Someone is breaking the rules in my street. I wake to the glorious sound of a rooster crowing across the road. I love it.
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Reasons to be cheerful
Sunsets. The moon rising over the ocean. The sound of little boys giggling. The kindness of strangers. Rock pools. Good health. Reading a well-turned phrase. Serendipity.
The new job
is wonderful.
A quel age pour a Wes Anderson?
Oh, please see that title for the faux pretension that it holds, for the rest of the post is probably pure pretension. Or whatever. Oh, I WAS relieved when my sons loved Wes Anderson’s version of The Fantastic Mr Fox. Der. Of course. And I’ve just come home from seeing Moonrise Kingdom. Loved it. Yes, […]
Garden update
The tabebuia is on its way out, sadly, but together with the wisteria, it has reliably heralded spring again. I’m making a little peace with Walter the turkey, but not much. I’ve thwarted his orchid-wrenching by repotting the ones he’s scattered in hanging baskets. His taste for heliconia roots is getting on my nerves, and […]
Caffeine
I was presented with an Alberto’s takeaway this morning. It was either a large flat white, or a cup of crack. Either way, the bathroom finally got cleaned. Yeeeeeha!
Kurilpa Derby
Like many others, I, too, heart West End.
Writing update
So I’ve finished a draft of sorts. The novel presently exists as novella. Possibly because I am, foremost, an editor and can’t help myself: I trim trim trim and there’s not much left. Three options from here: a) Leave it as a novella, and whack it through a couple more editorial passes b) […]
Getting there
I may have finished a first draft. Have definitely been slaughtering some darlings.