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8/1/24 - SARAH WINMAN (AND K.P. PEYTON) ' "Happy birthday”, he said.' (Winman, 2021, p.373). REFERENCE Winman, S. (2021) 'Still life'. Amazo

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 8/1/24 - STILL LIFE - SARAH WINMAN

AFTER PLANNING 9/6/23 - STILL LIFE - SARAH WINMAN

This is sad because my PLANNING 9/6/23 - STILL LIFE - SARAH WINMAN post was one of the last ones I did last year before my husband Philip became really ill. He was ill at the time and in and out of hospital but life was continuing.

It was just over a month later he was told that the treatment was no longer working and nothing further could be done. He died in under 3 weeks.

Even though my reading and QUOTE OF THE WEEK continued I was unable to keep up with this READING DIARY New Year 2024 is my picking this up again.

Today’s QUOTE OF THE WEEK is a good attempt.

Thank you to my friends in local theatre for their costume and company.

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PLANNING 9/6/23 - ‘STILL LIFE’ - SARAH WINMAN

FOR QUOTE OF THE WEEK 8/1/24 - MY BIRTHDAY

Now I am thinking well ahead here - 6 months in fact. Next year my birthday is on a Monday so obviously I want a decent Quote of the Week. I am going to use ‘Still Life’ by Sarah Winman. This is because not only is there a reference to  a birthday but it also references 8/1/1960 - the day that I was born.

These are the birthday quotes:

‘And on 8 January at four in the afternoon … ‘ (Winman, 2021, p.243).

‘1960′ (Winman, 2021, p.244).

‘Happy birthday, he said.’ (Winman, 2021, p.373).

There is also a great parrot quote:

‘It was the kind of night to settle on the sofa with a grappa and a large parrot for company.’ (Winman, 2021, p.293).

Obviously I am thinking of a costume for a photo shoot.

Yesterday I went to see Debbie who is involved in costume in amateur dramatics and has helped me out with a couple of earlier quotes.

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/686941481032957952/quote-of-the-week-13622-james-joyce

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/696278823423131648/quote-of-the-week-26922-jess-walter-and-the I am sad to discover that they have no parrot costume. I think there is another bird costume but no parrot. Debbie is frustrated (they have everything but) and suggests that I could make a mask quite easily.

Yes I could do a parrot version of this …

https://quoteoftheweekblog.tumblr.com/post/691317541564481536/quote-of-the-week-1822-dashiell-hammett

All I would need is red and yellow plus feathers to get this effect …

https://www.joann.com/parrot-mask/27915616P12.html

I could also try this …

https://childhood101.com/diy-kids-costumes-bird-mask-dress-up/ And I really like this …

Which includes this as an option …

https://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mplate-parrot.htm

Going upmarket Etsy has …

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/733582242/parrot-mask-animal-mask-colorful-bird These would all be great but at the same time I would imagine that the cost could mount up.

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/fantasy-feathers-5g/6626211000.html £2 for 5g

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/gutermann-red-cupped-sequins-6mm-9g-4545/5662761008.html?glCountry=GB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0OqhxbvC_wIVoIBQBh2nqgq1EAQYASABEgJ0J_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds £3.50 for 9g

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/mask-card-shapes-10-pack/6373101003.html?glCountry=GB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4_D3zLXC_wIVw-TtCh1ppQXJEAQYAyABEgKd3PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

£2 for 10

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/craft-pva-glue-500ml/6592931000.html?glCountry=GB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvJ7rlbjC_wIVy8ztCh1PagzMEAQYASABEgJoxvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

£3 for 500ml

Yes - £10.50.

Alternatively the Amazon head mask at only £16.99 seems a bargain.

REFERENCE

Winman, S. (2021) ‘Still Life’. Amazon.com [E-book]. Available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Life-stunning-Sunday-bestselling-ebook/dp/B08N5NZ8PZ/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1686725056&refinements=p_27%3ASarah+Winman&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 (Accessed 11 May 2021). *****

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READING 11/5/23 - ‘STILL LIFE’ - SARAH WINMAN

Today I finished reading ‘Still Life’ by Sarah Winman. This was the Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for March 2022.

Ann and I have read it for our 99p Kindle book group and I have previously read ‘When God Was a Rabbit’.

I have to say we struggled a bit. We both finished it but found the writing style disruptive. Winman’s dialogue doesn’t use speech marks and this combined with a variety of voices means that you are forever having to check who is who and what is what. The fact that this didn’t seem to get much better for either of us as we progressed says more about the style than our ability as readers.

(Previously for Elizabeth’s book group I have read ‘‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Bernadine Evaristo. That has limited punctuation but flowed really well once your head had got used to it).

I loved the Florence location however and the art references were very good. Claude the parrot was excellent.

This is to be my birthday Quote of the Week next year:

‘And on 8 January at four in the afternoon … ‘ (Winman, 2021, p.243).

‘1960′ (Winman, 2021, p.244).

‘Happy birthday, he said.’ (Winman, 2021, p.373).

The best though is:

‘It was the kind of night to settle on the sofa with a grappa and a large parrot for company.’ (Winman, 2021, p.293).

Obviously I am thinking of a parrot mask.

REFERENCE

Winman, S. (2021) ‘Still Life’. Amazon.com [E-book]. Available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Still-Life-stunning-Sunday-bestselling-ebook/dp/B08N5NZ8PZ/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1686725056&refinements=p_27%3ASarah+Winman&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 (Accessed 11 May 2021).

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WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH 1/3/22 - MARCH - ‘STILL LIFE’ - SARAH WINMAN

Last year my friend in Devon gave me this earlier title by Sarah Winman.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Main Pairing: Armin Arlert/Erwin Smith Major Pairing: Nile Dok/Darius Zackly, Levi/ Eren Yaeger Minor Pairings: Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Summary: Armin has been raised as the grandson of a bookshop owner, but what he doesn’t know is that he is lost Prince of the Kingdom of Sina. All he knows is that his Grandfather is overprotective and that he must hide his secret of being a nurturer or his inheritance of the bookshop will be taken from him when his Grandfather dies.

Erwin is the Elven Prince of Shinghanshina. When the Prince of Sina went missing, he lost his soulmate, and now that his Adar is fading after the death of his husband, Erwin must find a new mate before taking the thrown because it takes the power of the King and High Consort to keep the magic holding the kingdom together from dissolving.

After a chance meeting with Armin, Erwin can’t help but kidnap and bring him back to his kingdom. Throw in Armin’s evil stepfather who wants him dead, Erwin’s jealous uncle who wants to take the throne, and a marriage ritual that Erwin and Armin don’t have time to complete and they’ve got quite the mess on their hands. Loosely based on the fairy tales Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Main Pairing: Armin Arlert/Erwin Smith Major Pairing: Nile Dok/Darius Zackly, Levi/ Eren Yaeger Minor Pairings: Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Summary: Armin has been raised as the grandson of a bookshop owner, but what he doesn’t know is that he is lost Prince of the Kingdom of Sina. All he knows is that his Grandfather is overprotective and that he must hide his secret of being a nurturer or his inheritance of the bookshop will be taken from him when his Grandfather dies.

Erwin is the Elven Prince of Shinghanshina. When the Prince of Sina went missing, he lost his soulmate, and now that his Adar is fading after the death of his husband, Erwin must find a new mate before taking the thrown because it takes the power of the King and High Consort to keep the magic holding the kingdom together from dissolving.

After a chance meeting with Armin, Erwin can’t help but kidnap and bring him back to his kingdom. Throw in Armin’s evil stepfather who wants him dead, Erwin’s jealous uncle who wants to take the throne, and a marriage ritual that Erwin and Armin don’t have time to complete and they’ve got quite the mess on their hands. Loosely based on the fairy tales Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

[mellodragonsuniverse]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Main Pairing: Armin Arlert/Erwin Smith Major Pairing: Nile Dok/Darius Zackly, Levi/ Eren Yaeger Minor Pairings: Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Summary: Armin has been raised as the grandson of a bookshop owner, but what he doesn’t know is that he is lost Prince of the Kingdom of Sina. All he knows is that his Grandfather is overprotective and that he must hide his secret of being a nurturer or his inheritance of the bookshop will be taken from him when his Grandfather dies.

Erwin is the Elven Prince of Shinghanshina. When the Prince of Sina went missing, he lost his soulmate, and now that his Adar is fading after the death of his husband, Erwin must find a new mate before taking the thrown because it takes the power of the King and High Consort to keep the magic holding the kingdom together from dissolving.

After a chance meeting with Armin, Erwin can’t help but kidnap and bring him back to his kingdom. Throw in Armin’s evil stepfather who wants him dead, Erwin’s jealous uncle who wants to take the throne, and a marriage ritual that Erwin and Armin don’t have time to complete and they’ve got quite the mess on their hands. Loosely based on the fairy tales Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Title: This Isn't Some Fairy Tale Main Pairing: Armin Arlert/Erwin Smith Major Pairing: Nile Dok/Darius Zackly, Levi/ Eren Yaeger Minor Pairings: Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Summary: Armin has been raised as the grandson of a bookshop owner, but what he doesn’t know is that he is lost Prince of the Kingdom of Sina. All he knows is that his Grandfather is overprotective and that he must hide his secret of being a nurturer or his inheritance of the bookshop will be taken from him when his Grandfather dies.

Erwin is the Elven Prince of Shinghanshina. When the Prince of Sina went missing, he lost his soulmate, and now that his Adar is fading after the death of his husband, Erwin must find a new mate before taking the thrown because it takes the power of the King and High Consort to keep the magic holding the kingdom together from dissolving.

After a chance meeting with Armin, Erwin can’t help but kidnap and bring him back to his kingdom. Throw in Armin’s evil stepfather who wants him dead, Erwin’s jealous uncle who wants to take the throne, and a marriage ritual that Erwin and Armin don’t have time to complete and they’ve got quite the mess on their hands. Loosely based on the fairy tales Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.