Reading, reading, more reading and a little bit of other stuff.

This afternoon I read The Second World War from the Usborne History of Britain to the girls.  K in particular was, perhaps rather excessively, excited by the rather brief reference to Bletchley Park.

I have also started reading a book that has been recommended and subsequently lent to us by a friend, Piratica, which we're rather enjoying.  It's set in seventeen-twelvty, in an alternate England which has become a republic, which is an interesting idea.  It's not the first time we've come across the concept though, having read The Wolves of Willoughby Chase a while back, which is set in an England in the reign of James III.

K & M have both been reading a lot lately.  They are working their way through the How To Train Your Dragon books, which M is requesting from the library in order.  Another series that they are both enjoying are the Helen Moss Adventure Island books.  M has also started reading, or in some cases re-reading, Daisy and the Trouble With... books.

I am also reading Which Witch to M, which K has recently borrowed from the library and enjoyed.  It's rather strange because I half remember it from my childhood, but the thing that I remember is having very vivid dreams having read it, rather than the story itself.  A is also reading another William book, to both girls which we've borrowed from friends.

Finally, on the reading front, our first copy of First News arrived today.  K got engrossed it pretty quickly and it looks like it was a good plan.

In other news, yesterday we went to see the second and final film of Into Film festival, Walking With Dinosaurs.  It was slightly stressful getting there, as we were running a little bit late and we arrived a couple of minutes into the film, although having spoken to friends who arrived 15 minutes before the offical start time, they started the film well before they were supposed to, but the sound didn't work and it took a while to sort it, but even then they started slightly early!  The film wasn't quite what we expected, having not read the information very carefully, but we enjoyed it anyway.  We had very vague plans afterwards with friends who we'd seen at Thinktank for the first time in ages, who were also at the cinema.  We went back to their house, where the girls, K, M & Ma, had a lovely time playing and then decorating paper bags as party bags ready for Saturday, which is Ma's 10th birthday, while L & I had lovely catch up chat.

Very finally, M has been crocheting and showed me this that she has make this evening.