Had a very hectic ten days - relocating to Gateshead, celebrating my birthday and registering with agencies (can't be unemployed for long!).
However, I have been able to join the gym, which is all shiny and hi-tech now it's been done out. I'm planning to go quite a lot, especially if I'm not working.
I have also finished Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. My boyfriend recommended Cloud Atlas last year, which is a wonderful book. On the surface, Black Swan Green wouldn't seem my type of book - the main character is a 13 year old boy, not a species I was familiar with even at that age, and it's set in 1982, (just) before I was born. But Mitchell writes so evocatively that it's easy to empathise with Jason as he struggles with that awkward transitional age and a difficult home life. 1982 was an important time politically too, and the Falklands provides an interesting, if controversial backdrop to the story. Mitchell also sprinkles the book with some of the same whimsical, not quite real moments which made Cloud Atlas so captivating. I look forward to reading more of his work.
As a birthday present, a friend gave me The Great British Book of Baking - there are so many wonderful recipes, sweet and savoury, that I don't know where to start. In the meantime, I'm off to make a pie with some mince that won't fit in our mini fridge!
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