under another sun

Up fairly early, with Lorraine shouting up that the foxes next door were visible. Peered down and snapped them from my study window. The cubs are very different in size. Lorraine working at home today, and we had some lunch in the garden. As it was a girl's night, I made myself scarce this evening taking a long walk in the smog. For the air quality is terrible today, Very High pollution apparently with still air and smog drifting across the channel from France apparently mixed with Saharan dust, and joining forces with our own pollutions. Went down to the sea, and took a stroll on the pier, with the lowering sun reminding me of Charn , the red city in The Magician's Nephew. It was good to have a stroll and to roll the thoughts I'd been having on my work on a notch. Popped into The Cricketers for a quick pint, and thinking about our wedding party we had there a year and a half ago. Then I paused by The Colonade for another quick pint, for the sole reason I'd not been...

Eventually the great list of the week was done on Friday afternoon. The package manuscript of the big project finally ready and I have sent my covering letter to Catherine as she kindly said she would peruse it from a publisher's perspective. Knowing Catherine is there is a great comfort. My Lorraine had been working at home all day, and as of 5 o'clock we are officially on holiday. We'd also snuck around to Arkwright's at lunchtime, bought a couple of their egg hogs and scoffed them in the park in our special walled garden. Lorraine and I in a celebratory mood this evening, a quick zoom to Sainsbury's then off to the Shahi where we met Jess and Andrew. A fun evening, I am increasingly liking Andrew, and we drifted down to Circus Circus afterwards for long chats. Enjoyed beers for the first time since last Saturday. On my return from Guernsey I will be sending my manuscript out and turning my attention to social media and personal marketing -- not to mention e...