We had a bit of a disappointing Easter break (everyone was ill..but not at the same time so it seemed to drag on forever). In between fluey bugs we did manage to sneak in a lovely weekend pottering around Richmond. We stayed at this lovely B and B http://www.doughtycottage.com/and had the best cooked breakfast that I've had in a long time.

Also caught up with a bit of popular culture and read (finally) The Da Vinci code by Dan Brown. I thoroughly enjoyed this and forced my (devoutly Catholic) husband to read it straight after just so that I could talk to someone about the plot! Being a Godfather story fan I was also interested to see that there's a new book (Not a Mario Puzzo) called the Lost Years. I haven't read it yet (dithering over ordering it from Amazon) if anyone has read it I'd love to know what you think.Finally, also got to see Constantine with Keanu Reeves. Interesting film, very different from your usual run of the mill thriller, and enjoyed that immensely.

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