!!!!!Fcrate!!!!!
I missed you, too.
Enjoy your sister's visit. And the book.
Headaches are evil. I have them often. Mostly it is because I feel change in weather. We have that a lot here during summer. Or when I eat to much raw garlic or onions. But then it is my own fault and I choose to live with the consequences. 
Real migraines I don't have very often, and I'm very glad about it. Those, when you can only stay in the dark, every little noise threatens to make your head explode and sometimes it makes you throw up. Good for you that you have found a way to deal with it.

I've been doing a lot of funny things these last days. I've worked a lot during July, so I can stay mostly at home during school holidays. I hope they don't call me, because I'm only at home from the hours I have worked, I'm not on vacation. Those who are just reducing work hours are usually called in first.
So I try to enjoy the time I have.
I'm sitting outside now and waiting for the bats. The sun is almost gone, they will be here any time now.... Ah, damn that was just a sleepy bird... But soon I will see the bats.
The kids are watching Frozen 2. We were in the local open air bath today and yesterday. That's really nice now that you have to announce yourself the evening before. And they only let in 400 people. So it is not crowded as usual without covid. They open from 10-13, then time to disinfect everything and in the afternoon from 14-18.

As I can't read anything else until I've read Battle Ground, I started a read along with a friend who currently reads Changes. But she is faster. I'm still at Turn Coat. We compare the translation. Sometimes it is really good, but sometimes the joke is lost, because you can't translate it into German. Mostly the language based jokes.

And joy: there was the first bat. You have to look at the same spot you saw the first, because the usually have a hunting routine.

Exactly. Page 6 , reply #86. Found it during listening to the audio book as a second readthrough.

Ohhh, I summoned you, Regen! That is a power I use to have 

LOL. I even got the nutella! But weird thing, getting summoned.

Everywhere you go, you have to fill out a form with the date, the time you spent there, your name, address and phone number, so you can be contacted if any of the other guests were tested positive on covid.
Persons in direct contact have to be tested and stay in quarantine. A friend of mine had a kid in her facility who got sick. So she has to stay at home now.
The numbers of infection are increasing again, but that was to be expected, when you loosen the rules. I hope we won't go into a second lockdown in autumn.

And of course, the kitty is safe. Even when she puts her claws into me so I get up and let her out. But I hiss at her. She understands that. 

I prefer reading myself, but Marsters is great.
But I never listen to an audio book, I haven't read before myself. You don't notice everything in detail. In fact, I only bought an audio book, because I wasn't able to read on another book and with audio it isn't so easy to stop. I wanted the book finished so I could read the next one.
Edit: and I only wanted to try out ONE book read by James Marsters. But after listening to the first one, I ended up buying all of them. LOL

OMG I just found something. I'm currently listening to the audio book as a second "reading". It's page 185 (e-book Peace Talks), just after Harry comments on not having been to the BFS building since Ghost Story, we have mentioned in this thread already. I think during the first read I was too confused by his statement, that this escaped me.

First, a modest, plain bronze plaque fixed to the wall that spelled out the words BETTER FUTURE SOCIETY in letters an inch high.

I looked it up:
Ghost Story, page 199, e-book:

It read simply, BRIGHTER FUTURE SOCIETY.

OK, it's not so much difference. " better" - "brighter", but...
Could be misremembering from Butcher's side, but with the comment about having been there as a ghost and not at the end of Skin Game, I'm not so sure.

Hi everybody.
I'm seriously thinking about reading PT again soon. This week I shouldn't, because there is a lot to do at home. But maybe starting Sunday evening...
There were some details that may have escaped me. Reading during nightshift with several breaks in between is not the same as reading concentrated and in quiet at home.
I wanted to wait until the first week of September, but I have begun two other books already and am stuck in the first chapters. One of them seems really good. But I have read most of the discussions about PT now, and I want to return to the Dresden Files. I'm not sure I can prevent myself from starting before Sunday. LOL

Page 187 e-book
"[...] Just you remember what I taught you.”
“Never start the fight. Always finish it.”
“Not that.”
“Make your bed and do your chores?”
“Not that.”
“Something, something, never let them see you sweat.”
A grin flashed over the old man’s seamed face, there and gone. “Close enough.”

Oh, yes! I think, I'll join you dreaming.

Or maybe first some part somewhere from the middle, like the one from PT with the cornerhounds.

Hi, DoT!
How are you?
I always admire people who can restrain themselves NOT to read sample chapters, when they are available and you know it.
I know, I can't not read them.

I'm trying another book (a detective story without magic) in the days between. It's lying in front of me, but I'm still just looking at the cover. It's only a little over 200 pages. Perhaps I am able to give it a chance. They even have made movies about it, that I have watched, so I know, it is funny. Usually the books are better than the movies, so...
We'll see.


PEACE TALKS!!!