Anyone 're-discovered' simpler past-times during the lock?

Redwurzel said:
Ref Jigsaws - Ms Wurzel starting doing them in Lock Down her head pops up from the bending down just to say

"Are the Boro losing again?" She is looking for a Roseberry Topping one that is not too big (say 250 - 500 pieces), she bought a few from a company called Wentworth they do a lot about the Lake District. Buffaloboro _Have you ever seen a Roseberry one

I am most of the way through 2 books - once called "bull**** Jobs" and the other called "Chernobyl - History of a Tragedy " by Serhii Plokhy - both interesting in different ways. I didn't realise how many pointless jobs there are and how many people are underworked often employed as status symbols for their managers. Chernobyl book gives more detail and more insight into what went on and why and written by someone from Kiev i.e. not a Westerner looking in.

Ref Baking - local shops were often cleared of eggs and flour Ms Wurzel made some lovely bread with peppers in and fruit flapjack. We go hunting local farms for cherries and free range eggs and taken Lavender out of the garden. Wild damsons are appearing and blackberries for free!
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Roseberry topping Jigsaw? Any chance of a link to where I could buy one?
 
theredrooster said:
I've never read any of those series of books Jam, are they any good? I usually read crime fiction but do enjoy the odd spy novel too, particularly enjoyed the Milo Weaver series by Olen Steinhauer and others by him too.
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Yes so far very good in my opinion they are set during the cold War, similar style to John le carre , working class george smiley. Try the first one which you can pick up on amazon used for about 3 quid.
Read some of the Harry Hole detective books too which are very good.
 
Cycling mainly. Hadnt really been on a bike for 35 years until the start of this year and being Furloughed has given me the opportunity to get out there everyday. I do at lest 15 miles a day and longer rides up to 40. I love it!

I really hate the thought of going back to the grind and much prefer the simplicity of life that came with the lockdown.
 
Emmersons_BrazillianDong said:
Please offer a few suggestions on the book front mate
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@Emmersons_BrazillianDong @WelshBoro

ok, these have been the most interesting ones, some quite a disturbing read tbh:

Double Agent by Kevin Fulton, story of a guy who joins the IRA as a protestant soldier and works his way up to being part of a divisional nutting squad

The Nemesis File by Paul Bruce, the story of an SAS execution squad in NI

Fishers of Men by Rob Lewis, another story of a British Army undercover agent in the IRA

Stakeknife by Martin Ingram, more British agent 'handlers' in NI so the other side of being undercover

The Shankhill Butchers by Martin Dillon, the story behind an IRA man who basically used his position in the nutting squad to unleash his propensity for just killing people

Undercover by Joe Carter, this isn't about NI, but is a story about a copper's undercover work

I've presumed it was the stuff about The Troubles is what you were looking for recommendations for, I can add some others if you want though

as mentioned in an earlier post, Trim Tab by Ryan Radbyrne is a very good, slightly unusual read on the fiction and of the spectrum and I've also enjoyed every single one of Ben Elton's 9 books I've read (he's written more than that though), plus 3 by Mil Millington and 3 by Mike Gayle which have been very funny as have several by Nick Spalding. These are great holiday reads, very funny
 
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