Month: May 2024
Friday 24 May 2024: Editing all day
It was almost 10pm by the time the poet returned home from his 3-day business trip. He’d left the house first thing Monday morning, and he got back just before…
Thursday 23 May 2024: The bells
I had a much better night on Tuesday. I left all of the inside doors open in the house and kept a window open in the bedroom, so I could…
Wednesday 22 May 2024: Magpies are clever
I’m not used to being in the house on my own yet and during the night on Monday/Tuesday, I woke up at about 3:30am thinking I could hear noises. I…
Tuesday 21 May 2024: Busy weekend
Gosh what a busy weekend we had. Saturday We were up early on Saturday because we had a lot to do, and while the poet was getting something out of…
Monday 20 May 2024: A little friend
I did a lot of faffing on Friday morning and before I knew it, it was time to go and get my hair cut. When I got back, I went…
Friday 17 May 2024: Too many people. Again!
I forgot to add one more thing to my list of things I could do in Durham for the day yesterday. I could have an editing day. I think the…
Thursday 16 May 2024: My first jolly!
We had a really nice time on Tuesday evening in Sheffield. We had our tea at Ask Italian, which is just like Pizza Express, and we hung around for a…
Wednesday 15 May 2024: Customer no-care?
Once upon a time, back in the day when I worked for a living, I was poached to serve on a S.E.C.R.E.T. committee: Satisfy Every Customer’s Requirement Every Time. I…
Tuesday 14 May 2024: The days are getting busy
The weekend was very full and busy, starting with a packed Saturday. We started with a visit to the mother-in-law to pick up something for Son #2 who’d had an…
Monday 13 May 2024: Another dental appointment!
First job Friday was rejigging the schedule over the next few weeks. I had to move a lot of things down the calendar that I didn’t get around to over…
Friday 10 May 2024: Halloween in May?
The Halloween cosy mystery novella course consists of a lot of prep and background work. Up to yesterday, that’s what I was working on. Watching videos, reading notes, and printing…
Thursday 9 May 2024: Cosmos? A word…
I had a steady day yesterday alternating between study and editing. At the moment I’m throwing everything at the Halloween novella writing course because it cost me money. A lot…
Wednesday 8 May 2024: Reviewing the situation
What a terrible month we’ve had so far. Apart from our wedding anniversary. We had a nice day on our wedding anniversary and we went out for a lovely meal….
Wednesday 1 May 2024: The month ahead
White rabbits! Oh my goodness, we had a busy evening on Monday trying to find a campsite for our next jaunt. Almost everywhere was fully booked on every date we…