Charles Finch book passages
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glacier_kittyHere are some passages from Charles Finch's books that show one of the reasons I love his books so much:
"What bliss was there to compare to a warm fire, fresh socks, and buttered toast on a cold day!" (A Beautiful Blue Death)
"Their tea was waiting on the table, with several stacks of golden-brown toast, glistening with butter...The tea was wonderful, dark and sweet. He had been hungrier than he realized. He helped himself to another piece of toast, folding it in half and crunching it between his teeth, then following it with a sip of the warm tea" (The rest of these are from The Laws of Murder)
Replaying this conversation in his mind, Lenox looked across at his own wife and smiled. "Jane, if you had to kill me, how would you do it?"
Without opening her eyes, she said, "I'd have elephants stomp you. That's how they do it in India" (This made me literally LOL :P)
"As he waited, Lenox fell gratefully upon a stack of cinnamon toast wedges, piping hot and running with butter. When fully half a dozen of these were gone, he poured himself a cup of the light, fragrant tea, stirred in his milk and sugar, took a long sip, and sat back with a sigh of profound contentment" (*DROOLS* Sentences like that make my mouth water haha)
I was always drawn to how Lenox liked to relax by the fire and eat yummy food and stuff haha (I always wanted to eat the food in Harry Potter too :P). They're well plotted mysteries too that seem to have a twist at the end of every chapter (I really want cinnamon toast now haha)
It was good..presents and family :D
Day 1: Favorite christmas song and why?
Day 2: Favorite Christmas movie and why?
Day 3: Hot chocolate or hot apple cider?
Day 4: Does your family have any traditions?
Day 5: Favorite Christmas memory
Day 6: Who is your favorite reindeer?
Day 7: Have you been naughty or nice this year?
Day 8: What is your favorite food at Christmas time?
Day 9: What are you doing for Christmas this year?
Day 10: Kissing under the mistletoe…have you done it?
Day 11: What kind of Christmas tree do you have?
Day 12: Do you take part in secret Santa?
Day 13: Have you ever had a white christmas? If yes, do you ever want to have christmas without snow and vice versa?
Day 14: How many Christmas card do you usually send out?
Day 15: Have you started Christmas stocking yet?
Day 16: When did you find out Santa wasn’t real?
Day 17: Have you ever been to a Christmas parade?
Day 18: Which lights are better: white or colored and blinking or still?
Day 19: If you were an elf what would your name be?
Day 20: What color ornaments do you put on your tree?
Day 21: What kind of tree you have: fake or real? If real, what type?
Day 22: Do you hang a wreath up?
Day 23: Ham or Turkey?
Day 24: Do you go to a church service or go caroling?
Day 25: Does your family have a Christmas breakfast or dinner?
Day 26: How was your christmas?
Today's trivia: The oldest person to climb Mt. Everest was 80 year-old Yuichiro Miura of Japan
"What bliss was there to compare to a warm fire, fresh socks, and buttered toast on a cold day!" (A Beautiful Blue Death)
"Their tea was waiting on the table, with several stacks of golden-brown toast, glistening with butter...The tea was wonderful, dark and sweet. He had been hungrier than he realized. He helped himself to another piece of toast, folding it in half and crunching it between his teeth, then following it with a sip of the warm tea" (The rest of these are from The Laws of Murder)
Replaying this conversation in his mind, Lenox looked across at his own wife and smiled. "Jane, if you had to kill me, how would you do it?"
Without opening her eyes, she said, "I'd have elephants stomp you. That's how they do it in India" (This made me literally LOL :P)
"As he waited, Lenox fell gratefully upon a stack of cinnamon toast wedges, piping hot and running with butter. When fully half a dozen of these were gone, he poured himself a cup of the light, fragrant tea, stirred in his milk and sugar, took a long sip, and sat back with a sigh of profound contentment" (*DROOLS* Sentences like that make my mouth water haha)
I was always drawn to how Lenox liked to relax by the fire and eat yummy food and stuff haha (I always wanted to eat the food in Harry Potter too :P). They're well plotted mysteries too that seem to have a twist at the end of every chapter (I really want cinnamon toast now haha)
It was good..presents and family :D
Day 2: Favorite Christmas movie and why?
Day 3: Hot chocolate or hot apple cider?
Day 4: Does your family have any traditions?
Day 5: Favorite Christmas memory
Day 6: Who is your favorite reindeer?
Day 7: Have you been naughty or nice this year?
Day 8: What is your favorite food at Christmas time?
Day 9: What are you doing for Christmas this year?
Day 10: Kissing under the mistletoe…have you done it?
Day 11: What kind of Christmas tree do you have?
Day 12: Do you take part in secret Santa?
Day 13: Have you ever had a white christmas? If yes, do you ever want to have christmas without snow and vice versa?
Day 14: How many Christmas card do you usually send out?
Day 15: Have you started Christmas stocking yet?
Day 16: When did you find out Santa wasn’t real?
Day 17: Have you ever been to a Christmas parade?
Day 18: Which lights are better: white or colored and blinking or still?
Day 19: If you were an elf what would your name be?
Day 20: What color ornaments do you put on your tree?
Day 21: What kind of tree you have: fake or real? If real, what type?
Day 22: Do you hang a wreath up?
Day 23: Ham or Turkey?
Day 24: Do you go to a church service or go caroling?
Day 25: Does your family have a Christmas breakfast or dinner?
Day 26: How was your christmas?
Today's trivia: The oldest person to climb Mt. Everest was 80 year-old Yuichiro Miura of Japan
