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Jadis: July 2004 - June 2012
Yesterday I said goodbye to my beloved Jadis. We drove to the vets and she stayed silent the whole way. I think on some level she knew that we were trying to help her. My beautiful wee cat went to sleep in my arms at 11 o'clock in the morning, and will not wake again. She was held and stroked and loved right up to the end, and did not suffer. ( Read more... ) -
Mobile Phones in Writing
Time for another writing-related pondering over lunchtime, following on from a chat I was having yesterday evening at writing group.
The introduction of technologies into society clearly changes the boundaries of the world we live in. I recently re-read Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence, and found myself wondering what younger readers ( Read more... ) -
In which I take the man on a weekend away...
...but firstly I will worry about my poor wee Rat. I came home from the Peak District on Sunday to find that she'd been out scrapping (as usual), and returned with a very nasty looking cut on the side of her head, just below her right ear. Cue call to vets on Monday morning, and shooting off for an appointment at 8:50 Monday morning. One shot of ( Read more... ) -
Hint Fiction
(This is left unlocked for a reason, so apologies to those who didn't opt in on the writing filter...please just skip past ( Read more... ) -
Doing the Good Thing
Calling all fans of the Post-A story! You gotta love a good bit of Post-A writing, and when I saw this earlier on LJ, I thought I'd share it, as there's at least a couple of folks out there who read this journal and might be interested. :-)
From jennifer_brozek, co-editor of Grants PassLike all good authors and editors, I want to get the word out for my ( Read more... ) -
Wake Up, Freak Out, Then Get A Grip
Something shaunus4 linked to on his LJ, and I think we could all benefit from watching it. It'll only take eleven minutes out of your life. Seriously guys, it's worth it. You may be the busiest person in the world, but everyone should be able to find eleven measly minutes - this is incredibly important, and the more people don't bother, the more danger ( Read more... ) -
Gaiman party and Basing house ruins
Internet access has been limited - sorry for lack of emails and comments. Internet at home fell over at the weekend, not that it was particularly reliable to begin with! And I've actually been working at work, so...! Normal service will return asap ( Read more... ) -
Race For Life
So, Tink and I are doing the Race For Life on the 13th July this year. Me being me, and with my hips being as wonky as they are, we'll be walking it - but that doesn't mean it's not going to be a challenge!
Our fundraising page is here, sob stories and all. ;-)
Please feel free to pass this on - 'tis for a good cause, dontcha know!
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Insert rant here...
When one hires professional cleaners, recommended by one's estate agents, one does not expect to come into the house and find the following:
( List of damage and incompetance )