Writing Familiar

Thursday, 09 May, 2024

Viewings

 Wednesday, 08 May, 2024

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

 Monday,06 May, 2024

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

Sunday, 05 May, 2024

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

Wednesday, 01 May, 2024

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

A New Chapter Begins...

Monday, 22 April 2022

Well, we finally left the caravan park this morning:

And moved back into the city. With a 3 month contract on a house about a five minute drive from our proper residence on the top of the hill:

Catweazel

 Wednesday, 16 April, 2024

It's Official! Back to the City We Go

 

Looks like our old pwscat will be on the movement. Life in the caravan down Llanrhidian Holiday Park has been good, but it's not ideal longish term for three adults, especially the travel time needed for work each day. And so, thankfully, we have finally found an available house available for rent until a buyer is found and the transaction is finalised. And so, this is officially our final week in the caravan. I wish I could enjoy it more, but I am back at the office to do the work of 'The Man'  on Monday :(

Catweazel by Richard Carpenter

I really enjoyed watching this TV series in the 1979s. And rewarding it on Network DVD a fews years back. I'm also enjoying this novelisation and quirky illustrations. It takes me back to simpler times. Magical nostalgia at its best.

4/100

Wednesday, 03 April, 2024

It was another quiet day with just me and the pwscat. The writing for my GNS zine is going well, and ideas are unfolding fast. 

I have also decided on the project that will replace the second edition of Avalon (postponed after May's visit to Glastonbury needed to be cancelled due to our housefire). More on this soon...

Day 3/100

 Tuesday, 02 April, 2024

A really bad hayfever day, spent on my tod in the caravan as my wife returned to work this morning and my son has been working for a good couple of weeks now. I say on my tod, but I did have this little one's company. Though she was't too pleased with my constant sneeze and gave me a good old grumble everytime I sneezed.

As I will be publishing a previously unpublished short story by Guy N Smith in my tribute book to him, I designed a cover pic for the piece. The story concerns a dog who guides his owner through a treacherous swanp. I am quite pleased with the result:

Day 2/100 and a Laundry-time Meander

Monday, 01 April,  2024

Day 2 of my Guy N Smith 100-day-project. Working on the introduction of the Guy N Smith zine under the watchful eye of fudjcat. 

Whilst staying at the caravan site, we doing our clothes washing in the landrette, the cycle lasting 30 minutes. With that in mind, we took a quick drive to the local pond on Cefn Bryn, Broadpool, catching the sunset there perfectly:

Returning to the campsite with a good 10 minutes to spare; we parked the car up outside the laundrette and crossed the road to photograph the sheep that were gathered near the roadside gate:

The sheep were very inquisitive and friendly and even allowed me to take a short video of them:

The Entrance to Llanrhidian Holiday Park

The evening light really has been kind to us since we have been staying in Llanrhidian, as as we left the laundrette with our washing, we were even rewarded with a huge rainbow over our caravan: