June Goals and Progress

I'm very sorry with being so late with this month's post. I'd mentioned earlier about my 90-year-old mother's illness. She ended up being hospitalized, and while she is now recovered from the original illness, she won't be able to return home and we're working on getting into a nursing home. So my May was rather chaotic!

I hope everyone's June reading is going well so far. Another roundabout book arrived for me recently, so that's my priority this month.

>1 mathgirl40: I know how all-consuming looking after an elderly family member can be. Good luck with getting her into a good home.

I believe I said last month that I was going to try to read 6 books in June so I'll keep that as my goal but I'm doubtful whether I'll make it. So far my travels in the UK haven't left me as much time to read as I hoped.

>1 mathgirl40: Wishing you well, it isn't easy. I am glad your mum has recovered from her original illness.

I had missed this, I have read 5 so far, which I am happy with.

>2 gypsysmom: >3 soffitta1: Thanks for your kind thoughts. My mom is doing better, but we're still waiting for a nursing home placement and also trying to help my dad out as much as we can.

In June, I finished my latest roundabout book, The Bell in the Lake, which I enjoyed very much. I also did a lot of non-BC reading but now I need to get back to the BC books!

Much to my surprise, I finished 5 TBR books in June and the 6th was completed yesterday so almost on track. I also read a book I picked up on holidays because I read about it in a magazine and just had to have it. Phosphate Rocks by Fiona Erskine is about a body found in a decommissioned fertilizer plant on the docks outside of Edinburh that is being demolished for urban renewal. With the body are ten objects and each one of them provides a clue as to when the death occurred and the identity of the deceased. With the examination of each object the author takes us through the working of the plant in its heyday. For those (like me) who are science, particularly chemistry, nerds it was absolutely fascinating.

I snuck one more in - had a couple of long train journeys. So, six overall.
Quite an eclectic mix, but good overall.