Stand by – paint!
Every so often I read a travel blog or, as today, walk out the front door to be greeted by Mrs Sun and a cool, crisp October morning. And I think what the blooming h are we doing in this country, when we could be down south enjoying the autumn sun, sitting by the beach with a decaf coffee and a croissant tempting me/us? It is normally October where we have, for the last three years, headed south for six weeks so I can finish my book. And C knits for all those grandchildren we’re going to have! We know where to park, where to buy coffee, where to eat out and where to run.
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this wasn’t the view from our front door this morning
Has it lost its charm? I think the answer to that question is ‘no’. It’s just that this autumn we have committed to helping Jen’s business – which, I have to say, we are both enjoying. The division of responsibility is: I sew; C makes poppies (13 on Tuesday); and Jen markets and checks quality and packs and sends. She tells me she’s taken over £1000 in the last 30 days. That makes it a £12k a year business, but it has so much more potential. The good thing is, we are all on the same sheet … and we are all happy to crack on at the moment as is. Fab.
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C’s poppies
And, of course, we have people who sort of rely on us. Mum phones every day, normally after 6 pm, when she has a good moan. Catch her in the morning and generally she’s fine. I’ve still got school leadership work in the diary. And, I’m still writing and sticking to my plan. I’m hoping to have Chapter 11 finished by Sunday evening. That would be about 70,000 words. It’s all going well, although I think I’m going to run out of plot in the next 30k words – so I might have to surprise myself as I want this book to be over 130k words – if possible. We’ll see.
Monday and Tuesday was at Jen’s. Today, in a flurry of activity, we stripped down and did the last painting in the house – hall, stairs and landing. Actually, it looks OK. We’ve got some touching up to do tomorrow, and a trip to Ikea planned. And then Friday at Jen’s.
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stand by … paint!
And the weekend? Not sure. Doris needs some work her insides … so that’s something to look at. Of course the highlight(s) will be Strictly and Killing Eve (if you’re not watching that, get it on catch up … fab). And more running. That’s going well for both of us. Hurrah!
Have a great rest of week … nothing from me on US politics, nor Brexit. Although, goodness, there’s so much happening. You couldn’t write it …
