A little while ago I was sent a lovely picnic bag from Higgidy and vouchers to try out their quiches. The idea was that we’d have a family picnic.
The reality is that that was the week both the little children got sick in succession, and apart from shopping, the furthest I got from the house was the garden :/ However, that does mean that I got to enjoy the various quiches over the course of the week, and enjoy them I did, as did Tim and Small. Since Small got adventurous with food (thank you Kentwell!) he’s started trying different types of cheese, and very much enjoyed a saag paneer we made together, so I chose the Little Spinach & Roasted Red Pepper Quiche for him as it’s got feta as well as spinach, and it was a real hit. Tim and I were torn between the Smoked English Bacon & Mature Cheddar Quiche and the Little Smoked Bacon & Cheddar Quiche – both were very good. They would indeed lift a picnic out of the ordinary, and I decided that I would enjoy a meal outside with a good book.
I’m reading Rebecca. I’ve never read any Daphne du Maurier before, and I was thrilled to be sent two copies by Virago as part of their relaunch and re packaging. The idea was that I would read it alongside Big, but we’ve singularly failed at that, sadly. We’re out of reading sync at the moment, and I know that the thing to do when you hit a reading slump is to ride it out. Distraction can help, maybe a quick switch of genre, but the last thing you should do is force a book. I’ve had too many books forced on me throughout my educational journey to ever want to do that to anyone else.
I’m enjoying it. But. A bit like the sensory overload I’ve written about previously I’m finding it’s a book I can only read in very small bursts. I sink into it. It surrounds me. I don’t know who Rebecca is yet, but she’s in my head, I’m at Manderley, and there’s so much truth in this book.
Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.
You tell me how long it takes to get those words out of your head. That’s why this is a classic I’m guessing.
Have you read any du Maurier? Which would you recommend?
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