Unlike the rest of the country, we haven’t had any snow this week, but the wind has been biting and the rain cold enough that I wish it was snow. I’ve been feeling extra cold, thanks to my thyroid becoming underactive after the radioiodine therapy. I just got my prescription for levothyroxine though, so hopefully I will both warm up and feel a bit cheerier. I feel like I could burst into tears at the slightest thing right now and it’s distracting me from the important business of reading!
At the weekend we went a walk at Keyhaven and took a different route that went through farmland before circling back along the coast which was a nice change. At least for us, since we see the coast so much! It was one from our little book of local walks too, so we’re back to ticking those off.
There were so many Brent geese coming into land at Sturt Pond. They are an overwintering species but I don’t recall seeing them before, and every time we thought that must be it, that must be the last group, some more honked their way in. It’s good to see a healthy wild bird population considering the news is full of climate collapse and bird flu.
Endpaper of the Week is from V.E. Schwab’s Gallant:
Books read:
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
I can recommend the audiobook read by Daisy Ridley, she does a great job making all the characters distinct and full of life. Not my favourite Jojo Moyes book but I did enjoy it, even though the whole shoes plot was a bit unbelievable. I liked the importance of good friendships and the contrast between the two women’s marriages, both have problems but ultimately one is good and the other is awful.
- Popsugar # 35. A book about divorce
- ATY Rejects: A book featuring The Widow, the Wallflower, or the Woman Scorned
Books acquired:
You can tell something’s up, I didn’t buy any books this week…
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I have Someone Else’s Shoes on my TBR shelf so I am glad it’s good.
I have taken Levothyroxine (or some version of it) for 30 years; I hope it help you!
Someone Else’s Shoes was my pick for Book of the Month this month. I’m looking forward to reading it.
Sorry you’ve been so cold. I’m on levothyroxine so I know how that feels. Hopefully, it will start helping soon.
So many people seem to have thyroid problems, even my partner’s mum’s dog takes it 🤣
I hope it warms up soon. I loved Someone Else’s Shoes
Hope you warm up soon, and it’s lovely to see wildlife coming back. Lockdowns did at least something good for the flora and fauna in the last few years. Let them recover a bit. We have gorgeous deer close to us now, and we’ve never seen them that close before.
I saw a white stag the other week, although I think any good done by the lockdown was quickly undone when everyone swarmed to the countryside here.