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Friday, February 28th, 2025 09:19 am
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I've been quiet around here, I know. But spring's coming and I feel like I'm waking up again, along with the snowdrops in my garden that are bobbing their pretty heads in the chilly breeze. That bright sunshine gives the illusion of warmth but the sharp breeze quickly dispels it.

Are any of you into Storm Constantine's novels? I've just ordered a copy of a new fiction anthology which contains one of her short stories, and I'm looking forward to reading that. (Not that I don't already have a mountainous To Be Read stack!) The anthology has the corny title of Black Magick, spelled with a "k" to hint at a spiritual element rather than it being about someone on stage pulling rabbits out of a hat.

I have now finished plodding my way through every episode of Angel. Finishing it was more of an endurance feat. The basic idea behind the show was okay, but somehow it never really shone for me. The arrival of Spike in the last Season livened things up, as his character was always my favourite character in Buffy because of his sarcastic one-liners. It's a shame that one of the Buffy actors, Michelle Trachtenburg, has died so young, at only 39. It's always sad when young people go, but death can take a person at any age, as we all know.

I've treated myself to a boxed set of Horrible Histories. Yes, I know they're for kids, but they're great fun. I came across this in a charity shop for just £3, and pounced on it. It looks new. Who'd want to throw it out? Obviously someone did. Maybe they don't have a sense of humour. Or maybe they're not into history? Their loss = my gain.

And I've now finished watching Coast: Australia which I had been looking forward to but, unfortunately, got bored by. I've never been to Australia, but after I'd watched Billy Connelly's wonderful Tour of... it made me feel like going there. But the Coast thing... I've lost count of how many times I had to rewatch bits because I'd fallen asleep. And the rewatching did not improve matters. This might sound petty, but I got irritated by one of the show's presenters who constantly wore shorts and a vest. For goodness sakes, woman, get dressed!

Last night I watched the first episode of Michael Portillo's Great Train Journeys. Portillo's politics are not mine, let's be clear about that. However, I really enjoyed this trip from Paris to Monte Carlo. If I've any criticism of it, I would have liked to have seen a bit more of places that he travelled through, but to be fair the show is about the journey itself.

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