Have been very industrious this weekend and written up 5 interviews/blog posts for the upcoming book tour for The Heart's Greater Silence and for other sites who've requested one too (thank you!), so feel I'm gradually getting on top of that. One more to go at the moment, and I must say I'm enjoying it. It's certainly making me think - which can surely only be a good thing.
Life News:
Friday was a work day due to a big morning & lunchtime meeting involving all departmental staff - thankfully it seemed to come off well, and things went smoothly. The only thing was afterwards I was utterly shattered and my stomach was hellish, darn it, so I struggled through the afternoon. I think part of the issue is that, lovely though everyone is, I'm not my best with a lot of people, so I think I've probably done all my social inclusion for the next three months - at least. A nice quiet week ahead to recharge those batteries is what I need ...
Mind you, Saturday was great, as our good friends, Pauline, Tony & their son Darren came for the day, so we had a wonderful time catching up. As they're keen gardeners, that was pretty dang useful too - we now know the names of some of the plants we weren't sure about and, thanks to Pauline, we've noticed that there are actually mauve crocuses coming out into bloom in the garden. Gosh, indeed! A sign of Spring already, perhaps ... but it's the first ever Spring flowers we've had, so we're hugely chuffed indeed.
Whilst they were with us, we also paid a visit to Watts Gallery, which was great, and I picked up another couple of good but cheap pictures for the house, hurrah. The only thing is I need to sort out the frame for one of them, and buy a new frame for the other before I can actually hang them. Might have to wait until next weekend then.
This morning, we paid our first visit to church for 2012, and very nice it was too, though I was puzzled by the hymns and their tunes - I'm not sure I quite understood where some of the notes were going, my dears. I was also delighted to hear that the vicar has some further group workshop plans up his sleeve for Lent and beyond, so will be looking forward to that, for sure. Roll on Ash Wednesday (um, 22 Feb, since you're asking ...).
Afterwards, we strolled round the monthly Farmers' Market at Secretts Garden Centre and managed to pick up some essential organic and local provisions, as you do. The cakes were nice too, though I suspect they won't last long. And tonight, it's the utter joy of the glorious Sherlock on TV - I can't wait, though my happiness will be tinged with a bitter grief (as it were), seeing as it's the last one, sob ... When oh when will we see the like again?
The Sunday haiku is:
Morning's icy start.
The field outside my window
vanishes in mist.
Anne Brooke
Gay Reads UK
The Gathandrian Trilogy
4 comments:
Large groups of people freak me out too Anne.
I came across this test the other day and it's me to a fault - I scored 21 (it goes a long way to explaining why after seeing lots of people I need a big stretch of 'alone time' to get over it!)
http://www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm
Glad it's not just me, Sue! :)) I did the test and scored 20!
We do love our "alone time"!
Anne
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Wanted to say that I love the cover for your new book. I'm always drawn to architectural details, and I've done brickwork, so I love cobblestones. :D Also, I hear you about pictures and frames. I have some artwork that's been sitting around for about year waiting for me to get organized and take them out for framing!
Thanks, Val - I love it too! :))
Yes, my search for the right frame might end up being a long one, I fear ... Hope you get yours sorted this year!
Anne
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