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“They said clear water – and hold it up to a sunset.” Helen shrugs, glancing over her shoulder at the window, through the which comes the light of a setting sun over the bay. “I hope we won’t be too…
Continue readingSo come on friends? Spill! Where are y’all? I know a few of you are taking January off from your journals, but just take a look at the state of my friends page. You can’t all be detoxing from the…
Continue reading“This time I need your help.” Helen looks beyond her brother and cousin, to her friends, Alice and Hannah, and to Bjäkk. “All of your help.” She reaffirms.
Continue readingAs previously reported, the words came back to me on Friday night – which is weird. Normally Friday night’s exist in the calendar of my life as the day when words escape me. Maybe my subconcious has made it’s own…
Continue readingFrom The Guardian, Saturday January 7, 2006 [Iain Hollinghead] Whatever happened to … txt lngwj:)? ‘It’s good to talk,” BT used to tell us. But it’s even easier to send a text message. The Mobile Data Association predicts that 36.5…
Continue readingShockingly, my novel progressed not a single word for the whole of the month of December. Now, with Helen still trapped in the past in the basement of her families old farm, the words are finally coming again. I have…
Continue readingI have no idea idea why, but apparently my Dad has been invited to have lunch with Elizabeth (aka The Queen) – and when I say lunch I mean about 8 people! This is particularly strange as my dad is,…
Continue readingThe recent storyline on The Archers concerning the sudden death of Betty Tucker proves to me the power of radio. I have been moved to tears by the exchanges between Mike, Roy, and Brenda Tucker and their friends and loved…
Continue readingSo, as reported yesterday, I am registered in this year’s Swimathon, to swim 1,500m (or 60 lenghs). Eeek! I also have an interview for the Electronic Editorial Office Coordinator job which I applied for just before Christmas. Tomorrow, I am…
Continue readingThat’s right, nine thousand, five hundred and forty-eight unread emails when I got to work this morning! Well, I say this morning, but it was nearly the end of the morning by the time I had got into work after…
Continue readingA leisurely end to the holiday season – I have been swimming, done my week’s shop and bought some very nice little foody treats to see me into the new year 🙂 and now I have retreated to my warm…
Continue readingResolutions to the left of me Resolutions to the right of me And with me not a resolution to be seen Okay, that’s not quite true. I’ve been thinking about this on and off for a while now. I’m not…
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