There are moments when one realises that one has done something right. My moment today was when an extra child attached herself to the children who visited today because an afternoon at my place sounded so perfect.

Today is a day for stating the obvious. This is because I see so many people acting as if the obvious doesn't exist. They're hurting others. I don't want to write this in the second person, for it would sound accusatory and set up an "I don't do this" reaction ( Read more... )

Since this week is going to be both hot and busy, I'm cooking a big pot of soup for evening meals. I'll buy some bread in the market tomorrow if I need to, but the soup might stand on its own. There's plenty for friends, should they also need an easy meal, but since the soup itself is pretty much an invention, I'll not actually invite people over ( Read more... )

It's been a busy week ( Read more... )

Given the bizarre week we're having, I'm re-opening my Question Time here and keeping it open til the end of the month. I'm happy to be asked about politics and Judaism (including personal things) but I'd appreciate courtesy and I will stick to my right to say "Sorry, this hurts so I can't answer" if a particular question cuts too close. I'll try ( Read more... )

Open question time is on my other blog. NOT HERE. Do not ask me questions here. I will not answer them. Go to: http://www.gillianpolack.com/open-question-time/Read more... )

My market haul today was some fresh young goat's cheese, sparkly crisp new season's apples, loquats (which were extraordinarily cheap because only a few of us know what they are and they don't cook into anything), zucchini flowers, a potato, some very young sweet Japanese cucumbers, six tiny rich dark-red capsicums (why do I think that this ought ( Read more... )

I'm still having a challenging year, I'm afraid. This is why I'm quiet in LJland. I need to read friends' journals, too, but right now I'm in the middle of a novel and the tone of it is dominating my life. All going well, I'll be finished in a few weeks. This is my alien multi gendered novel and I really think I need beta readers for it. It's ... ( Read more... )

Today is the day I pretend I'm one of the cool kids ( Read more... )

I've had such a lovely morning. Marketing and superheroes go well together. I've done half my exercise for the day, what's more, which means that I'll get in some really solid work later, without having to break as often as usual ( Read more... )