Lilian's Tree

 For my Goodreads, Challenge this year, I've set a target of 100 books, but have added a twist. Each month I will read a book, where either the Title or Author's Surname start with the same letter as the month. This month I've been away and it was relaxing to sit on the deck and read that I've already read 11 books! My pick for January was Clouds on the Horizon by Penelope Janu.   Set in a fictitious town near Dubbo, New South Wales it is the first of three books featuring the Cartwright sisters, Phoebe, Patience and Primrose. Phoebe finds a chap, Sinn Torrissen, injured on a country road and looks after him. This starts a chain of events that uncover secrets in the town. (Not giving to much away, you have to read it.) I found it an easy read but there are a couple of things that a proof reader should have picked up on but they don't detract from the story and someone else might not notice them. I gave it five stars. I then read the third book in the series, Sunshin...

 Day 5 of 2025 and I'm looking forward to what they year will bring.  The list, so far; A BIG birthday for me. Hubby will have been retired 10 years in May. He has a semi-big birthday. We celebrate 50 years of marriage. Murray River Cruise. Outback Safari. Trip to Melbourne and Canberra. Trip to Canberra, with Miss 9. Girls time away! Several speaking engagements booked in. Hosting the Writing Group for the Society of Australian Genealogists, several times. Thinking about a road-trip. Doing the A -Z Blogging Challenge in April. Working on my One-Place Study. Nearly finished the main data-base and will do potted bios of most of the people buried there. I've started the Goodreads challenge for 2025, with my total set at 100 books for the year. This year I'm going to try and read a book, each month that either starts with the letter of the month or the author's surname starts with that letter. Just a bit of a challenge, with in a challenge.