Life must be filled up

This one is from Cornflower. Fill the gaps with the titles of books you’ve read recently. I can never resist having a go, then finding it really hard.

I began the day by Housekeeping,

before breakfasting on Chocolate Wishes

and admiring Flowers on the Grass .

On my way to work I saw Celia’s House,

and walked by The Memory Garden

to avoid Dennis & Co.,

but I made sure to stop at China Court.

In the office, my boss said, Now You May Weep,

and sent me to research The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton.

At lunch with Royal Harry

I noticed The Two Mrs Abbotts

in The Town House,

greatly enjoying The Town in Bloom.

Then on the journey home, I contemplated Life, the Universe and Everything

because I have Great Expectations ,

and am drawn to Magnificent Obsession .

Settling down for the evening in Weatherley Terrace,

I studied How to be a Woman

by Glimpses of the Moon,

before saying goodnight, My Dear Charlotte.

Here's a little idea from Simon at Stuck in a Book.

1. The book I'm currently reading: on the Kindle, David Copperfield and Rewards & Fairies, both re-reads.
2. The last book I finished: Dickens by Claire Tomalin
3. The next book I want to read: Mourn not your Dead, Deborah Crombie
4. The last book I bought: the Claire Tomalin
5. The last book I was given: can’t remember!

This is from all over the place. Bold the ones you've read, italicize those you've dabbled with (read a portion/watched a film rendition/read an abridged version).
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coughingbear gave me five words.

children's fiction
The internet turned me into a kidlit buff. I still enjoyed reading some children's books as an adult and I’d picked up quite a few at jumble sales and book fairs. What the internet gave me was more information (I had no idea how many books some series writers had written), the opportunity to buy scarce books and above all, contact with other enthusiasts, some of whom became good friends. Under my new rules, books are supposed to be one in, one out but of course I keep looking wherever I go. Sadly, they are much harder to find these days.
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Here’s a meme from girlyswot
Comment on this post.
I will give you a letter.
Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

She’s given me the letter ‘M’. You're very welcome to comment, whether or not you want a letter!

Meryon Fairbrass. Descended from Sussex pirates, he is tough, handsome, clever, amusing. You’d think he was too good to be true except that his creator, Monica Edwards, based him on a real life boy whom she said was all that and more. Forms one of the Westling foursome with Tamzin, Rissa and Roger.

Mary of the John & Mary books by Grace James. She’s sensible, realistic, more of a Martha, really. One of the reasons I like her so much is that I feel all the characters in the books and the author herself preferred John.

Miss Mole. Not really a favourite character but a good excuse to push again the novels of E H Young, which I enjoy so much. A single woman with no money, dependent on dreary work but finding happiness by defying convention. A much better book IMO than Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Mrs Morland, ‘happily widowed’ writer of detective stories. She features in many of Angela Thirkell’s Barsetshire novels, starting with High Rising. Apparently vague and disorganized (her hair is always coming down); actually hard working single mother of four boys. Her son Tony is much fancied by aficionados.

Jonathan ‘Jonah’ Mansel, cousin of Berry in the novels of Dornford Yates. War hero, ace driver of only the best cars, murderer (only murders villains, so that’s OK), a man of wealth and taste.

This is from mimmimmim. I have never watched a single one of her programmes! Mine are sadly predictable.

a. Post a list of 10 TV shows you love (current or canceled);

The Antiques Roadshow. Never miss.
Gardeners' World when Geoff Hamilton presented it but not since, although I still half watch it.
Have I Got News for You
Frasier
Life on Mars
Yes, Minister
AbFab
The Phil Silvers Show (Bilko)
Noggin the Nog
Trevor's World of Sport and anything else written by Andy Hamilton

I've forgotten some and missed out a lot.

b. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each show;
Go on, then!

c. When guessed bold the line and write a little bit about why you like that character;
I might.

d. Post in your own livejournal.
Sure thing.