Catching up

So, I am the biggest slacker blogger of all time, I think. I haven't written a word since last Wednesday! The only excuse that I can offer is that I've been busy, busy, busy -- both work and fun.

We spent last Saturday morning on the racquetball court -- #7 and I, that is. Turns out he loves the game, too, so I hauled him along with me to the gym -- after purchasing a second racquet and some work-out clothing at the nearby sporting goods store. My friend, Rhonda, who is my RB buddy and teacher, brought her teenage daughter -- we sent the kids to another court while Rhonda and I got down to business.

I'm doing so much better.

I actually scored six points against Rhonda.

Instead of my customary five.

I see the progress here. Don't you?

I haven't had the opportunity to ride my horse lately, but I'm hoping to get some time in very soon. (Hint to my nephew: you so do NOT need that job that is taking up all your time; paychecks are overrated. Aunt Cath needs to ride!)

I finished reading the Ian Rutledge Mystery series that is written by Charles Todd.  I'm so sad it's over!!! It's a fantastic series -- the best I've read, I think.  Please hurry up, Mr. Todd, and write the next volume because I'm going to waste away to nothing, pining for the next book.

And now -- time for work!

- Catherine

What I'm reading right now

I've discovered a mystery series that I cannot put down: the Ian Rutledge mysteries by Charles Todd (a pseudonym for a mother and son writing team).  The mysteries are amazing as they unravel, layer upon layer.  The setting is peerless: post World War I England, where the better part of an entire generation of young men is gone, having been killed in the War, and the nation is changed forever. Ian Rutledge is one of the survivors -- the walking wounded, whose psychological injuries from four years in the trenches nearly drive him mad as he tries to cope with the return to his career as an Inspector for Scotland Yard.

If you're a fan of the time period and English mysteries, you could not go wrong.  The neat thing is that after you've read the first book (Testament of Wills), you could read the other books as stand-alone.  Yes, there is some small amount of continuity from volume to volume, but it isn't strictly necessary to the story at hand.

Interested? Find more details at the Charles Todd website.

Happy reading!

- Catherine