My Reading Mojo

Day 67, and I'm feeling really excited!

Our guests are leaving this morning, my husband is going fishing, and I have the evening to myself....which means that I get to sit down with a couple of bottles of AF beer and read Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman", the controversial novel that Harper Lee wrote before "To Kill a Mockingbird", but for some reason, only known to her and the publishers, has not been released until now.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" was one of my most favourite books growing up and I also loved the black and white film of the same name.

It seems to have stayed with me all my life - dogs have been named 'Scout" and "Boo", and my cat is called Atticus, (until we found out he was a she, and now she goes by Att the Cat).

I have been following the press releases about the new novel,  and **spoiler alert**, it turns out that Atticus Finch has a dark dirty secret - racism. Well, that's a shocker, the novel was set in 1930's America, way down South - where tensions still exist.

The point is, I have got excited about something else than a chilled bottle. I have looked forward to a time just for me...and it has nothing to do with wine...

I used to get like this, BEFORE WINE.....to look forward to a movie coming out, a novel being released, a project to do.....and I am just discovering this wonderful feeling once again....

A planned afternoon re-potting plants, a rainy afternoon with a good book, a hike somewhere new....

rather than days slumped on the couch, watching re-runs, dozy from too much wine.

Reading always was my passion. Just lately, I have read, well, inhaled most of the sober literature - both fiction and non fiction, I have discovered some new authors in my favourite genre - crime fiction, and I am making little diary notes for new novel releases - like "Go Set a Watchman".......

It's official. My reading Mojo is back.

Jackie.xx