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The Weekend Reading

Greetings!

Well, the weather is still sunny though there is a touch of frost on the ground.  I can't make people out.  Until there was this clamour about global warming, winter weather was expected to be cold, and in this part of the world, that meant temperatures between usually +3 to -3 C.  But now, we get the weather forecasters warning us that we are getting "arctic weather" and the temperatures are likely to be freezing or below!  Come on!   This is not unusual for the West Coast of Britain!  Perhaps I'm a little out of touch.

Anyway, off I go into town, Lancaster, and treat myself to a haircut, then off to the library for my weekend reading.  Oh Joy!  I found a couple of books that I had when in my youth that were among my favourite reading.  Beau Geste, and Further Stories of Beau Geste.  I haven't read these for decades, so I chose them.  Then a few other books, then it was off to see a few friends over a coffee.

A very pleasant time.  Now just to inform you, looking through some of my father's papers last night, I came across a couple of manuscripts.  They are not his work, and how he came to have them I have no idea, but I will ask my sister.  I will also do the necessary proof reading of them, then put them here chapter by chapter.....all stuff I bet you just can't restrain yourselves from reading!

I also have to thank Gina of GAnetlink.com for actually reading my efforts.  Much appreciated.

Comment posted by gweiss at 2007-01-29 21:39:53 

You are welcome, John.

Interesting...two manuscripts with no name attached? Hmm...a mystery! :)

Gina
GAnetlink.com
Comment posted by jankarl at 2007-02-01 10:53:20 

Greetings Gina.

One of the manuscripts was written by a Lt. Col. as a memoir about his time during 2WW in Malay and then as a POW. Being ex military myself, I am finding it quite a riveting read, especially as it gives a slightly different account of POW life under the Japanese during that period to the way it is very often portrayed.

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