SLEEP NO MORE BY Iris Johansen......and PRIVATE GAMES by James Patterson.............. Read Sleep No More, an Eve Duncan mystery novel. The forensic sculptor is very involved in big family changes this time which take us into the evil world of asylums. Always like her stories. Right now am finishing Private Games by James Patterson (with the help of Mark Sillivan). Very suspenseful novel revolving around the Olympics, with dark forces conspiring to end them. Recommend both. Was taken out to dinner yesterday and had turkey with all the fixings. Much more than I could finish so it is now sitting in my fridge. Also had pumpkin pie. Went with my sister and friend. Feeling very tired today. Took bath this afternoon. Had smoked chicken sausage with basil seasoning for supper with rice and brussels sprouts. Watched PBS Newshour and will watch Washington Week at 8pm.

DOLLED UP FOR MURDER......BY Jane K Cleland........................................... Finished Cornwell novel and decided to read this litle unasked for mystery that the library sent me. It's not bad and only 243 pages, apparently part of a series..Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery. Quiet week..no bridge for me. A friend drove me to foot clinic on Wed and then to the CVS to pick up a prescription. The man from the flooring place came to measure my dowstairs bath room Wed pm. Bad news he says he has never seen the likes of my floor ... apparently a slab of concrete which is not in good shape. Cannot just put vinyl flooring on it as it is. So I may not be getting new flooring as I cannot afford to spend thousands on this. My home helper came Thurs and did the regular...change my bed, scrub tub, laundry, vacuum then wash floors, takes out all trash and recycling....etc. She is on vacation next week so will not see her for two weeks!! Am cutting back on my TV covererage, basic for the next 5 months. Nothing more to say tonite. Want to watch Washington Week and McLaughlin Group on TV at 8pm as usual.

THE BONE BED.....by Patricia Cornwell.................................................. Finished City of Promise on Nov 7 and started Bone Bed. Patricia Cornwell has written many good books but her last few have not kept me on the edge of my seat. Her heroine, medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, is now spending too much time analyzing her own actions and feelings. Heard about the "body" on page 30 or so and "got to the body" on page 103. Too slow for me!! So if you are a fan, as I am and keep hoping she will go back to writing the tight interesting mysteries of yore, you may want to read it any way. I have about 60 pages left and may finish it tonite, or fall asleep trying. I was very pleased with the outcome of the elections. Obama won and so did all the women I was rooting for, Hassan will be our new governor and although she was not my first choice as she has foolishly "signed the pledge"...no income tax or sales tax"...better her than radical republican, Lamontaigne. The storm Sandy that hit the coast did a great deal more damage than officials expected. Many people are still without electricity and many have lost everything. What a disaster. Today was one of the hottest November days I can remember...about 66 degrees!! I planted the paper whites my daughter got for me Sat when we went shopping. Made cabbage soup yesterday using my new 8 quart stock pot!.. It's very yummy..... My cat Bella is doing pretty well for 16...she takes her early am pill about every other day at the same time I take mine then we have to wait at least 1 hour before breakfast. Bella is supposed to take one a day but I am not going to try to force it into her mouth. We usually both go back to sleep for over and hour!! No bridge this week and going to foot clinic on Wed. Man is coming over to measure my bath room and I will at last have new flooring in January. Taxes up again as usual and due Dec 1.....making big inroads into my savings....worry, worry, worry!!

CITY OF GOD....CITY OF PROMISE....................................................... Two weeks since I last blogged. Did finish City of Glory that day and have now finished City of God and have about 100 pages left of City of Promise. Have enjoyed these books tremendously and hate to see the story end. The books continue the story of mostly two families with additional characters all blended into NY City history and giving a real sensae of the city as it must have been with all the innovations of the era. I highly recommend these books by Beverly Swerling. I did not realize that there was a first one Shadowbrook....so please start there. Life here is just the same, reading, netflix and Bridge once or twice a week. Fortunately for us here in NH there was very little impact from hurricane Sandy. The pictures of NJ and NY show terrible damage to property and loss of life in too many cases. Many people are homeless and the weather is turning cold. With no electricity it will no doubt impact the outcome of the election. CT and RI were also hit but not as severely. The bad news is that there is now another storm just starting its way up the eastern coast. This one is predicted to come staight up toward New England! Supposed to hit ? Wed nite.... I intend to play bridge on Mon and Wed. I am promised a ride to the polls on Tues...hope they do not forget me!! I will be voting for President Obama as I did last time.