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It is freezing here. This morning i did some writing. Then as the sun was calling to me I decided to go for a swim. now i just can't get warm. I am going to go onto my goodreads page and change my book covers. I think I will do that after i have sat by the fire and given the dog a hug.
Tarian wrote: "It is freezing here. This morning i did some writing. Then as the sun was calling to me I decided to go for a swim. now i just can't get warm. I am going to go onto my goodreads page and change my ..."I've been painting cows all afternoon, black ones, in the pantry! Alain's brother said they're cool, by tomorrow morning the whole village will know we have cows in our pantry!
I had to read that bit about painting cows twice.
Tarian wrote: "It is freezing here. This morning i did some writing. Then as the sun was calling to me I decided to go for a swim. now i just can't get warm. I am going to go onto my goodreads page and change my ..."Just don't sit by the dog and give the fire a hug...
Alexandra wrote: "I had to read that bit about painting cows twice."Why? They look cool, I will post a picture tomorrow, I forgot the camera today. We now have our very own herd!
Very funny Alex. Good to see you around. It is too early for me to be up but i promised my son I would help him move today. I am looking forward to it but I enjoy my lay ins.
Cows strange. I think we need a bit more about your choice. Are you feeling well. Perhaps you are running a fever. LOL
Cows strange. I think we need a bit more about your choice. Are you feeling well. Perhaps you are running a fever. LOL
Tarian wrote: "Very funny Alex. Good to see you around. It is too early for me to be up but i promised my son I would help him move today. I am looking forward to it but I enjoy my lay ins.Cows strange. I think..."
No, no fever, and by now our herd of Friesians are probably the talk of the village, Alain's brother in law is the village's equivalent of the 'News of the World'. The 38 new mothers and their babies are all doing well and by now are probably dry! It will be the talking point of the house!
It's Alain's fault, he told Sophie that they used to keep the family cow in what is now our downstairs bedroom. Though I had other ideas for the deco in our bedroom I had nothing planned for the pantry and hidey hole for the freezer, ironing board, and the wine racks, it is ambient temperature in there. Roughly translated as bloody cold!
Pictures later, I'm off to start on the tiling now I have explained the dilemma I had with where to begin! The boss has decreed the course I should follow.....
Sharon wrote: "Morning all, How is everyone today"
GREAT, I'm going to see how the 'herd' is doing in a little while and start the tiling! I wanted to tell Alain the problem I had encountered before even sticking a single tile to the wall! so I painted the herd while I waited for him to get back from his errands.
Paul has 'me' mailed to say the editing is complete and my report will follow shortly... Scary stuff...You know this probably means HOD will go back on hold for a while, so I can do the re-writes! Oh bum! Means you'll have to read it through again too I'm afraid!
Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touch with like minded people. First meeting at end of March (so I can get organised and interest flowing) what do you think?
Oh try and take pics of the herd today :o)
Sharon wrote: "Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touch with like minded people. First meeting at end of Mar..."
I think it's a good idea, but one that wouldn't do me much good, all the writers I know in the area write in French! Not going to go there, prefer to sell the rights and let someone else do the hard work!
Sarah wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touch with like minded people. First meetin..."
That's my problem as well, maybe we could start one online...
Sharon wrote: "Oh try and take pics of the herd today :o)"I will,I promise, they're dead cute! It looks absolutely amazing, I can't wait until the door is on and I send someone in there to fetch a bottle!
Morning by the way and well done Sharon, maybe if Tony's not too far he could go as well.
How cool.Morning Eva. Thats not a bad idea Eva.
Tony is my first member, he already has the date marked on his calendar ;o)
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touch with like minded people...."
I thought we already had one, we already email each other stuff when we need advice and an honest opinion, help with spelling and editing and plot ideas so I think we can honestly call ourselves a writing group, all that's needed is a name - I'll let you choose that one, I'm in paint and tile mode!
This is very true, and I was actually just about to say that - lol Great minds and all!
Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touch with like mi..."
right cool. I supose we are kind of in a writing group; never thought about it like that but it's very cool. I have writers block, can't think of what to write next....Not in the mood anyway so I'm away to watch an episode of castle and munch of something.
Sharon wrote: "Tony is my first member, he already has the date marked on his calendar ;o)"haha, i imagined that!
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Oh damn - that will be such a challenge for me - LOL ;o)I am starting up a writers group in Essex. It will get me out the house and in touc..."
Tell me you're not reduced to watching the Spanish equivalent of Gulli!
Eva wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Tony is my first member, he already has the date marked on his calendar ;o)"haha, i imagined that!"
Lol, we'd come to, except for the distance thing, honest!
Well maybe I will design a monthly newsletter and send it to you guys, letting you know what we discuss and achievements etc! lol
You could call the online writing group 'Great Minds'. Morning all.
Sharon wrote: "Well maybe I will design a monthly newsletter and send it to you guys, letting you know what we discuss and achievements etc! lol"That would be good, Eva and I can be your foreign section! I've always fancied being 'the French Connection'.
Tony wrote: "You could call the online writing group 'Great Minds'. Morning all."Sounds good to me, how about you Eva, Sharon?
LOL, you are on!See that Tony, we have a foreign section in our members. Woohoo
Sharon wrote: "LOL, you are on!See that Tony, we have a foreign section in our members. Woohoo"
Lol, make sure your other members are aware the 'French Connection' isn't able to translate entire manuscripts, the odd sentence she can hack, with the help of 'The Soph' naturally, she's in charge of grammar!
Sorry, missed that bit, morning Tony!
Right, well I'm leaving you guy's now, sorry, tiling waits for no man (or woman) apparently and I have to go and check on the fosse man. I'm hoping for his sake (and mine) he's turned up. Because I will be in line of direct fire if he hasn't, well someone has to take the blame, and I'll be nearest!Talk to you later hopefully! Am picking my camera up as I close down!
The spanish connection doesn't sound as good...It would be good to receive a newsletter and being part of the foreign section...Morning Tony.
I think i could actually translate a book into spanish but it would have to pay a lot of money, since I'm really lazy and would need someone to proofread it afterwards, the translation of 50 shades into spanish made me so mad, even the title...god almighty i could've done a much better job.
How about the Spanish Inquisition? LOL
Sharon wrote: "How about the Spanish Inquisition? LOL"zzzzz!lol
Is that a no then Eva - hee hee ;o)Maybe the Spanish Quarter?
Sharon wrote: "Is that a no then Eva - hee hee ;o)Maybe the Spanish Quarter?"
Actually, that's sounds pretty good. you should check out for writing conferenes in London, there's one pretty soon. would love to go to one but need to get my finger out; finish the bloody thing so i can have an excuse
Yes I saw, I was reading my writing magazine on the train this morning, things like that will all go into the news letter and on the calendar.So we have the French Connection and the Spanish Quater. Excellent.
Sharon wrote: "Yes I saw, I was reading my writing magazine on the train this morning, things like that will all go into the news letter and on the calendar.So we have the French Connection and the Spanish Quat..."
What's that writing magazine, maybe i can get a subscription...
It is actually called Writing Magazine https://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writ... there is also an on-line option
Sharon wrote: "It is actually called Writing Magazine https://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writ... there is also an on-line option"cool, i'll have a look
I find it extremely helpful and inspiring.
hey, did you see there's an anthology award?https://www.writers-online.co.uk/user...
Maybe we should summit our one
Thats not a bad idea actually. We can but try.
Don't worry, I am going to write a piece for teh members section with the anthology in it and hopefully we will get some more sales for Barnardos'. I might do a flyer as well as there is a Barnardo's right next to my library, perhaps a flyer might help.
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Hey Tony you are not far from me (again) lol"
Well it's too late to go and do the tiling now so I had better content myself with making a nice lunch I am going this afternoon Sylvie the taxi driver is dropping Soph off at Mamie Eliza's (Alain's mum) which as you know is only just up the road from our house, lucky me! My future sister in law lives across the road from her too, hence the big gates or I'll never get any writing done for making coffee for visitors!