Good Morning

I woke up this morning to see little fudjcat's shadow on our airing cupboard door as she sat on our bedroom windowsill re-familiarising herself with her view of old.

Having another day off work, we then drove the removal van back to the rental company, where I spotted these little treasures:

GNS Day 99/100

My GNS book has been completed on Day 99 of my 100 day project. It will be available for purchase on August 1st. Time now to start work on my third book of 2024 - Tidal Gower, which will explore the many fascinating places to explore along Gower's tide line...

A Promise is a Promise

Just 2 weeks left to complete my zine celebrating 50 years of Guy N Smith's novels. It will be done, even if I only have half a screen left to work on.

Cutting the Page Count

Fine-tuning my Guy N Smith zine, which will be available to buy next month. Trying to squeeze the page count to tighten the content and make it cheaper to buy. Currently standing at 140 pages...

fudjcat

TV Addict

fudjcat watching Ashes to Ashes

Bog Plants & Pen Inspection

We found a parcel waiting for us this morning from Hampshire Carnivorous Plants. They literally brought our bathroom windowsill to life:

It has been a bit of a hectic week at work. My application for a new job has landed me an interview next week, so I have at least a glimmer of hope for a fresh start. Whilst it is great news that I have the chance for a new work position, it makes for a stressful weekend as I prepare for the forthcoming interview. Whilst the written word presents me at my best, interviews tend to present me at my worst due to my anxiety/

Anyway, time to get my head down. I'll end this post with a short video I took of little fudjcat being introduced to my new pen lol: 

The Morning After

A sun-soaked morning forces me and the pwscat from bed to face the day... Can't face work today.

My reward for taking the day off? This cracking thunderstorm:

Reading and Writing

A chilled middle day of my 3-day weekend. Popped up to our house at the top of the hill as we waited for our laundry to wash. It was nice to find the electrics are all sorted in the house now. The landlord is just waiting for the surveyor to complete their report now and then he can start getting the place fixed up for us.  Our garden there is now in full bloom and it is such a shame that we can only enjoy its colourful splendour in fits and starts.

The weather is a bit too hot for me at the moment, but I managed to get the bulk of my Tricho cacti out in our temporary bottom of the hill garden so they could sunbathe with The Mont.

I spent the hottest part of the afternoon indoors, catching up on some reading...

...and finally managed to do a little more work on my Gut N Smith zine in the night. Noting that I am already 51 days into that particular 100-day project, it felt great to get stuck into that again.

Writing Familiar

Viewings

Today, we had the first couple of sale viewings for the house we are temporarily living in. In the meantime, I cracked on with writing my ninth novel, Familiar.

Bank Holiday Monday

A lovely Sunday morning saw us out in the garden. Even Fudge joined us, her first time outside since the fire. She was a little nervous and stuck close to us, but she enjoyed her time in the new garden:

A rare pic of Fudge with Monty:

Whilst out there, I also made good headway with my next novel, Familiar.

The light in our temporary home is gorgeous. I think I'm starting to fall in love with the place.

Slugs by Shaun Hutson

Started reading my first Shaun Hutson book 😱 - saw this 42 year old book going for a fiver so I thought wth!

Tarte Soleil Garlic & Pesto 🍞

 Friday May 3rd

A lazy(ish) day...

... made all the more purfect with this home made Tatre Soleil garlic and pesto bread:

Chillax

A quiet day, spent variably chilling with my cat, working on my GNS and Explore Gower projects  and writing.

swanseaphotography.co.uk

 Friday, 26 April, 2024

I've always been fascinated by these trees. It feels cool to have lived around them for a few months. 

 

With my Glastonbury trip, planned for next week, cancelled, I've decided to utilise the time I had allotted to its planning and being there to get my Swansea photography project up and running again. Unfortunately, some fleecer had purchased (and put up for sale at an elevated price) the URL I had originally tied to the site. And so, the updated documentary project now sits at swanseaphotography.co.uk .

fudjcrum is loving our new bed

Thursday, 24 April, 2024

I came 'home' today to find fudjcrumb fast asleep on our new bed. It was her first day alone in the house.

Settling In

Tuesday, 22 April, 2024