Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Pennies from heaven, journey and eggses.

1. Because of the travel plans and various other things (saving for a new boiler, moving my mortgage, expensive tastes), extra pennies are very welcome now. So a beautiful thing is when freelance work falls into your lap right when you need it even though you hadn't been looking because you're in full-time work. I'm checking corrections to a fat book on human rights for the data management company next door.

2. Big fat envelopes from travel agents. The one I am particularly thinking of confirms that Rosey and I will definitely be going away to Africa for nine whole weeks, covering darkest, dankest part of next winter and the horrible biting wind part of Spring.

3. A box of speckly brown eggs.

Shut in, three quick strokes and event.

1. I'm with the glossy white-haired ladies in hot pink and emerald green and china blue linen waiting for the department store to open i...