Holiday Happy

Relaxing with family, playing board games, eating peanut brittle.  There was even a light dusting of snow that arrived just in time for Christmas. Our low-key Christmas was certainly enjoyable despite some of the (temporary) restrictions that go along with my current health.  I even somehow found time in between the trimming, eating, and wrapping paper-ripping to finish reading John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy which I quite enjoyed.  (I'm looking forward to watching the new film with Gary Oldman sometime in the nebulous future when I am able to sit through approximately two hours at a time. So I thought it'd be a good idea to prepare by reading the novel first.) 


And, of course, to cap off the joy, many of the presents under the tree were books!

From the mystery-loving aunt: the new P.D. James, Death Comes to Pemberley and even though I've not previously read any James this is a welcome addition given the subject matter and setting.  I've started in on it already and I have to say James seems to know how to recreate a Jane Austen mood. 

And there was a Guy Gavriel Kay (Sailing To Sarantium) from the sister.

Mr. Inkslinger, always seeking to expand my horizons, included a variety of delicious-looking books.  Among them:   The Man From Beijing by Henning Menkel, A Study In Sherlock edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, and a book I've definitely been wanting to read titled Mnemonic: A Book of Trees by Theresa Kishkan.

Anticipating more games and reading in the days ahead!  Holidays are nice.