Consistently, predictably, dependably, unwaveringly ERRATIC

Right. I'm trying to get back into my routine which has gone all to hell these past ten days. Unsurprisingly. But I made dinner tonight and washed up. (I know that doesn't sound like much but my days are built on small achievements. Like having a shower and getting dressed. That I've been managing without too much effort, thankfully.) Dinner was Fesenjan aka Persian Pomegranate Walnut Stew and it turned out very nicely. As did my one attempt at cooking last week, Roast Chicken with Pomegranate Molasses. So juicy and tender.

Anyway, in an attempt to post regularly again (since I'm behind with NewWho rewatch due to not wanting to cry over things) I'm starting the 30 Days of Book Blogging that I've seen around.

Day 01 - Your favorite series of books (with more than 3 in the series)

Discworld by Terry Pratchett. I love these books so much. PTerry is one of the few authors who can reduce me to helpless, wheezing laughter. Good Omens was the first Pratchett (and Gaiman) book I read and it was so amazing, I immediately turned to the only other Pratchett novel Mum had - Witches Abroad. It was my introduction to the Discworld and I can't imagine a better one. Granny! Nanny! Magrat! Greebo! Headology! Fairy tale cliches being turned inside out and upside down! And the Thing With The Bulls still cracks me up.

The Witches remain my favourite of the various ... subseries? Granny and Nanny FTW! But the Watch run a very close second. And of course, Death and Susan and Albert and Death of Rats and BINKY!

Why do I love these books? Well, the humour for one. It's my kind of humour. And I love that each time I read the books, I notice some new reference or injoke that I didn't get before. As with Witches Abroad, when I first read it, I had yet to read Lord of the Rings so the Gollum joke completely escaped me. Having read a book about the Great Fire of London, I suddenly realised how much Ankh-Morpork and the River Ankh are based on medieval London and the Thames.

I still haven't read all the Discworld books though. Why? Because reading a Discworld book for the first time is a delight and a joy that cannot be repeated. I'm trying to stretch out the pleasure. And now that PTerry has Alzheimer's ... Terry Pratchett has the most amazing mind and breadth of knowledge. The Discworld is an extraordinary creation. And it never fails to make me smile.