Books finished in 2024

Going to start a running list of these, in case any of the titles interest others. Happy to answer questions. I'm expecting a modest list of books read this year, so this list isn't going to get gargantuan.

1. Wenceslas: A Christmas Poem by Carol Ann Duffy
2. The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien
3. The Incomplete Framley Examiner
4. Once Upon A Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire
5. The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
6. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Charcoal cheddar

Martin’s finally trying the charcoal cheddar he got last week. Made with charcoal from a coal mine about 10 miles from my dad’s birthplace in West Yorkshire! The Cheesery shops in Dundee and Broughty Ferry sell 3 types of it. He got the plain charcoal one. “Ooh that’s a cheddar! Ooh that’s weird! It’s kind of like it’s sweet, and cheesy and yeah! It’s very peculiar! It’s nice. I’m not sure if I’d go for it again. But it’s definitely wow.” He added it’s doing the get you at the side of the cheeks strong cheddar taste thing. Also, my observation, looks like black pudding when cut! I’m staying off it because of some drugs I’m on. In particular it could be problematic for my anti incontinence drug. But I am enjoying watching him try it 😜