I wish I felt as delighted as I ought to feel about the changes in direction of our fortunes. There is always this nasty feeling that things will somehow go wrong - the direction of flow will change... but in fact things have even got better. It turns out my father will put his house on the market in June/July - so we will have the money even sooner. As a result, I have been emboldened to book a hotel for a few days in Arles, in April. Ned is advancing us the money - and I have a nice warm feeling about sunny cafes, ancient stones, lizards, warmth, sunshine, spring flowers....ah for a dose of the warm South!
The fact that I have had a most obnoxious virus/flu for 6 days hasn't helped. Obviously that always makes one feel grim. Today the sun shone quite unequivocally - it was warm - with a zippy wind of course! - and I saw the first blackthorn flowers. I was hoping that this was the day when things turned, when I began to feel better. After a stupendously milky latte (clue in name I think!) a sandwich and a shared piece of coconut cake I felt completely ill again. Heigh-ho! Still, it was a lovely day, things are getting better. I have done virtually no writing because I am in a headspin about what to do.
Next week I shall concentrate on getting all the financial loose ends sorted out - and then perhaps, a dozen submissions - including US ones - of the Ash Grove - and then, and then....well, it might be March and it might be clearer where things are going.
The fact that I have had a most obnoxious virus/flu for 6 days hasn't helped. Obviously that always makes one feel grim. Today the sun shone quite unequivocally - it was warm - with a zippy wind of course! - and I saw the first blackthorn flowers. I was hoping that this was the day when things turned, when I began to feel better. After a stupendously milky latte (clue in name I think!) a sandwich and a shared piece of coconut cake I felt completely ill again. Heigh-ho! Still, it was a lovely day, things are getting better. I have done virtually no writing because I am in a headspin about what to do.
Next week I shall concentrate on getting all the financial loose ends sorted out - and then perhaps, a dozen submissions - including US ones - of the Ash Grove - and then, and then....well, it might be March and it might be clearer where things are going.
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