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Just returned from a Dymocks lunch where the guest speaker was Dervla McTiernan. She was interviewed by Dinuka McKenzie. It was very enjoyable. Dervla was so nice to listen to with her beautiful Irish accent and she had some fun stories to tell.
This may sound very indulgent but tomorrow I am going to morning tea on the Queen Elizabeth which is currently in Sydney Harbour. Also arranged by Dymocks.

Wow! Sounds awesome! Keep being indulgent...you deserve it 😊

How wonderful Phrynne! It sounds like Dervla McTiernan was a joy to listen to and I'm sure you'll absolutely love morning tea on the Queen Elizabeth (hope you're going to wear your best frock and hat!)

Haha! Photos - we want photos!!

I will try and remember photos. Not that I will be in my best frock and hat. Just normal clothes - the ship is in dock after all! We get a chance to have a tour as well which I am looking forward to. Let's see just how posh the staterooms are!

How exciting! They may not let you take photos! Enjoy 😊

Tat is awesome Phrynne, have a fabulous time :)

Have a wonderful time, Phrynne. Looking forward to some photos :)

That sounds amazing! Definitely needs photos 😊

How was it today Phrynne?

Excellent. Such a big ship!!! I have done quite a few cruises but never on something so big. I would be nervous of catching Covid or something if I did an actual cruise.
Anyway the morning tea was obviously delicious, we had a talk by James Bradley and a free copy of his book Deep Water: The world in the ocean
Some nice freebies from Cunard too.
I will post a couple of pictures later.

Shows how big she is if you know how large the Sydney ferries are!

This is the entertainment area where they have functions on board and where we had our morning tea.

Wow! It looks pretty amazing! Freebies definitely a bonus :) Glad you enjoyed yourself.... and I agree about the amount of people who fit onboard, and the heightened risk of catching covid..

Bradley's book isn't even published yet!

Looks amazing

In a word. Wow!

WOW! Looks amazing.

Luxury!!

Brenda wrote: "Wow! It looks pretty amazing! Freebies definitely a bonus :) Glad you enjoyed yourself.... and I agree about the amount of people who fit onboard, and the heightened risk of catching covid..

Bradl..."

Yes he said another four weeks before publication. He must have given away at least 50 copies today and signed them if you wanted as well.

That's pretty awesome! Hope you like it 😊

Wow, very elegant! Is that violins - a string quartet perhaps, I can see in the background? No wonder you had a lovely time!

Yes a string quartet while we were eating. It was all very pleasant.

Just saw that a mini-series of Kate Atkinson's great Life After Life is going to be on ABC Saturday evening at 7:30.

Four parts, narrated by Lesley Manville. Of course it's not on iView yet since it hasn't aired, but you can see a blurb and the cast list and get an idea.

https:
//iview.
abc.net.
au/show/life-after-life

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Just saw that a mini-series of Kate Atkinson's great Life After Life is going to be on ABC Saturday evening at 7:30.

Four parts, narrated by Lesley Manville. Of cou..."

I watched it on Britbox last year and liked it enough to plan to watch again.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Just saw that a mini-series of Kate Atkinson's great Life After Life is going to be on ABC Saturday evening at 7:30.

Four parts, narrated by Lesley Manville. Of cou..."

Excellent! Thanks for the heads up Patty :)

Until April 12th, SBS on Demand is showing "The Quiet Girl", the beautiful Irish film adaptation of Claire Keegan's highly acclaimed (and much-loved) novella, Foster. The film stands alone, but if you've read the book, you'll appreciate how well they did this.

https:
//www.
sbs.com.
au/ondemand/movie/the-quiet-girl/2161811011818

Thanks Diana and Andrea for letting me know about the The Three Musketeers films at the French Film Festival this year - we went on Sunday to the double bill and it was fantastic!! It was really cool to watch it play out in its original language, and it was fairly faithful to the books I love so much.

Highly recommend if anyone else has been thinking about it!

Krystal wrote: "Thanks Diana and Andrea for letting me know about the The Three Musketeers films at the French Film Festival this year - we went on Sunday to the double bill and it was fantastic!! It w..."

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Personally, I’d struggle to sit still for that long, but good on you 😆

Our latest get together in Sydney is up for you to pop your names down: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Andrea wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Thanks Diana and Andrea for letting me know about the The Three Musketeers films at the French Film Festival this year - we went on Sunday to the double bill and it was ..."

Haha I was happy to have a 15min intermission between films, that's for sure! But the sparkling wine and French snacks on arrival wasn't so bad either. :)

Krystal wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Thanks Diana and Andrea for letting me know about the The Three Musketeers films at the French Film Festival this year - we went on Sunday to the double b..."

So glad you got to see the films Krystal. I usually go to the French Film Festival and the films are of a high standard.

I have a ticket to Anne Buist/Graeme Simsion Literary Lunch on Monday 8th April (just over 2 weeks away) that I bought for a friend at member price $110, but my friend can't attend. Is anyone interested? Willing to do a discount deal...

Phrynne might be (if she's not already going) as she just read Anne's latest...

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne might be (if she's not already going) as she just read Anne's latest..."

Thanks Brenda, but pretty sure she's already going

Yes, it's on the cards 😊

Yes I am already going. If anyone is interested in Marianne's spare ticket I will say that the lunch is always beautiful, you can drink as much wine as you like and Anne and Graeme are both excellent speakers! I am really looking forward to it.

Marianne wrote: "I have a ticket to Anne Buist/Graeme Simsion Literary Lunch on Monday 8th April (just over 2 weeks away) that I bought for a friend at member price $110, but my friend can't attend. Is anyone inter..."

My cousin has said she'll come, so glad not to waste it :)

That's good Marianne; too much money to throw away!

Good news Marianne:)

Happy Easter all. Praying it is a blessed day as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.

Happy Easter Dale:)

Happy Easter Dale

Thanks Helen and Phrynne.

Hope you're having a lovely, peaceful Easter Dale :)

Thanks Brenda. It has been, mostly. Hope yours has also been great.

Yes thanks Dale.

Good to hear.

I usually ignore recommendations from Goodreads because they're not very useful, but this one is quite bizarre:

'Because you enjoyed Black Wolf:
المخلوق', a book written in a language I cannot read (no editions in English listed).

It's weird that the algorithm Goodreads uses to recommend books doesn't take into account the language you read in. Black Wolf is translated from the original Spanish into English, but that still doesn't mean I can magically read an Arabic type script!

Bizarre certainly describes that one Carolyn!

Carolyn wrote: "I usually ignore recommendations from Goodreads because they're not very useful, but this one is quite bizarre:

'Because you enjoyed Black Wolf:
..."

Haha!!! That's is weird!