The highlights of the last week or so have been:

Coventry BC meet
Not one of the most crowded ever, but pleasant company, the right number of books, interesting conversation, a satisfying attempt at the Times crossword (OK, so we've got more done before, but it was a very rapid start) and a lift home - always a bonus!

An evening/overnight visit from ( Read more... )

I know this ought to go to support people, but I trust my friends to give me answers devoid of geek speak, so I'm asking here first!

Is there a way of getting a list of tags in my side bar without changing my journal style?
I can't see anything in the Customise Journal bit that seems to allow it.

Thanks in anticipation!

Today's been a housework day - washing basket virtually empty, all clean clothes properly hung up, and front bedroom now in a fit state to recieve my guest on Wednesday (although I still need to make the bed). Small things maybe, but some of them have been hanging around for two weeks, so it is an achievement to get them out of the way ( Read more... )

I met my sister and her family for coffee this afternoon. She queued for the amount of time needed to buy drinks and cakes in a coffee shop leaving me with my pot of tea, her husband and daughter. BIL was in taciturn mood, replying in monosyllables and very hard to draw out. Niece was as disarmingly cute as one would expect from pretty and ( Read more... )

This time last year I anticipated doing NaNoWriMo now, but nasty bits of life got in the way and I'm having to postpone for another year. However, I noted NaBloPoMo on

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... ? (any ideas for a word meaning memory beginning with 'p'? Aphasia strikes again.)

I really am not much good at this, am I? 
Mind you, Orange has been playing silly games and I can't seem to get online in the evenings at the moment, so that has prevented me posting at times I have felt like it.

So, how far back this time? 
Over a week ...oooh! 
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... are dedicated to Weebs, who has asked for three, so here goes.

A new cleaner arrived today. I had booked her for two hours. She stayed three and left the house sparkling.
Then she tried to escape with only two hours worth of payment - it's a good job I came back & caught her still at it or she'd have succeeded.

While she was busy, I went to town ( Read more... )

... but she's going to try in the hope that CaterinaAnna will be less of a misery guts when she speaks to her friends.

Last Thursday (Part 2)
Meeting with the Head.
He was actually on time, agreed to alternate mornings as a start, and offered some sensible advice about delegation & time management.

Friday
A meeting I didn't have the energy for was ( Read more... )

Tuesday
I have a doctor that reads my mind - or at least knows me very well: today he told me to take the rest of the week off before I had dared suggest it would be a good idea.

Wednesday
Journal entries done, addresses requested, a spreadsheet created to organise at least the top of Mount Toobie ... I'm caught up in one respect at least.

Thursday
Yes ( Read more... )