Wheeeeeekend!

Yes, weekend again. Haircut here I come.

Bad landing, Cool Pose - Detling photo

Some re-enactors just go too far. Mind you, parking his messerschmitt went wrong! Hee hee

Daft things I do

Running in a downpour. Five miles and soaking wet!

Detling photo - German versus Roman

Not something you see every day - a German telling a Roman where they went wrong.

The Book of Deacon - Joseph Lallo

This was an interesting book. I nearly gave up at one point when one of the characters proved a little too bizarre. However, it was well written and I kept going. It's worth reading and it's free on Kindle at the moment. The tale is about Myranda, who hates war and is not afraid to say so. She gets thrown out of several towns because of her opinions. The characterisation is good and you do feel for her on her lonely journey. The tale picks up and becomes very good when she finds a hidden band of people, learning magic. The characters here are excellent. There is a master for each magic, earth, fire, water, air, grey, black and white. The masters are excellent creations. It's a very entertaining read.

 http://www.bookofdeacon.com/

The Queen's Blade - T C Southwell, a review

I read this on holiday. A really good read. I would recommend it. The characterisation is very good and the style is easy to read. Each character has an animal as a familiar, e.g. a snake, a bear etc which is quite novel. Their behaviour is akin to their familiar's. Blade is an interesting and likable character. The plot is interesting. Well worth a read and reasonably priced if you have a Kindle.

http://www.tcsouthwellbooks.com/

Holiday in Crete - Hersonnisos

Just back from Crete. Lovely holiday. Went to Knossos to see the Minoan ruins. Really interetsing and dates back to 2000 BC. Also visited Agios Nickolaos which is a very pretty place.

Managed to go scuba diving and saw some Great Apple Jacks. Quite a big silver fish. Awewsome. Have to admit, though - I liked Stalis, which was only a short walk from the hotel. That's the first photo - above.