Some housekeeping

Technical Update

 

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The Great British Baking Show Update

 

There’s been a major shake up at one of my favorite series –The Great British Baking Show —The Great British Bake Off as it’s called in the U.K. (it had to be changed here because Pillsbury owns the rights to the term “bake off”) will be going to Channel 4, the British commercial network, after the Bake Off production company accepted a higher offer to leave the BBC.  Mary Barry and the two comic announcers Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc — left in protest. Only Paul Hollywood will stay with the show as it moves British networks.

Being the geek that I am, I’ve done my research and PBS has bought season five which they will air here next summer.  So all is not lost.

In the meantime, try and catch at least the final episode of Season four which aired on PBS recently.  In the final challenge of the final episode they prepare an extravagant picnic basket fit for the Queen. It’s tension filled as the contestants have to complete a mind boggling range of items — a chocolate cake, quiches, sausage rolls, little cakes – it goes on and on, quite amazing really.  … and in the end there were three …

 

 

 

Reading Update

Yes, my prettys, I am absorbed into Glass Houses, Louise Penny’s newest novel, which comes out next week.

At the risk of being repetitive, I urge you call in sick that day, cancel your appointments, get thee to your local bookstore and find a place to read undisturbed.   All I will say is, your money and time will be well spent.

In the meantime, here is a silly interview from this morning’s talk shows. Poor Ms. Penny barely gets a chance to speak and the brash “American-ness” of the interview itself made me squirm.  And what’s with the oh-so-not-clever  “Penny Wise” caption throughout?    But here you go.  Video HERE

 

 

There —  that’s all my housekeeping done – at least here on BookBarmy – around my home — not so much, because you see I am “with book”.

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