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'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS--The Broons style

Being born and raised in Scotland, Oor Wullie and The Broons were a staple, these annuals came out in time for Christmas, so many Scottish kids and adults alike got these as Christmas gifts, I was no exception, I LOVED these books, still do, although since moving to Australia I haven't read one in years, my mum sends the smaller 'pamphlets' to me, Christmas 2012 I got The Broons 'The Nicht Afore Christmas'..A poem for Christmas.

Books I am Reading Just Now

Cold Granite By Stuart MacBride I have only just started reading this book and I am hooked already. Scott is now on to Stuart MacBride's fifth novel in the Logan McRae series, he is not a reader as such, especially books but he absolutely loves these, finds them entertaining, enthralling and because they are set in Aberdeen, Scotland, where we originate from, he can relate to the places, streets etc that are mentioned in the story, that is one of the reasons I decided to start reading them, it takes you on a trip down memory lane, not because of the gruesome story lines but because of all the familiarity of the locations and dialect used. The Blurb: Winter in Aberdeen: murder, meyhem and terrible weather. It's DS Logan McRae's first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn't get much worse. Four-year-old David Reid's body is discovered in a ditch, strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he's only the first. There...