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I'm readingBongiorno!
My reading over the last week has a very distinct pattern.
I read The Lost Garden by Angela Petch which is a WWII novel set in Italy, and now I am reading Daughter of Genoa by Kat Deveraux which is a WWII novel set in Italy. Fortunately, it is different parts of Italy but still. I reviewed The Lost Garden last week and the review for Daughter of Genoa will be up later this week. I do have another review book to read but that is a contemporary novel set in France.
I'm watching
We like to go and watch at least one movie during each of the international film festivals that are held at my favourite movie chain. This time it is the Italian Film Festival which is on, so we went off to seea movie called Diamonds.
I'm watching
We like to go and watch at least one movie during each of the international film festivals that are held at my favourite movie chain. This time it is the Italian Film Festival which is on, so we went off to seea movie called Diamonds.
It was an interesting movie, almost a movie within a movie. It starts with a producer inviting all of the favourite actresses he has worked with over the year to come for a big lunch where he asks them to read a script. We do come back to this scene a couple of times within the movie.
All of a sudden it then switches to being the movie from the script which is about a group of women working in a costume makers house where they make the gorgeous and extravagant costumes for movies and theatres. We get to see glimpses of the lives of the women who own the business and the women who work for them.
It is only at the end that we see why that particular movie within a movie structure is necessary. Here's the trailer
It is only at the end that we see why that particular movie within a movie structure is necessary. Here's the trailer
Life
It hasn't been a good weekend for us sporting wise. Well, I say us. Really I mean me.
In Australian Rules Football I am a fan of the Adelaide Crows. This year, my team was flying and finished on top of the league which was amazing given that last year we were 15th. However, on Friday night, they played Hawthorn (which is my husband's team) and we lost. We didn't get to watch the game as we were out watching my nephew play his basketball grand final, which they lost. And then my other nephew lost his football final on Saturday as well.
It has been a busy week. I had a two day offsite for work which included an evening event, then went to the movies and to watch basketball, I am looking forward to a few nights at home this week. I do feel much more settled now at work than I haved previously.
It hasn't been a good weekend for us sporting wise. Well, I say us. Really I mean me.
In Australian Rules Football I am a fan of the Adelaide Crows. This year, my team was flying and finished on top of the league which was amazing given that last year we were 15th. However, on Friday night, they played Hawthorn (which is my husband's team) and we lost. We didn't get to watch the game as we were out watching my nephew play his basketball grand final, which they lost. And then my other nephew lost his football final on Saturday as well.
It has been a busy week. I had a two day offsite for work which included an evening event, then went to the movies and to watch basketball, I am looking forward to a few nights at home this week. I do feel much more settled now at work than I haved previously.
On Saturday we had a whole group of people around for an open house because my step daughter went back to England on Sunday morning. We will most likely see her again next year, but we will see I guess. It was so lovely having some time with her over the last week. Robert took a couple of days off work so he could take her out to lunch.
Posts from the last week
Top Ten Tuesday: V is for....
Blog Tour: Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Blog Tour: The Lost Garden by Angela Petch
Afternoon Tea Diaries: Ritz Carlton Melbourne
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge: August statistics
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date, Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz and the Good Book and a Cup of Tea link up hosted at Boondock Ramblings
Posts from the last week
Top Ten Tuesday: V is for....
Blog Tour: Winter Nights at the Bay Bookshop
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Blog Tour: The Lost Garden by Angela Petch
Afternoon Tea Diaries: Ritz Carlton Melbourne
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge: August statistics
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date, Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz and the Good Book and a Cup of Tea link up hosted at Boondock Ramblings
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