Book post

A Presumption of Death by Jill Paton Walsh. She has written several sequels to Dorothy Sayers' Wimsey mysteries, set during and after WWII. The author does a good job capturing the Sayers style. I like her take on the Wimseys' futures. Good mystery too.

The Wyndham Case by Jill Paton Walsh. I liked her Sayers continuations well enough to read more of her work. This was a rather clever book. In the end, the worst damage was done by someone playing a prank and setting the wheels in motion.

Lifespan of a Fact by John D'Agata & Jim Fingal. It's a fascinating look at truth in essays, accuracy in nonfiction, and factchecking. What happens when an obsessive meets an expressionist.

Dressed for Death by Donna Leon. This is my second try at getting into her books. They are police procedurals set in Venice. Another book where the worst criminal basically went unpunished, but here due to corruption.

Julie and Julia. A case of reading the book after seeing the movie. She makes all the recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking over a year. At first I found the style a little smug and irritating. It grew on me. Maybe I'll read her sequel.

I scanned a couple of other books by Ian Sansom (the mobile librarian series). Too irritating to continue with it. I'm not a fan of wishy-washy heroes.

A few more tour pictures from Thursday

Through the wonderfulness that is simonesa and lovekeller, I had an amazing Saturday and Sunday.

Before I forget, I do want to post a few more photos from our tour around DC. We had terrific weather for it.

( Fangirls, monuments, and memorials )

Fangirls are Fabulous!

There's something so nice about being able to sit down and squee over television shows and movies with people who really get it.

( The hotel was under major renovation )

Saturday, I had lunch with Barb, Teresa, Kris, Zan and Kathy at the Tastee Diner. We hung out in their room for a while. For dinner we were joined by DC and Dicynthus (real names Lori and Susan (?)) The restaurant made us wait a long time for the food, so we had to rush eating. Because Teresa and Barb are incredible women, I was able to see the vid show. Some of the vids were spectacular; a few made me want to find the original movie. There were Stargate videos, a really good Sherlock one and a very sweet Community one.

Sunday I may have acquired a new fandom. I went to a panel on Justified. It sounds really intriguing with crackling dialogue and strong characters. Also Tim Olyphaunt seems to have that sexy leaning thing down pat.

Part of the fun of Con.txt is the comment wall. I've posted a couple of items that really caught my eye. If you've been there you know what I mean.

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It was such a wonderful weekend. I got all misty at the end.