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Jo will love the books - lolWhat does Mrs Robinson look like?
Sharon wrote: "Jo will love the books - lolWhat does Mrs Robinson look like?"
I'll send you a photo cos it's difficult to describe her properly.
My part I ordered for my vacuum clean came and is being returned tomorrow its the wrong one it doesn't fit at all, these people are supposed to be a parts specialist!
They got an email straight back I said unless they can send me the correct part I want my money back in full!
I had that problem with my course. I asked for English Lit A'Level (can't hurt) and got English Language. SLight difference! I think sometimes they are only thinking of the money.
Sharon wrote: "I had that problem with my course. I asked for English Lit A'Level (can't hurt) and got English Language. SLight difference! I think sometimes they are only thinking of the money."Jo did English Lit A level so if you need help with anything let me know, just as long as you remember she can't spell and you will have to correct stuff she sends.
Photos should be with you now.
Hi sarah, did raider send you your book? How is your writting going on?
Rishika wrote: "Hi sarah, did raider send you your book? How is your writting going on?"No they haven't replied to any of my emails they have until Friday I sent them a email clearly stating they were in breach of contract, if they don't reply by Friday at close of business I will take legal action!
The new novel is coming along nicely thanks I am about halfway at chapter 22 and steaming along at top speed.
First book is the Great Gatsby - so boring and absolutely nothing great about it!
Thats gud they deserve it... Gud to see that you are going well for the new novel, keep writting sarah..I still havent written mine, no time ...
Sharon wrote: "First book is the Great Gatsby - so boring and absolutely nothing great about it!"Yep I picked it up read the first page and put it back down again, I hate compulsory reading essays, that's why I never took A Level Lit. I would have failed on refusing to read crappy novels unworthy of praise and assesment!
Jo had Hamlet as one of hers, Alas poor Yorrick, I knew him well! Boring as hell, I have never read a whole one, fell asleep Olde English is hard going, maybe someone should bring Shakespeare into the 21st Century!
Rishika wrote: "Thats gud they deserve it... Gud to see that you are going well for the new novel, keep writting sarah..I still havent written mine, no time ..."
You have to make time, even if it's only a few minutes here and there, in your lunch break maybe, why not take a notebook and pen along with your packed lunch.
I have tricks up my sleeve for Raider that they won't expect they stitched the wrong person up, and they will regret doing so!
I have Macbeth, Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights in a Gothic section - now that is pretty cool ;o)
Sharon wrote: "I have Macbeth, Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights in a Gothic section - now that is pretty cool ;o)"Now that I could hack, I could probably do an essay on Wuthering Heights without re-reading it, Frankenstein too but Macbeth - hubble bubble, toil and trouble - the Scottish play, it's considered bad luck for an actor to give the proper title of this play. A snippet of useless information that you can work into your essay maybe!
I know macbeth - did it as GCSE and I can still recite the very first paragraph in it.
Sharon wrote: "I know macbeth - did it as GCSE and I can still recite the very first paragraph in it."Lucky you my Shakesperian offering was Hamlet, very boring, Jo's was the taming of the shrew and hamlet for A level!
I'm going shopping now talk later tomorrow I fetch my new fridge!
Found a fridge cheaper than the one I was looking at so glad I didn't buy it Monday I will have saved 50 Euros! I drooled over a big American beauty but at 709 Euros not a possibility unless Alain wins the lottery toight!
Morning Hun wet again here, I am off to have my haircut and fluffed can't call it blow drying because my hair is so short and fine it will be dry before she's finished cutting it!Then off to get the fridge and ram it into the car, should be interesting that, by my calculations I should be able to get it in if I ram the front seat as far forward as I can and drop the back down. Fingers crossed lots of followers again today will have to check how many I'm up to now must be heading towards the 50 mark!
Morning, The sun is out at the moment but we have been warned there is a downpour on the way which will last all over the weekend. But at least they have raised the hosepipe ban finally.
Do you follow Carroll?
Sharon wrote: "Morning, The sun is out at the moment but we have been warned there is a downpour on the way which will last all over the weekend. But at least they have raised the hosepipe ban finally.
Do you..."
No I'll look for him when I go on later this afternoon, fridge bought and paid for being delivered tomorrow dangerous to lie it on its side I don't think it would have gone in anyway!
I drooled in passing one last time at the big American fridge, but 700 Euros for a fridge is too much, thats money I can spend on my kitchen!
I want one of those fridges but I have no room to put it.
Sharon wrote: "I want one of those fridges but I have no room to put it."Lol I have the room when we move, but can't justify the expenditure!
I want one of those big double cookers as well, but that will never happen - LOL
Sharon wrote: "I want one of those big double cookers as well, but that will never happen - LOL"No they are usually gas and gas where I live is bottled gaz. Lol I would no sooner light it than the bottle would be empty! Me I want an Aga, or similar wood burning runs central heating and heats water whilst baking bread!
Very nice. We use gas in my household, which is pretty good when there is a power cut I can at least still cook - LOL
Sharon wrote: "Very nice. We use gas in my household, which is pretty good when there is a power cut I can at least still cook - LOL"Me too, I have a gas hob and an electric oven which is brilliant, energy efficient and bakes scrummy cakes.
I'm all excited about my new fridge, sad aren' I! Next month I'm going to invest in some cupboards for the kitchen, my garage is going to be chockablock!
I need a new kitchen and cupboards is definitely on the top of the list. Next is a wall to wall wardrobe for the bedroom.
Sharon wrote: "I need a new kitchen and cupboards is definitely on the top of the list. Next is a wall to wall wardrobe for the bedroom."lOL wall to wall wardrobes in an attic bedroom would be short order cupboards!
Am giving Raider some stick sarcastically on twitter, they still haven't come back to me. I'm just warming up wait till they see what else I have up my sleeve. It would be so much easier for them to release The thin Blue Line!
Cool I am going on to see what you have said. They are fools to themselves.
Sharon wrote: "Cool I am going on to see what you have said. They are fools to themselves."They certainly are,I'm chatting to Kerry Dwyer she has our sense of humour I asked her to join us on Goodreads! Lol that'll teach me too read profiles Kerry lives in Charente Maritime here in France, how cool is that!
Sharon wrote: "Cool the more the merrier."It will be nice interacting with others too, we do sort of monopolise chat, everyone one else is either at school, work or otherwise engaged!!!
Right now to work chapter 22 is yodelling oi, remember me- I left Carly crying herself to sleep and I think it's time she met Amelia and the baby, shake her up a little!
Now you've got me wanting more - Can't wait.
Sharon wrote: "Now you've got me wanting more - Can't wait."Well you'll have to wait a bit longer I'm only 3 pages into it! Kerry's just given me an idea, I'm going to ask all my friends on goodreads and twitter to bombard Raider with request for my book!
OK Sharon - I finished the first 6 chapters of TBL. I will get the sack at this rate. I am supposed to be writing grammar rules. Give me a link to your publisher. They need some heavy words.
Sharon wrote: "OK - LOL"I bought a new Brita water filter today well actually I bought 2 it was a bog off. One red, one white and it's decided my colour scheme for my kitchen! Red, cream, black and gold!
I am going to stencil Japanese symbols in gold and black on cream and red, So I have a choice of red kitchen units or beech wood or black and I'm painting the ceiling cream, white gets mucky to quick!
Sounds nice.Looks like Kerry agrees with me and that poxy publisher.
My afternoons work.
Teaching 2 adults 'dumb' and 'dumber' how to use ordinal numbers - 1 hour.
Creating author page on facebook - 20 minutes.
Adding people and responding to tweets on twitter - 20 minutes.
Reading Sharon's 6 chapters - 35 minutes.
Looking at things I didn't know about on Goodreads including comparing reading list with Sharon - 15 minutes.
Adding info to my blog - 15 mins.
Writing grammar rules - 10 minutes.
Think it's time for a break and then a walk.
Teaching 2 adults 'dumb' and 'dumber' how to use ordinal numbers - 1 hour.
Creating author page on facebook - 20 minutes.
Adding people and responding to tweets on twitter - 20 minutes.
Reading Sharon's 6 chapters - 35 minutes.
Looking at things I didn't know about on Goodreads including comparing reading list with Sharon - 15 minutes.
Adding info to my blog - 15 mins.
Writing grammar rules - 10 minutes.
Think it's time for a break and then a walk.
I think that break and walk is well deserved Kerry.
Thanks Sharon
I meant Sarah's 6 chapter's above of course. If I had another brain cell I would be dangerous. When do the effects of childbirth like brain shrinkage and extra weight wear off?
I keep waiting but 15 years seems a bit long. My daughter will be in Lycee this September.
I meant Sarah's 6 chapter's above of course. If I had another brain cell I would be dangerous. When do the effects of childbirth like brain shrinkage and extra weight wear off?
I keep waiting but 15 years seems a bit long. My daughter will be in Lycee this September.
Kerry wrote: "My afternoons work. Teaching 2 adults 'dumb' and 'dumber' how to use ordinal numbers - 1 hour.
Creating author page on facebook - 20 minutes.
Adding people and responding to tweets on twitter - 2..."
Cool, I am so glad I am retired though Alain gives me stick for the time I spend on the computer, but he's happy for me to have finished 2 manuscripts with the possibility of making some major dosh so we can have a swimming pool in our back garden!
email for raider jraider@raiderpublishing.com the nice mans name Adam Salviani - fill your boots - get all your friends to email him asking when it's being released to tell him you read an extract on goodreads!
Sharon wrote: "Sounds nice.Looks like Kerry agrees with me and that poxy publisher."
Yep I think Mr Salviani is going to be buried in emails! Why didn't I think of this before?
That should get them worried.No problem Kerry, you can imagine how confusing it was we myself and Sarah were both under "Sharon". Think we just like confusing everyone else.
Kerry wrote: "Thanks SharonI meant Sarah's 6 chapter's above of course. If I had another brain cell I would be dangerous. When do the effects of childbirth like brain shrinkage and extra weight wear off?
I keep..."
Well actually you were talking to both of us, Sarah R Weldon is my pen name, an anagram of my maiden name my real name is also Sharon but it got too confusing for us two blondes so I morphed into the other me!
Now that's straightened out have dumb and dumber left the building? Are they learning French or English numbers?
And as for the brain damage not sure you ever totally recover, and the weight you definitely don't recover from - God made me this way and who am I to argue! and if men don't like their women cuddly they're not normal!
Morning hun how are you feeling now, eyes better?I have either a cold or hayfever sneezing runny eyes and nose, I have to try and move the junk this afternoon-two old fridges too make way for the shiny new big one's arrival.
Kitchen cupboards next month I worked out if I buy the cupboard flat packed starting in July by the time we come to fitting the kitchen I should have all the units I need. All I have to do now is measure the kitchen and remember to leave room for the Fridge, dish washer and washing machine.
Somewhere in my computer I have a kitchen planner must find it.
Happiness comes in the shape of having enough kitchen cupboards to put all my crap in!
MorningThe eyes are getting better, swelling has gone down dramatically, still a little itchy but at least the eye drops are doing their job. We are expecting huge down pours today. It's no wonder we can never get better the way the weather keeps changing.
How are you today?
Sharon wrote: "MorningThe eyes are getting better, swelling has gone down dramatically, still a little itchy but at least the eye drops are doing their job. We are expecting huge down pours today. It's no wond..."
Sneezing its cold, grey and windy here not raining but I doubt if that will last long!
Not got much work to do today so may attempt to start the Boring Gatsby and make my notes as I go - Yawn! I had better get some strong coffee so it does not send me to sleep - lol
Sharon wrote: "Not got much work to do today so may attempt to start the Boring Gatsby and make my notes as I go - Yawn! I had better get some strong coffee so it does not send me to sleep - lol"Lol I just made an expresso, in the vague hope it might warm me up a little. Ran the kitchen colours by Alain last night. Red's his favourite colour so that was okay the cream and gold too for some reason he's not sure about the black - it's only for a border and some of the writing and its not going to be all over the walls just random. He said I thought you wanted orange! I want something different, something people won't expect of me, a wow factor when you come through the back door at a price that doesn't bankrupt me!
I think the tiles I will do in red,cream and grey just a splashback, I'll use the same design I used in my Normandy kitchen, there I used turquoise green, lemon and white it looked really cool. And when I say I used I mean me, I tiled it!
Well good for you. You want a job done right, you have to do it yourself.Went and got a coffee and a boiled egg to keep me going, and to stink out the office - lol
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I know what you mean, twitter can be very addictive.
Maybe your Mrs Robinson should read Fifty Shades - LMAO - Did you ever get the picture?"
No, which brings me to the conclusion that he's perhaps not a looker, I'll let you know she is coming to Seglien for the week with him. That's going to be an eye opener for him camping in her house, she has no furniture, no tele no cooker only a matress to sleep on this guy will run for the hills after a couple of days. I only hope he takes her back to Dinard before he leaves cause I'm not going to!
God no don't want to give her any ideas I'm keeping my Grey books for Jo!
I try to limit my twittering to 1 hour a day or I'll never finish the book!