Unexpected Visitors

I had a very relaxing day yesterday. After my podiatrist appointment I went home and read and dozed. Then in the afternoon I had a surprise vist by Emmily who called in at Mum's place but didn't find her home. Was great to see Emily and catch up. And the strange thing was that only that morning I had decided to send Emily an email message to ask her to call in any time she is in the area!

Shortly after Emily left Peter arrived. But you can read all about that in his blog!

Watched my regular show last night....All Saints. From all the ads during the week was expecting this to be a final session with a grand blow up of the hospital (ads showed explosion) only to find the bomb was a hoax! I think I am just about sick of the current plot. It's been dragged out far too long.

Almost finished another Jodi Piccoult book last night. So will soon add this to my ebay collection...currently her books are the ones selling. She writes about current issues. One book of hers was about the moral dilemnas when parents decide on using genetic engineering to produce an offspring who is a perfect donor match for their daughter suffering from cancer who requires bone marrow transplants. She examines the issue from everyone's angle, especially the donor child when she gets to her teens and is upset at constantly having to undergo intrusive medical procedures to rescue her sister. This book is called My Sisters Keeper.
Then another one I read was Vanishing Acts. This time it is about a father who abducts his daughter to rescue her from his alcoholic exwife. The daughter grows up thinking her mother died. And then later in life the secret is exposed and the father is arrested. Again the book examines the issue from everyone's perspective.
The one I am currently reading is called "The Plain Truth". It is about the potential murder of a baby found on an Amish farm in the US. The accused is a young teenage Amish girl. The word "plain" in the title is an Amish expression - they call Amish things the "plain" way or the "plain" people. It is quite interesting because it talks about the clashes between cultures...the Amish have their own strict code of ethics and are seldom brought before the law. So this is about how to preserve justice in the legal system when the jurors who are trying the case are not "peers" of the girl because no Amish person is allowed to sit on the Jury (Amish law).
Only got a few pages to read so will do that over breakfast!
Have a busier schedule today...a lunch date with colleagues from Shell!