Wednesday 24 April 2024: The Undercover Project has begun
The first job on Tuesday morning was to feed the dog, give him his medication, and feed the birds. The birds have been making a bit of a mess, recently….
Tuesday 23 April 2024: Meet Peggy
We had such a busy weekend, which wasn’t helped by the fact that Monkey Dust had a gig on Sunday at teatime. Some people like to go to gigs on…
Monday 22 April 2024: A new adventure?
The blueberry crumble I made on Thursday was absolutely gorgeous. I made 4 dumplings as well to put in the casserole the poet had left on the hob while he…
Friday 19 April 2024: Annoyed!
I finished reading H IS FOR HOMICIDE and started to read I IS FOR INNOCENT right afterwards. I finished H feeling a bit meh. I started I, and the meh…
Thursday 18 April 2024: And we’re off!
There comes a time when one has to step away from the systems, the processes, the planning, and just start work. And that’s what I started to do yesterday. First…
Wednesday 17 April 2024: Stories galore
Tuesday continued on from Monday in that I carried on doing short story planning work. I couldn’t get the dates to work out, though, and spent a lot of time…
Tuesday 16 April 2024: The dog’s birthday yesterday
I was just closing down the office on Friday when the poet came in and asked if I fancied a trip to the seaside. Well, I’ve never been one to…
Monday 15 April 2024: I❤️processes
The dog very graciously waited until 6:30am on Friday morning before waking us up the first time. He went straight back in his basket and slept for another hour. Then…
Friday 12 April 2024: Late up!
Oh my goodness, what a late start we had on Thursday. We’d had a really rough night with the dog. He was all right in the end, but from 2am…
Thursday 11 April 2024: The week is galloping along
Image courtesy of Deposit Photos It’s free image day, hence today’s picture. I liked it, so I used it. How can I be writing Thursday’s blog post already? It seems…
Wednesday 10 April 2024: New books & notebooks
I bought 2 books in the end from Amazon with my gift vouchers, earned playing games, and I still had £5.02 left. The books I bought were both writers’ guides….
Tuesday 9 April 2024: Getting back in the swing
I finished yesterday’s blog post yesterday and before I did anything else, I went out to feed the birds. We have a blackbird who comes and stands on the fence,…
Monday 8 April 2024: Back to work
Other than being rudely interrupted halfway through by an obstinate and painful tooth, we had a terrific week off. We didn’t have any plans set in concrete. If we wanted…
Wednesday 3 April 2024: Dentist! AGAIN!
Our annual Easter break was interrupted… I had my teeth cleaned just over a week ago, on the Friday. On Monday I took the poet to have a tooth extracted….
Tuesday 2 April 2024: Happy 20th Blogversary!
As we’re currently on our annual Easter break, here’s one I prepared earlier. My friend Devon celebrates her 20th blogversary this week. I first ‘met’ Devon when I was blogging…
Monday 1 April 2024: The month ahead
As we’re currently on our annual Easter break, here’s one I prepared earlier. Hello, April! Here is the plan for April: Easter break new month wordcount & progress spreadsheets for…
Friday 29 March 2024: March wrap-up
It’s Good Friday today, so we’ll already be on our annual Easter break. However, here’s one I prepared earlier… How can it be March wrap-up time already? This month has…
Thursday 27 March 2024: My reading this week
Wednesday morning was even slower getting started than Tuesday morning, and I had a lot to do. I really couldn’t afford to fanny around. And yet, that’s what I seem…
Wednesday 27 March 2024: Hack attack!
At first I couldn’t remember what I’d done at all on Tuesday morning…and then it all came back to me. After 2 very early starts for me, which included putting…
Tuesday 26 March 2024: Dentist again!
Monkey Dust had a fab gig on Friday night. They always do at the Irish Bar in Doncaster. They have a good crowd in there. I dropped the poet off…
Monday 25 March 2024: Book review
It wasn’t too bad at the dentist on Friday. A little painful, a little sensitive. But not too bad. I came away with the cleanest teeth I can ever remember…
Friday 22 March 2024: At the dentist 😱
Stunning view of the historic pier of Puerto Natales, Chile, on the Seoret Channel, at sunrise on a summer day with the sky covered in gray and pink clouds –…
Thursday 21 March 2024: My reading this week – new feature
I sat up Wednesday night keeping an eye on news from the Blues (Birmingham City FC). Back at the beginning of January, Wayne Rooney had just been sacked by my…
Wednesday 20 March 2024: Feeling super!
Whenever I finish a job, I don’t just feel good once. I feel good several times. First off, there’s that initial feeling of accomplishment that I’ve finished something, in a…
Tuesday 19 March 2024: Busy weekend
Because I didn’t finish all of my work on Friday, I already knew I’d be working at the weekend. Saturday First thing Saturday we also had to take the dog…
Monday 18 March 2024: Theatre review
I finished work bang on time on Thursday and didn’t have time to do any overtime because we were off to the theatre. Part of my birthday present from the…
Friday 15 March 2024: Catfish, anyone?
We have a meal plan. Not because of any diet, but originally for budgetary purposes and now for variety. Plus, it’s easier if we don’t have to decide what to…
Thursday 14 March 2024: My learning this week – new feature
Bouquet of fresh red tulip flowers sitting on dark surface background with copy space – depositphotos.com It’s free image day today, and this week it’s one I quite like so…
Wednesday 13 March 2024: A proper break
Friday morning was a bit of a mad rush. The holiday cottage was only 2 hours away and that kidded us into thinking we had all day to get there….
Tuesday 12 March 2024: Starting to improve
I didn’t just get a phone call from our new Probate case manager on Wednesday, I got an email too. A proper email that introduced her to us and apologised…
Thursday 7 March 2024: A day book
While I’ve been trying to sort out everyone else’s basic incompetence, I’ve been using a day book. The poet has always used a day book but I thought that was…
Wednesday 6 March 2024: I need structure
When the poet came home on Tuesday, he quickly fixed the mini TV box and the booster before rustling up a quick tea (we had fish fingers, chips and baked…
Tuesday 6 March 2024: Calm…
So, I had a word with the Cosmos and I requested a calmer day today… I thought I may have succeeded too, when a call came in from our Probate…