Winding Up the Week #478

An end of week recap “I’ve never wanted anything but love. And literature.” – Annie Ernaux (Getting Lost, 2001) Next week’s wind up will be rather brief, I’m afraid. I am gadding off once again – this time to our mobile lodge in Mid Wales (fondly known to me and Mrs J as Middle‑earth) – and I won’t return until late on Friday 31st July. Under normal circumstances I might have postponed the post until the following week, but those who have followed me for any length of time will know that August is a particularly special month in my calendar. I shall say no more for now but promise to be more forthcoming in next week’s note (sadly, not a proper WUTW). Moving on, we have yet another weekend of poor pickings for bookish and writerly commemorations; however, we can at least cheer ourselves up by helping our friends in the US celebrate National Wine and Cheese Day. Ditto the week ahead (but in the UK), National Marine Week begins today and the Big Butterfly Count is ongoing until 9th…