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LIFE - aka Houses, shopping, fic (and request for a damn good betaing)
Just taking a quick break with a mug of Earl grey and a KitKat...
We're home in Withnell for a couple of days. Yesterday we had (gasp!) a day off; had an appointment in Chorley at 11 so we drove over from Yorkshire early (hideous drive over the M62. Wall to wall HGVs, driving rain, impenetrable spray, thick fog) then went shopping. It's been months since we did that - I'm not a happy shopper as a rule but it was really nice to wander through the market with all the Christmas gubbins everywhere, despite the rain (the weather really was hideous yesterday). I got some Christmas toffee (with a hammer) for Dad and a mint copy of Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Paul Magrs for 99p so I was well chuffed.
I went to my favourite cheese stall and got into a lengthy conversation about Lincolnshire Poacher (which Mark adores and is always trying to source). Jane (who runs the stall) said she'd been pondering getting some to see how it sold. We had to describe Poacher's flavour in detail and she made us (made us - snort!) try numerous cheeses to se how they compared. Anyway, we ended up with a truly amazing true (made in Cheddar) cheddar, a chunk of Cornish blue, some smoked brie, a mature Lancashire and quince jelly. Yum.
Went to Chorley Health Foods for my favourite teas (they blend them themselves; I was going to say 'what I'll do when we move I don't know' but I see they have a website and online store; it's a tiny, tiny little store! Man, I love teh internets!) and finished up at Booths the best supermarket in all the known universes for numerous goodies, then went home, lit the stove and the fire and curled up with said goodies, my book and the Mighty Boosh and had a thoroughly spanking day.
Work goes on on our house; today we're clearing out the spare and bedroom. So far I've filled five boxes with files full of printed fanfic and I'm still coming across odd stories here and there - down the side of the bed, fallen behind the linen chest, tucked inside an old phone book - man! And I stopped printing fic back in 2004 when I bought my first Palm. I can't bring myself to get rid of any of it so it's all boxed and ready for a temporary home in Dad's garage.
And I just got my first Christmas Card, from the Mapins in Norfolk. They came a visiting one year, out of the blue - Marion's father was born in this house; he'd died when she was a child and she was in search of his life. They were sweet people and we still exchange cards every year.
It's so nice to be home (as Mark and I keep telling each other). I shall be sad to leave this little house.
In other news, I am about 5,000 words shy of finishing the Chasing Rainbows sequel, with just 2 more (albeit complicated) chapters to finish. I'd hoped to do some yesterday but after three hours of shopping in the rain, lighting stoves, cooking soups et al, once I'd got my feet up by the fire, eating cheese, drinking wine... It was never going to happen. Unless something major happens, though, it should be finished by the end of the coming weekend. I'll need to read it all through first, make sure it's coherent but if anyone feels like betaing this unwieldy beast, I'd really like to get it to Debbie (who won it for Moonridge 2006 ::blushes::) before Christmas.
Anyway, this was supposed to be a short break; best press on...
ETA: It's 17.00 and all is done. Yup, you heard me - the bedroom is devoid of piles of boxes/clothes/eiderdowns/general junk for the first time since Mark's Dad died 30 months ago. I've cleaned up, made the bed and lit the fairy lights (ah! pretty!) and it looks like an actual bedroom for the first time in (literally) years. man...! ::stands back in wonder and amazement to admire...:: (o:
Dinner's in the Aga, I have olives; I is drinking wine and feelin' fine. Happy Weekend, everybody. God bless us, every one.
We're home in Withnell for a couple of days. Yesterday we had (gasp!) a day off; had an appointment in Chorley at 11 so we drove over from Yorkshire early (hideous drive over the M62. Wall to wall HGVs, driving rain, impenetrable spray, thick fog) then went shopping. It's been months since we did that - I'm not a happy shopper as a rule but it was really nice to wander through the market with all the Christmas gubbins everywhere, despite the rain (the weather really was hideous yesterday). I got some Christmas toffee (with a hammer) for Dad and a mint copy of Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Paul Magrs for 99p so I was well chuffed.
I went to my favourite cheese stall and got into a lengthy conversation about Lincolnshire Poacher (which Mark adores and is always trying to source). Jane (who runs the stall) said she'd been pondering getting some to see how it sold. We had to describe Poacher's flavour in detail and she made us (made us - snort!) try numerous cheeses to se how they compared. Anyway, we ended up with a truly amazing true (made in Cheddar) cheddar, a chunk of Cornish blue, some smoked brie, a mature Lancashire and quince jelly. Yum.
Went to Chorley Health Foods for my favourite teas (they blend them themselves; I was going to say 'what I'll do when we move I don't know' but I see they have a website and online store; it's a tiny, tiny little store! Man, I love teh internets!) and finished up at Booths the best supermarket in all the known universes for numerous goodies, then went home, lit the stove and the fire and curled up with said goodies, my book and the Mighty Boosh and had a thoroughly spanking day.
Work goes on on our house; today we're clearing out the spare and bedroom. So far I've filled five boxes with files full of printed fanfic and I'm still coming across odd stories here and there - down the side of the bed, fallen behind the linen chest, tucked inside an old phone book - man! And I stopped printing fic back in 2004 when I bought my first Palm. I can't bring myself to get rid of any of it so it's all boxed and ready for a temporary home in Dad's garage.
And I just got my first Christmas Card, from the Mapins in Norfolk. They came a visiting one year, out of the blue - Marion's father was born in this house; he'd died when she was a child and she was in search of his life. They were sweet people and we still exchange cards every year.
It's so nice to be home (as Mark and I keep telling each other). I shall be sad to leave this little house.
In other news, I am about 5,000 words shy of finishing the Chasing Rainbows sequel, with just 2 more (albeit complicated) chapters to finish. I'd hoped to do some yesterday but after three hours of shopping in the rain, lighting stoves, cooking soups et al, once I'd got my feet up by the fire, eating cheese, drinking wine... It was never going to happen. Unless something major happens, though, it should be finished by the end of the coming weekend. I'll need to read it all through first, make sure it's coherent but if anyone feels like betaing this unwieldy beast, I'd really like to get it to Debbie (who won it for Moonridge 2006 ::blushes::) before Christmas.
Anyway, this was supposed to be a short break; best press on...
ETA: It's 17.00 and all is done. Yup, you heard me - the bedroom is devoid of piles of boxes/clothes/eiderdowns/general junk for the first time since Mark's Dad died 30 months ago. I've cleaned up, made the bed and lit the fairy lights (ah! pretty!) and it looks like an actual bedroom for the first time in (literally) years. man...! ::stands back in wonder and amazement to admire...:: (o:
Dinner's in the Aga, I have olives; I is drinking wine and feelin' fine. Happy Weekend, everybody. God bless us, every one.
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Which bit made you homesick then - the endless bloody rain? ::shakes fist at sky::
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actually, I don't mind the rain all that much. I'm crazy apparently-
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Yes you are. ::nods:: You're welcome to some of ours, for tis pissing down like merry fuck here tonight (scuse my language, or not, as you please *g*) But hey, it's a brilliant telly night, I am well stocked with ze wine and of course you can have some cheese ::lobs a selection of England's finest at belladonna::
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*eyes stack of Christmas cards*
I need to clean house, too! But my shopping is done, I think! You know how it is - till I get them all counted and wrapped I am never absolutely sure I'm done!
*high five*
You know I am excited about the idea of the sequel to "Chasing Rainbows"!
((hugs))
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Ducks
((hugs))
Squeaks.
Gosh, what a squeezy, slappy person you are tonight. (o:
Wow! You are getting all your ducks in a row!
Urm... ::eyes toes:: Well the bedroom has been piled high with boxes n stuff (so that you couldn't see the floor, could hardly move in there in fact) since we had to empty Mark's Dad's house two and a half years ago so, not so good really. Only the need to sell this place soon has galvanised us into action. ::is blushing with shame:: As for Christmas ::sigh:: - I have cards to post but we're having a pretty low-key season this year.
'You know I am excited about the idea of the sequel to "Chasing Rainbows"!'
Well, I really hope you like it. It's quite different from the first story; much darker, and it's slash, of course - though I'll probably do a gen version too; not everyone who liked CR wants to see de slash. (o:
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Mmmm - cheese! Is the smoked brie ok? I saw some in our local smokery yesterday, but I was too chicken to buy any - it looked lethal. ::is a big wuss::
Have a good weekend - take care of yourself and don't get washed away. Oy vey!
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The smoked brie was OK but a tad medicinal; the zomerzet cheddar was much nicer.
I'm watching HIGNFY with my feet up hon, how about you?
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Yup - me too - I just voted for the monkeys too *g*
Think I'll give the smoke brie a miss then - it looked like it might glow in the dark...
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When will you be moving? I know you've been planning to for ages but did you find a new house now? If not, I do hope that, once you do, you'll find a bit to look forward to with that, too. I'm so sorry that you have to leave a home that you love.
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Have a good weekend! ::hugs tightly::
How do you get fic on your Palm?
Sorry for the edit (I hit return to soon).
Anyway, I have had a palm for 1.5 years, too, and absolutely love it for reading fic. I used the "Plucker Desktop" (www.plkr.org) to get fic onto my palm but since I upgraded my MacOS find to my horror that the program won't work any longer and there is no newer version. So, how do you get fic onto your palm? (Even if you use a windows program or something the info might still help me.)
Skye
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But first, there's Christmas to deal with... ::wibbles::
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I had a delicious time at home thanks; it's a whole new kind of fun, my old home as weekend cottage. It's something to look forward to once a fortnight. (o:
::hugging you back::
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Glad you got it sorted.