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| Me, repeatedly, in WH Smiths. |
I quite like having to complete a list of admin tasks. As well as emptying envelope shelves, I spent the weekend filling out address labels and writing thank you notes. It's nice to have a clear list that can be decisively ticked off. Sometimes my To Do list says things like 'beef up the end of Chapter 2' or 'fix what's wrong with the opening paragraph.' These are far less tangible than addressing envelopes and visiting the post office. I'm not sure 'admin' as a job in itself would work for me forever. I mean, that's what teaching was in the end. No, I like that lots of the time, I have to use my creative brain. But as a change, every so often, the clarity of a completable task is lovely.
Well it's all systems go for the Love Books Tours book tour. It starts in May and I imagine I'll be sharing all about it online when the time comes. Other than that, and the admin involved, it's been a quiet week. I'm still promoting myself where I can, uploading info about the new book on the sites that require it, and banging on about Leeza McAuliffe to anyone that asks. Standard.
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Culture News
I'm sure I've asked this question before, but can jigsaws be classed as culture? If so, I was riddled with culture last week. I got a map of Liverpool jigsaw for my birthday (thanks Dom, and happy birthday for today!) It's proper solid. The map's like an A-Z... properly detailed with every street shown, covering the centre of town, with the corners reaching out to Kirkdale, West Derby, Childwall, and the edge of Birkenhead. I like normal jigsaws but I LOVE map jigsaws. WITH ALL MY HEART. They're so satisfying. Being able to use previously held geographical knowledge whilst learning more about a place, is fab. And there's something about poring over the pieces of a map that really clears my mind. Some people relax with whale music or a massage. I choose a crick in my neck and the close up street plan of Old Swan. It takes all sorts! In more standard Culture News, I watched Anatomy of a Fall over the weekend and thought it was exceptional.
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| A full on meal |
The plan was to have a small aperitif/amuse bouche/pre-starter of grissini and pesto before the main Saturday night food. The trouble was, I got carried away whilst rolling out the breadsticks and made about a hundred and fifty. Cue later that evening - I hoovered up a substantial amount of pre-meal food and didn't feel like the actual meal that was cooking. No matter! It got pushed to the next day and my lovely evening of salty, cheesy bread sticks with lemony, basily pesto was fab. Recipes for the grissini and the pesto via the links.
Out and About
I caught up with a teacher mate, I had a mani, and I attended my usual Wednesday brunch. Thursday Costa got ditched due to traffic and period pain, but I walked to the pub on Friday night. A mixed bag of a week, as usual.
Hey there regular readers *sidles up and behaves weirdly.* I'm sure you're doing this already, but if you wanted to be absolute loves, could you tell everyone you know about Leeza McAuliffe? OK, maybe not everyone. Only those who might enjoy it. Those who might be on the lookout for an absorbing, gripping, funny, poignant, nostalgia-riddled story about being young and working out the world as its presented to you. Only those people, yeah? Thanks so much! Word of mouth is just as effective as me banging on about it online, so every little would definitely help. Thank you SO much in advance. Now, whatever you do...
...have a lovely week, folks.
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