I love this author, she always writes a great plot, the story has two main timelines with a 3rd added for a short while, not at all confusing. An historic disappearance, a new issue puts Dani back in a place she wants to forget, I could not put this book down. First book read this year.
I am back working on my 2024 book, just a few more post to put in, then loads of edits, I try and check everything twice, should soon be ready for printing, I am happy to wait for a good discount. I have already set up the template for 2025, this will be my last book to publish, all the grandchildren are now at school, so less photos of them. I will have 15 books covering 16 years, that's enough, plenty for me to look back on quiet times.
We are eating my Christmas cakes, it feels slightly dry, not overcooked, I think it was too near the radiator fan, whilst it was getting its brandy soaks. It still taste good, but not as moist as previous ones.
I spent most of Friday with daughter, her younger cat was found by a neighbour, he was the brother to Lily, he had no marks on him but had died in the night, needless to say she was very upset as were the children. Molly is trying to process everything, but with so many questions, George does not understand and Will is not saying much. They came to us on Saturday, it was good for them all to be away from their home, Lilly had loads of cuddles. Sunday is going to be a lazy day inside, again no snow, heavy frost and very cold.
Locally everyone is very happy the work creating the tunnel under M27 at J10 has finished a day earlier than expected, the motorway was reopened early on Saturday. The dry weather helped as the contractors were able to work non stop, watching their progress on Facebook, with loads of drone footage has been very interesting. So our little village and local town are back to normal traffic, it was busy and loads of drivers taking risk in how they drive on our roads.
I'm still full of cold, getting these bugs twice in just a few weeks has been hard, hubby's back is much better but he's still in pain. Life is getting back to our normal, laundry has all been done, house is clean, well just don't look in the corners, I have been outside in garden and greenhouse, not much to do, it's cold and frosty here but no snow.
2026 please be kind.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's little cat, it's never easy to lose a much loved pet, especially so when you've got little ones' grief to navigate too. I think being out of the house can take their minds off it for a while, especially when Lilly cuddles are involved.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sad about the cat. I'm glad the kids had a chance to get out and cuddle yours. I'm interested in your books. Where do you get them printed? I've often thought about doing something like that myself but I haven't yet. My blog is so huge at this point (and with unprintable content like videos) it's probably not practical for me.
ReplyDeleteI use a company called Blurb, I do have to import each post into the book, resizing photos to fit. I believe there are printers who have templates to place your post automatically, but I found they still required loads of editing. It's a lot of work, made easier by repetition. If you want any more details, use my email address and I will send you some images
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Very sad about the cat, it must have helped the grandchildren to come and cuddle Lilly.
ReplyDeleteHope your cold soon goes and hubby's back starts feeling more comfortable.
All the best Jan