Later edit... I've just chatted on tumblr to a small Seeker who has a copy of The Wisdom of Unicorns... it feels quite odd, but absolutely delightful, chatting with a person on another continent who has read (and liked, I think) one of my books. Chuffed I am!
Brief catchup...
Well, looks like there's no getting away from the SSL problem. There are some people who will provide free SSLs, but I'd need root access to our site servers in order to make that work, which I know I don't have. So still investigating.
Kai and I have made a start on tidying up the garden a little, ready for the winter. Be easier if the rain would stop for a bit...
Kai and I had our flu jabs last Thurs and I felt a little iffy for a few days after - better now - so took it easy.
I know I've been busy, but I can't remember what I've been doing, so assume the usual household things. Oh, and getting ready for Samhain. I've bought a jointed cardboard skeleton I plan to sit in Derpy's driving seat - propped up on a box as it's child sized - and some flickering tealights to sit on the dash. Will hang some cobwebs and spiders inside too! I'd really like to put a hand or other limb hanging out of the boot, but haven't been able to find anything (cheap, at any rate) so may think about that for next year. We'll dress up the doorway too with the usual bats and cobwebs - I will put out treats this year, but only a small amount at a time to stop a repeat of two years back (the first lot of trick or treaters was a bunch of boys who emptied the whole (BIG) pot of sweets, little buggers...)
Kai's last driving lesson went really well - six or seven circuits of the roads we're using, smooth gear changes and pretty good road sense. We'd have carried on a bit longer but a pair of boy racers were tearing around in what I assume was a stolen car, so we stopped at that. But it was great. He's not quite ready to try driving us back home yet, but it's getting closer.
Felt horribly guilty when I checked the date on the last Poppy chapter - 26th November 2016 - so am now determined to finish the saga on the 26th Nov this year. It's not quite the longest gap I've done, but it's close...
Ken and I watched Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back earlier this week - more to get it out of the way than anything. I think, if it had been made without the Jay character (who I absolutely loathe: Kai says he thinks we're meant to...) it would be rather fun and funny. But he spoiled it for me. However, it did remind me that we have Dogma and not watched it for years, so tonight we settled in. It's really a fantastic movie (mind you, Alan Rickman's in it so I really wouldn't expect anything else) - thoroughly enjoyable (even with Jay).
I should mention that I've had so many problems with Skype over the last few months I'm no longer using it. I've switched to Discord, which, while mainly a gamers server, is faster, lighter on the memory and altogether easier to use.
That's about it for now. Wendy's coming up to visit later in the month, which will be fun, and GoodTwin and Sue will be over closer to Yule... guess I'd better start looking for presents!
Labels: busyness, films, household matters, Samhain, The Poppy Tales
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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