I have finished reading Wolf Hall and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was interesting but most importantly I felt that Hilary Mantel really captured something of life in London during the reign of Henry VIII (my least favourite monarch! He was a total psycho and murderer) Of course I can't really be sure that she really did get it right, nor can anyone else alive now, but it felt real. Cromwell is portrayed as a much gentler, more thoughtful man than I had imagined and Thomas More is portrayed as a torturer and religious bigot. I am looking forward to starting the next in the trilogy, "Bring up the bodies".
I am still enjoying my holidays very much. Ally and Cat got their injections yesterday for their holiday in South East Asia. They both said that they felt fine afterwards although the jags themselves had been quite painful. They had to collect their prescriptions from the pharmacist then go to the district nurse to get their injections. I believe that they will be getting more injections over the next few weeks; they are a very organised young couple and have it all planned!
Last night we had dinner with Christine and Gerry, Ally and Cat. Their home is absolutely beautiful and the meal was lovely, we had a great evening. This morning we are off on an adventure devised by James, of which more later.
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