You’d think it wasn’t too hard to write a post a week. Four weeks into my imposed writing routine, evening outing plus tiredness sets in on a Thursday night…no post. Rather than berating myself, let’s just pretend it’s still 4 February, and go for it. OK? — The half-yearly visit to the dentist is upon …
Category archives: Reading
Weekly snapshot: 28 January
Storm brewing outside. We’ve let the kids know that it’s going to be noisy, but they are safe inside. I think they believe us (mostly). I feel a bit the same, writing. Some days, it seems a gale goes on before I can sit down and write, and I’m only really writing once a week. But …
Weekly snapshot: 21 January
Enjoying silence tonight. (So far, anyway. Mini’s got a cold.) I love those points when the house shuts down for the night, and there is a chance for some brain space. What to say of the last week? —- Peter Rabbit reigns supreme just now. Kind relatives bought Mini the whole set of Beatrix Potter …
Into the dark
Heads down to the shortest day. Nine more days, then the light levels will start to lift again. I can’t wait. — I remember reading something by Monty Don, the gardener, a few years ago. He wrote about the difficulty of gardening in that October – December slot, the time of shortening days. (There is …
Little, and not all that often
October has seen me decide to reboot the blog before. This time round, it’s probably looking like the reverse. That’s OK. Blogs come and go, but they can also restart; have a hiatus while the writer is doing something else important, and many more variants. I’m not doing daily writing discipline, this time round. Nor …