Current work: Meds revisions OR ELSE
Listening to: Kate Rusby, Awkward Annie
Reading: various nonfiction
Good day in library yesterday – got a couple of pics I wanted. Car went through service without bankrupting me. Picked up my research books from the other library (yay, they got my inter-library loan – and it’s saved me spending £80 on an antiquarian book that isn’t going to be useful).
Came home to excellent news – one of the nonfiction books I really, really, REALLY want to write has just been accepted. Am so pleased. I’m itching to work on it (sold on proposal). But I’m having a sensible deadline – together with the other one I’m writing now, this means I have enough nonfiction to keep me going through the rough spots until March.
Quite amused last night. The footie was on; England were playing and son begged to be allowed to stay up and watch the match. Every so often I heard him and DH roaring, ‘Goal!’ and chanting the score. I have a feeling that DH is going to start suggesting a season ticket to NCFC…
I’m thoroughly enjoying the Kate Rusby (thank you to Michelle for the recommendation). Had a spooky moment when one track started playing, and I thought ‘I know this one’ and started singing along – and I was singing completely different words. I’d forgotten that different folk songs often use the same tune (and there are cases of same song, different tunes). My brand-new Sandy Denny collection has arrived but has been annexed by my husband. Grr. Also got caught out as the postie left me a parcel in the garage, and DH retrieved it when he put my car away. ‘You’ve been buying antiquarian books again, haven’t you?’ (Obviously he’d looked at the label.) I tried for the innocent look. ‘What, me?’ He didn’t buy it. So I had to confess. There is another I have my eye on (though it’s… not as expensive as some of the ones I’ve bought, but it’s quite a bit above my ‘£30 is a reasonable price to buy now’ limit. Question is, do I buy the CD version, which is probably searchable and is quite cheap, or do I go for the proper book? It’s tax-deductible; I’ll use it a lot; and I got paid yesterday… I’m off to order it.
4 comments:
Excellent about the non-fiction book. Wonderful excuse to, er, consolidate your research material.
Excellent news about the NF book!
I have to say though, I was watching FIFA (?) Women's World Cup on our sports station over here, and im just like "uh....ok?" every time the announcers (one was English, one was Irish--I think) said something. Not because of the accents, just the "football" lingo got me confused. But overall, I enjoyed the match!
Oh I am so glad you like the Kate Rusby.
Was it Blooming Heather? As I definately know another song to that tune.
Brilliant news about the nonfiction.
Jan - it's a very good excuse, isn't it?
Lou - thank you. Footie lingo goes over my head, too. I leave the boys to it.
Michelle - no, it was John Barbury. (The tale of which kind of reminded me of Tam Lin... I always said I'd do a book based on that song one day. Had some lovely conversations with the late Pam Cleaver on the subject.) And thanks - I'm like a dog with two tails.
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