Reading Aloud.

Hi guys! I am listening to Neil Gaiman  reading The Ocean At The Bottom Of The Lane and he has one of those beautiful reading voices! I love being read to , it is one of my most favourite soothing ,  cosy things to do. My dream list of people to read stories would be as follows:

Jason Statham. The most beautifully gravelly voice that I have ever heard.

Anthony Hopkins. Eloquent and hypnotising.

Salma Hayek . Her beautiful accent combines sensuality and delicateness with an exotic edge.

These are just some of my choices but I would love to hear who's voice you love and who you would love to have reading you a  favourite story.

Really cold ... but there are lovely books.

It's so cold out there today with lots of wind so I wrapped up cosy warm first . I have been craving soup since all the overindulgence the last three days here so off I went to get some.

 

Yum Yum I got some soup to warm me up

Now it's time for some lovely reading time.

 
 

Cosy time ....sigh.....ahhhhhhhhh

 

To listen to in a little while

Loving this!

Christmas Gifts Part 2

 My New snuggly scarf my friend got me is the perfect item of clothing to wear in this dreadful cold and wind we are having right now here. The scarf is soooo soft and cosy I love it!

Some book goodies....... Book Journal, Book mark, and lovely books : 0)

Below you will see the Kindle HDX that I was given.. Ahhhh I was thrilled! Its such fun seeing my kindle books in colour when on my previous kindle they were in black and white. I love my kindles either way. They are precious.

 Then there was this box......

 Inside the box was these goodies from Lush that my brother and sister in law got me

 Look what I got from my little Niece...awwwwwwwww

 My twin nephews... Have you ever seen anything cuter.. I love all these cuties.. I am a very proud auntie!

 Scented cushions..Love these. My friend Ivan sends me these and I love them!!!!

 Hankies..Love them.. I am an old fashioned kind of girl....

 Trinket box.Stunning !!!!Look at these colours!!

 The beautiful Frida Kahlo hand mirror my friend sent me from America. It was such a sweet thoughtful gift as he obviously knows how much I admire this artist. She was incredibly passionate and had  a hard life but lived her life to the fullest despite so much ill health. Her stormy relationship with her husband was intriguing too.

 My lovely Marilyn Scarf my friend Ivan sent me. He spoils me , the sweetheart!

The Present I got for myself to hold my kindle. An Accessorise kindle cover.

Audible Book Haul

There is nothing quite like listening to a story when you can't physically pick up a regular book. I have always loved being told stories since I was a child and now that I am an adult I have fallen in love hard with Audible. Below is my audible reads for December .

 The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher. Read by Hannah Gordon.Hannah has a lovely voice for reading aloud and it made this already wonderful book even more special.

 At Bertrams's Hotel by Agatha Christie. This is a Miss Marple Mystery. This is a dramatized version which I adore!

The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton read by the lovely eloquent Kate Winslet.

Birthday/Christmas Haul Part 1

Hi guys. Hope you are all having a lovely Christmas. I thought I would come on here today and show you some of the goodies I got for My Birthday and Christmas(both are the same day) .
DVD Haul.

In My Mailbox

This lovely book arrived in my mailbox Christmas eve for review for Lovereading.co.uk.

Zoo Station by David Downing is the first book in the John Russell series and the series ends with book six called Masaryk Station. Zoo Station is the story about an American Journalist working in Berlin who's life gets a lot more interesting when he is approached to work for the Soviets. This looks like it will be a real adrenaline ride.

Kindle Book Haul

The magical faraway tree collection by Enid Bltyon. I was so excited when I saw that one of my childhood favourites was now on kindle. It has really peeved me that the names have been changed in the recent editions of these stories but I love these stories so much and have such fond memories of reading them as a child that I could not pass up getting them for my kindle.

The  Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I have this in hardback but I wanted a copy for my kindle and it was very very cheap on Amazon.co.uk over the Christmas. Marked down to either 0.99 or 1.49 from what I remember. Great deal!

Mad About The Boy by Helen Fielding..I loved the precious books. can't wait to see what Briget has been up to since we were last with her.

Trains and lovers... What a great title! Can't wait to read this.

Mrs Palfrey at the Clairmont. The title of this book hooked me, I just had to get it!

The Spooks Revenge by Joseph Delaney(love this series sooooo much!!!)

The ladies paradise by Emile Zola

The little women letters by Gabrielle Donnelly

You guys know how much I love the book Little Women so there was no way I was going to pass up getting this book.