April has gone! That flew by and we have done 6 weeks of lockdown from work and 5 weeks of homeschooling, I have left my natural and curly and when I decided to straighten it, the bloody badger stripe was awful so the hair has now been dyed to my more natural colour a nice dark brown…
I kicked off the month with my birthday, literally, the 1st, yup my birthday! It was so much nicer than I expected, but I am going to be like the Queen and have another birthday when we go out and get to the new way of life.
We had an easter egg hunt and mini-me rocked out in the garden. When I am not stressing out or experiencing parent guilt and I get time with her my god she makes me smile. The one thing I have taken out of this lockdown we have gotten to know our neighbours so well and we have been so lucky because they are awesome. One side has a little lady who mini-me can play with over the garden wall and the other side has introduced me to some amazing pale ale…Aldi will be getting a lot of money out of me soon!
Garden wise we can now see the bottom of the garden and I may have gone made and splashed out on loads of flowers and a couple of garden friends which don’t have names…any are welcome. The peacock is protecting my Calla Lilles – 4 different colours and the Flamingo is protecting my red and orange roses. Will need to buy some for the other side to match when we can get it sorted! Also I finally put the bamboo to use, in a very drunken border but I love it!
And finally my last of my non-bookish things, I have rediscovered my love for cartooning again. I realised that sometimes the mini-me struggles with the order of the alphabet so somehow I have agreed to draw the alphabet for her……but using Pokemon characters. I have drawn 4, so only 22 to go and do not worry she has planned each letter for me, some are going to be hard! Ignore the lettering, but I am actually pretty proud of these. Not sure which is my favourite yet!
Ok so bookish things now!
What have I read this month?
10 books this month, not to shabby especially as I have lost my reading at lunchtime now!
What have I bought this month? (inc Kindle Unlimited)
There may have been a sale on…….
Book Post, Library, Giveaways and NetGalley
What have I posted this month?
If it was not my Should I Stay/Go post, it has been a month of #AuthorTakeOvers! There are just too many posts to link up (plus feeling a bit lax here!) so check out under my Author TakeOver on my tab. I did 2 blog tours – I know!! I have cut down, although May I might be doing quite a few!!
Next month I have 2 more AuthorTakeOvers for you! Noelle Holten, some may know her 😉 and Gina Kirkham! Looking forward to both!!
How has your April been? Have you read any books that might be on your book of the year list? I read 8 in April that will be featuring somewhere, but can you guess which 8?
Until next time xxx
likeherdingcatsblog says
Yay you got The Curator too. Looking forward to you next take over. Loving the garden and the new friends too ❤
Zoé says
I need to catch up with the series ! Yeah I am looking forward to them. The stuff I have it is looking good! X
likeherdingcatsblog says
I’m desperate for a gap to read it but I may have to wait until next week ?
Zoé says
Have you still got lots of tours? X
likeherdingcatsblog says
Less this month but some ended up double days cos I was slow to write them down.
Then quite a few less after that.
Zoé says
I do that now and again doh x
likeherdingcatsblog says
Slowly reducing them until I find a good number that allows some Netgalley /my iwn reading time too
Zoé says
I need to do my NG haven’t read any of the ones that were voted for! Haven’t had a chance with the author takeovers as I have been reading for them x
likeherdingcatsblog says
I have tonnes of fab stuff to read on there
nickimags @ The Secret Library Book Blog says
Looks and sounds like a fab month in spite of lockdown. Loving the sound of yur lovely neighbours and the can’t wait to see what happens next with your garden. O h yeah and I’ve got Fifty/Fifty as well! xx
Zoé says
Thank you lovely! Shall we add it to the list of buddy reads and actually do one this month? Xx
nickimags @ The Secret Library Book Blog says
Yes that would be fab! xx
Zoé says
Cool, I am free majority of May ? xx
nickimags @ The Secret Library Book Blog says
Fab 😀 xx
Stephen Writes says
Brilliant wrap-up, Zoé! I love the cartoons, and it looked like you had a good reading month. All the best for May!
Zoé says
Thank you Stephen! On all counts. I am surprised at how much I have read! The cartoons are just such a relaxing thing to do…when I get them right ? Hope
You have a good May toon