Reading round-up: February 2026

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February really was a rather shameful month for reading, yielding a grand total of just two magazines and no books whatsoever 😳

As I mentioned in a previous post, I just haven't been able to get going with anything these last few weeks.  This is a situation that just pops up out-of-the-blue for me from time-to-time and I know that it will pass.  In the meantime I'm trying not to beat myself up over it all and hopefully will find more joy and enthusiasm for getting on with things soon. 

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)  

Little words of wisdom

 

Pootling about

If you substitute tea for coffee, then the above meme can certainly be applied to your's truly 😉 February was a wishy-washy sort of month, where I didn't really get anything much done to be honest.  I just seemed to have "stuff" whirling around in my head but couldn't seem to get my arse in gear to get on with things.

I know the fact that we had a bloody rat in the walls and roof space again didn't help matters, although I shouldn't really complain too much I suppose as it was the first one for a good five years to try to make itself at home.  Mice are bad enough, but rats really creep me out *shudder*  John, our pest control guy, said that it's been a really busy time for him with rats in particular ~ he said that the good summer had lead to quite the explosion in vermin numbers.  Then, of course, we had a long spell of really bad weather which lead to the buggers looking for cosy places to shelter.  Adrian found what he thinks is the way it got in and has now, hopefully, blocked that route off 🤞 When we eventually have the living room refurbished, we are seriously considering having a concrete floor laid like we did in the downstairs bathroom, which will hopefully stop the vermin getting through into the walls. Plus, of course, we will be able to get a damp-proof membrane and some insulation down beneath the floor.

However, that day has been pushed back even further now as we've had another major expense crop up *sigh*  We have a long garden wall which runs alongside the shared driveway and it became horribly apparent recently that it needed some serious renovation work.  I'll be sharing more of this latest little tale of woe in a future post!

It's been hard to work up the enthusiasm to do much of anything, to be honest.  My reading goals have drastically slowed down, as have the crochet and sewing projects I had been planning.  Oh well, hopefully better weather will soon be with us and perhaps then I'll feel a tad more cheerful 😏 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)  

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014) 

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

 

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)

Little words of wisdom

 

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)