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This is where we stayed last weekend - then I came home to a very busy week. So, not much reading for me.. but what have you been reading for #WeekendBooks, or have you a review for #WeekendBookReviews?
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A holiday cottage surrounded by flowers.
August 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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#Sunflowers
Nothing for #WeekendBooks or #WeekendBookReviews this weekend, as we're having 3 nights away with our granddaughters. No time for reading 😂
#flowers #bloomscrolling #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A close-up image of a sunflower, with other out of focus sunflowers in the background. There are clouds and blue sky above the flowers.
August 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Almost the #weekend again, so what have you been reading for #WeekendBooks?
Or, do you have a review for #WeekendBookReviews?

Photo of a wild orchid taken a couple of months ago.
#flower #BloomScrolling #Ireland #books #BookSky
A single purple wild orchid, with an out of focus background of green leaves.
August 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Last read - Number 5 for #WeekendBookReviews
Current read - When The Cranes Fly South #WeekendBooks

What are you reading this weekend??
And, post a review of your last read!!
Thanks 😊
See my review of Number 5 in AltText.
#IrishWriting #IrishFiction #IrishAuthors
An image of 2 books: Number 5 - read Cranes - currently reading Number 5 is by the Northern Irish author Glenn Patterson. Patterson has written a number of novels, of which Number 5, published in 2003, is the fifth. Number 5 is a three-bedroom terrace house in a development on the outskirts of Belfast. The story covers five decades, beginning in the late 1950's when Stella & Harry buy their first house. Each time the house is sold, a new family move in, but certain residents are there throughout the story. Northern Irish politics and the Troubles drift along in the background, occasionally making an impact on the people of the novel. The book has recently been reissued by No Alibis Press in Belfast and can also be found second-hand. I enjoyed this story and recommend it 👌
August 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Looking forward to the weekend...time for #WeekendBooks and #WeekendBookReviews
The photo is looking down to the lake in the Black Glen at Downhill Demesne, just outside Castlerock in Co Derry onthe North Coast of #NorthernIreland
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Looking across brambles, flowers and bushes towards a small lake. The brambles are already showing autumn colours, while the flowers are a bright orange. The trees on the far side of the lake are reflected in the lake water. In the distance the sea is visible under a cloudy sky.
August 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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I'm self-employed as an independent celebrant - part of my work is elopement ceremonies, which are booked months in advance. The other part is funerals, where I often have only 2 days' notice.
So, I'm not always here - but I aim to keep weekends free for #WeekendBooks and #WeekendBookReviews.
Looking across some dark rocks and a sandy beach towards the sea, which is white where the waves break but otherwise dark. There are dark grey clouds in the sky, edged by a narrow white line. A headland is visible in the distance. This is the beach at Castlerock in Co Derry. The headland is the Inishowen peninsula in Co Donegal.
August 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Yes, will share as #WeekendBookReviews
August 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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For #WeekendBooks this is what I'm currently reading.
What are you reading for #WeekendBooks?
If you've finished a book you could tell a little about it and your opinion of the book for #WeekendBookReviews.
#BookSky #IrishFiction #IrishWriters #Ireland #NorthernIreland
The cover of "Number 5" by Glenn Patterson, a Northern Irish author. The cover shows a torn piece of wallpaper which has a pink rose pattern. The title is also pink and below has the subtitle "Five families, five decades - one house..." At the bottom the author's name is above a blurb from the Observer newspaper.
August 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM