What I read on my winter vacation

Just One Look by Harlan Coben

Matilda by Roald Dahl

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Fowler

Arms and the Women by Reginald Hill

Children of men by P.D. James

A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King

The Darwin Awards 3 : Survival of the Fittest by Wendy Northcutt

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Tribune (newspaper in Nassau)

Up! Magazine (Westjet's inflight magazine)

Vanity Fair (February 2008 issue)

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A (Near) Perfect Day in Paradise

I'm taking a little winter vacation right now. On Friday I flew to The Bahamas for a week. I'm staying with friends, Virginia and Peter-- and their two labs Chippie and Berry.

Travel day was long. My flight from Edmonton to Calgary left over an hour late and the flight to Nassau left three hours late. I read two novels and 1/2 a Vanity Fair magazine. It was 9pm local time when I arrived at Virginia's.

Saturday was full. I went out to the Farmer's Market with Virginia (new!); witnessed the launching of Peter's latest interest, a sculling shell (video to follow when I get home); accompanied Virginia to her Saturday violin lessons (she teaches beginners); took in a quilt show; hit the straw market for about 30 seconds to pick up a tote bag (I left mine at home); swung by The College of The Bahamas (saw 5 people who remembered me from my time there); checked out the new campus bookstore and Starbucks; and played endless games of fetch with Berry. I also got a blister.

Today (Sunday) I started with tea by the pool and we're off to quintet rehearsal this afternoon. Blister not so bad today.

The weather is glorious-- sunny, warm with a nice breeze.

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