Yesterday was the inevitable result of having too many busy days in a row. Fatigue. Sore back and shoulder. Headaches. I cancelled a dinner and spent the day lying on the daybed listening to podcasts and sleeping ( Read more... )

First there was the huge, popular knitting yarn manufacturer in the US who won't ship outside the country. Then there was the chocolate importer (their excuse that the chocky might melt is fair enough, but since most of it comes from outside the US in the first place the excuse is a wee bit thin). Next there was the online shop selling bags. And ( Read more... )

I've just started a new painting titled, for now, The Tree. It's my latest 'over the fireplace' painting. (As most of my paintings are. When I get a bit tired of whatever's there I have a great motivation for doing another painting. Either that or somebody adopts or buys the painting and I get the opportunity to fill the space again ( Read more... )

The Beethovenfest was interesting last night. I'd heard none of the pieces before. I liked those in the first half, but Paul didn't. The second half was a Mass, and didn't do much for me. Which is a pity, because aside from one short bit at then end of the first half it was the only piece involving the choir. And I like a good choir. And a friend ( Read more... )

Aloe vera tissues, how I love thee.

My head, I've just discovered, is so full of snot a whole lot of names have been crowded out of my memory. So please help me. If you recognise any of the people I haven't got names for, let me know who they are ( Read more... )

Has anyone used WordPress? Is it any good?

Between meeting my accountant and agent's assistant today, I went to The Amazing Human Body exhibition. It was... well... 'shabby' is the word that best describes it ( Read more... )

This is wierd... and rather hypnotic.

Literature Map

I was rather amused to see the closest name to Ursula LeGuin was Ursula K. LeGuin.

There it is!

Many thanks to Katheryn.