Sunday: 01 August 2010
Book: Innocent Blood by P.D. James
Climbed back on the Walking Wagon today after a few days off… so easy to let bad habits take over, for shame! I just have to remind myself that really, it’s just as easy to work out as it is to put it off. Today, a 50-minute walk on the treadmill and a few weights...
Nice to be back on board.
Wednesday: 21 July 2010
Book:
Innocent
Blood by P.D. James
Today I walked for 45 minutes AND I was brave and strong and
walked outside. I live in Bearden, along
Listened to Chapters Five and Six…I had to make myself stop today. Quite suspenseful. James’ main characters often come from tough backgrounds, what we might call “dysfunctional” environments… They’ve often had really hard lives and function both because of and in spite of their experiences. She also has a real knack of exploring how difficult, uncomfortable, and unexpected experiences can lead to the emergence of someone’s true character.
Philippa has discovered the whereabouts of her birth mother, not a happy scenario. As Philippa pursues the possibility of meeting and spending time with her mother, the facts surrounding her adoption begin to come out, shedding light on the personalities of her adoptive parents… who are not as kind as they may have seemed…
BWAHAHAHAAAAA
Tuesday: 20 July
2010
Book:
Innocent
Blood by P.D. James
Today, I walked for a little more than 40 minutes, and then did a little light weightlifting for 10 minutes or so. For those wondering where I’m doing my walking: I’m a wimp in the heat, and I’ve already mentioned the grumbling I’m apt to do, so I’ve been on a treadmill. Indoors. With air-conditioning.
Chapters Three and Four today in another great book…The story revolves around Philippa, who’s just turned 18. She was adopted at age 8 and now has legal access to information about her birth parents…and she’s finding that the reality of her heritage is nothing like what she’s imagined.
(Sorry to be vague, but I wouldn’t want to ruin it for you.)
Innocent Blood is a different sort of mystery from James, totally unlike anything else of hers that I’ve read. I’m really enjoying it!
I absolutely love the British mystery…and P.D. James has long been a favorite author of mine, so I was excited to discover a title that I hadn’t yet read: Innocent Blood. Today were Chapters One and Two. I walked for 40 minutes.
It’s been a long time since I “read” an audiobook. Years, really. I discovered today that I require a warm-up period for the audiobook as much as for the workout, just a few minutes to lose the train of the story, rewind, begin again and focus.
I also re-discovered how easy it becomes to lost track of time and place because of a good book. Coming to the end of Chapter 2, I was shocked and delighted to see that 40 minutes had passed and I hadn’t once inwardly complained, bemoaned, or otherwise grumbled about the workout. (The grumbling is, traditionally, a ritual of my exercising, so it was nice to do without that.)
I can’t believe it, but I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s walk. Thanks be to the Book!
