What shall I post about on the last day of the calendar year? ...

... books! This xmas was a bit of a bummer on the book-haul front. I depend on the generosity of others for my summer reading. I put out an annual book wish-list and everything. And for the first time ever, this year, I got one! Just one book!! (thanks to the sister-in-law Dexter). Which, of course, I'd read by Thursday (jolly good read with a MOST satisfactory all-loose-ends-tied-up ending).
So I had to take things in hand - and off I went to Kinokuniya (where I have a 10% discount card) and I bought most of the rest on the list.
This one for dipping into while crap (aka sport) is on TV.This one for a little light giggling.This one weights more than my pathetically-inadequate kitchen scales (hint hint Mr Brown) can handle. I may have to do some wrist-strengthening exercises before I embark this reading odyssey.This one wasn't on the list but it filled in for one I couldn't find (and I read it yesterday, lovely).And this one I have to keep hidden from Mr Brown who wants to read it.I will share, I'm a generous mouse, but I think it's only fair I get to read it first, I rather like virgin books.