Month: August 2025

So August flew by, didn’t it? The new schedule seems to have worked. A lot. However, when we lost the internet, work was taking longer than it needed to and…

So, the Sky engineer, or a sub-contractor for their, erm, sub-contractor, turned up at our next-door neighbour’s house first thing on Tuesday. Our next-door neighbour told her that their other…

Because I was so tired on Thursday, I allowed myself an extra half an hour on Friday morning before the alarm going off. I started the day with my dirty…

It’s publication day today for Mavis Braithwaite Strikes Again, Wordsworth Short #40. This story originally started out as Shampoo, Set and Match, and it was written for a crime writing…

It’s Summer Bank Holiday in the UK today. It’s a public holiday, and we’re taking it.  If you’re taking today off too, enjoy!

Ohmygosh, I was soooo tired on Wednesday night, we went to bed early and as soon as my head hit that pillow I was literally gone. The next thing I…

I had to get up early yesterday because the campervan had to go in to have some work done to get it through its MOT. I drove to the lock-up…

My flylady hours are a bit stunted this week. I’m still spending time doing quick and easy things, but I’m not concentrating on a room a day. But only for…

A lot of our friends have 2-gig weekends. Many have 3-gig weekends. And when there’s a bank holiday, they have 4- or 5-gig weekends, some with 2 gigs in one…

It’s publication day today for my collection of ten very short stories, Ten Very Short Stories: Wordsworth Flash Fiction 1 – 10. I’d say this one took a lot of work,…

Phew! What a busy day I had yesterday. And I thought it would all be so quick and simple too. Serves me right for being such a perfectionist, I suppose….

I had a bit to catch up on yesterday, the first of which was yesterday’s blog post. I had all intentions on getting today’s done yesterday too, but here I…

Yesterday seems like quite a while ago, probably because it was a busy day.  Much of the day for me was taken up with writing. I even had a stunted…

After the campervan failed its MOT, the poet asked if we could go away for the weekend while it was still legal. He had a fancy for the seaside and…

It’s publication day today for my SHORT STORY The Ace of Swords, Short Tarot Tale #3.  This story is Fal’s backstory, the policeman in the Stevie Beck/Horvale cosy mysteries.  The…

It’s Friday today and I think I may finally be up to date. Yay! Saying that, yesterday does seem to have disappeared down a dark hole. The day started okayish….

Well, it’s Thursday already, and I’m only just catching up on this week. At least it is this week, though, and not last week still. The weekend Monkey Dust had…

I’m way behind on the blog posts at the moment. I’ll try and keep them short and sweet so that I can catch up a bit. Last Tuesday By the…

Well, the weekly blog posts went a bit awry a bit quick there. I did notice in time to change the publication date of the bookazine, so that I could…

It’s publication day today for my VERY SHORT STORY The Battle of Stubbins Bridge, Wordsworth Flash Fiction #15.  In 2023, I started a writing challenge. The challenge was to write…

Well, how are we *here* already? I feel as though I’ve finally settled on a workable schedule. One that will ensure jobs get finished and not simply moved along every…