer - Matthew Reilly
48 Shades of Brown - Nick Earls
Spells - Aprilynne Pike
Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Wings - Aprilynne Pike
Matched - Allie Condie
Anna & the French Kiss - Stephanie perkins
Bekka Cooper - Terrier (Tortall, Book 1) - Tamora Pierce
Elixr - Hilary Duff!
The Messenger - Markus Zusak

Books I Read in 2010

Clan Of The Cave Bear - Jean Auel
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Stolen - Lucy Christopher
This Is Shyness - Leanne Hall
The Black Moth - G. Heyer
Noah's Compass - Anne Tyler
Six Impossible Things - Fiona Wood
I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore
The Rosie Black Chronicles - Genesis - Lara Morgan
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
Linger - Maggie Steifvater
On The Jellicoe Road - Melina Marchetta
Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Okler
Graffitti Moon - Cath Crowley
Going In Circles - Pamela Ribon
Withering Tights - Louise Rennison
Various Sweet Dreams books!!
The Sky Is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Shiver - Maggie Steifvater
Monsters Of Men - Patrick Ness
She's With The Band - Georgia Clark
Runestone - Anna Ciddor
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larsson
Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green, David Levithan
Flawless - Sara Shepard
Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
The Indigo Girls - Penni Russon
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
How To Make A Bird - Martine Murray
The Four Storey Mistake - Elizabeth Enright
Picnic At Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay
The Piper's Son - Melina Marchetta
Wedlock - Wendy Moore
Saving Francesca - Melina Marchetta
The Cattleman's Daughter - Rachael Treasure
Silver Bay - Jojo Moyes
About A Girl - Joanne Horniman
After January - Nick Earls
Swimming - Enza Gandolfo
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
Lady Of Quality - Georgette Heyer
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
The Danger Game - Kalinda Ashton
Sylvester - Georgette Heyer
The Ask And The Answer - Patrick Ness
The Well Of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
Miles To Go - Miley Cyrus
Lady Mcbeth's Daughter - Lisa Klein
The Brightest Star In The Sky - Marian Keyes

Books I Read In 09

Crosstitch - Diana Gabaldon
Kiss Of Life - Daniel Waters
Splendor - Anna Godberson
The Danger Game - Kalinda Ashton
Dog Boy - Eva Hornung
Angel Fish - Lili Wilkinson
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Knife Of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
The Dressmaker - Rosalie Ham
PINK - Lili Wilkinson
The Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer
The Other Hand - Chris Cleeve
Frederica - Georgette Heyer
King Dork - Frank Portman
Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
If I Stay - Gayle Foreman
Love Aubrey - Suzanne LaFleur
Raw Blue - Kirsty Eagar
Beatle Meets Destiny - Gabrielle Williams****
Capricornia - Xavier Herbert
Rumours - Anna Godberson
The Luxe - Anna Godberson
Old Filth - Jane Gardam
My Darling, My Hamburger - Paul Zindel
Age Of Innocence - Edith Wharton
The Outsiders - S E Hinton
The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
Let Me Sing You Gentle Songs - Linda Olsson
The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
Yakuza Moon - Shoko Tendo
Papertowns - John Green
The Other Side Of The Story - Marian Keyes
Generation Dead - Daniel Waters****
Slam - Nick Hornby
Everything Beautiful - Simone Howell
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas - John Boyne
The Book Thief - Markus Kuzac
Salvation Creek -
Before Green Gables - Budge Wilson
Three Willows - Ann Brashares
Getting The Girl - Susan Juby
If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
Looking For Alaska - John Green
A Place Called Here - Cecelia Ahern
Thanks For The Memories - Cecelia Ahern
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
Mr Pip - Lloyd Jones
The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas
Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

Books I Read in '08

Before I Die - Jenny Downham
Town - James Roy ***
Daughter of The Ganges -
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian - Sherman Alexie ****
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Girls In Pants - Ann Brashares
Giant - Edna Ferber *****
The Last Summer Of You And Me - Ann Brashares
Rainbow Valley - LM Montgomery
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Second Summer Of The Sisterhood - Ann Brashares
Flitterwig - Edrei Cullen
Breath - Tim Winton
Anne Of Ingleside - L M Montgomery
Anne's House Of Dreams - L M Montgomery
Breaking Dawn -Stephanie Meyer
The Chalet School - E M Brent-Dyer
Anne Of The Island - L M Montgomery
The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
Anne Of Windy Willows - L M Montgomery
The Last Elf - Silvana Di Mari
Anne Of Avonlea - L M Montgomery
Vinyl Inside - Rachel Matthews
Anne Of Green Gables (I know, again) - LM Montgomery
Rose By Any Other Name - Maureen McCarthy
The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane - Kate Di Camillo
The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants - Ann Brashares
Betwixt - Tara Bray Smith
Romulus, My Father - Raimond Gaita
Gracie Faltrain 2 - Cath Crowley
Dragonkeeper - Carole Wilkinson***
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
Bilgewater - Jane Gardam
The Convenient Marriage - G. Heyer
Too Many Men - Lily Brett
The Life And Times Of Gracie Faltrain - Cath Crowley****
Chasing Charlie Duskin - Cath Crowley ****
A Great And Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray **
Frederica - Georgette Heyer**
Eclipse - Stephanie Meyer****
New Moon - Stephanie Meyer****
Twilight - Stephanie Meyer****
What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt
These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer
Look Me In The Eye - John Elder Robison***
The Stockmen - Rachael Treasure**
The Farraday Girls - Monica McInerney**
Say It Out Loud - Adam Sutton***
Jillaroo - Rachael Treasure**
The Memory Keepers Daughter - Kim Edwards
The Black Sheep - Georgette Heyer ***
Last Days Of Dogtown - Anita Diamant***
The Rouseabout - Rachael Treasure ***

Books I Read In 07

We Of The Never Never - Aeneas Gunn
The Shadow Thief - Alexandra Adornetto***
Eldest - Christopher Paolini*****
Only Love Is Real - Dr Brian Weiss*
Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles - The Nixie's Song - Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black**
The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory****
The Wandering Prince - Jean Plaidy***
Eragon - Christopher Paolini*****
Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier***
Body Count - P D Martin **
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman**
The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman ***
Northern Lights - Philip Pullman ****
Alice In LALa Land - Sophie Lee **
Emily Of New Moon - LM Montgomery ****
Aug BG - Then Grapes Of Wrath - Steinbeck ****
Coffee At Luke's - Jennifer Crusie ****
Jane Of Lantern Hill - LM Montgomery *****
Harry Potter -The Deathly Hallows ******
Harry Potter books 1-6 ******
Prep - Curtis Sittenfeld **
Swann's Way - Marcel Proust *****
July BG - The Road - Cormac McCarthy *****
A Pair Of Schoolgirls - Angela Brazil ***
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini *****
The Talisman Ring - G Heyer ***
The Dogs Of Winter - Kem Nunn
June B.G. - The Witch Of Portobello - P Coelho **
The Reluctant Widow - Georgette Heyer ***
Stealing The Wave - Andy Martin ***
May B.G. - Pride and Prejudice ******