Author Archives: Val

All ears

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Val

Update on the audiobooks: The Kindle cable I ordered finally arrived yesterday, a full week after I’d ordered it. When I went to the audible.co.uk site to find out how to download my book, I had a distinct Homer Simpsom … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Sounds

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Val

So I’m having some eye trouble at the mo – I’m constantly getting dry eyes, so that I have to limit my time reading and at the computer; I’ve already got through three tubes of carbomer gel in the last … Continue reading →

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Breakfast!

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Val

So this morning, for breakfast, I decided on a change from my usual rather boring porridge and yogurt. So here it is – scrambled eggs, a banana, and thick-sliced toast with yeast spread; there’s also a glass of apple juice … Continue reading →

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So, Saturday….

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Val

I got on the bus and went to Dumfries. The car is very poorly and will have to be replaced soon, hence the bus trip, to get some shopping. Having done the stuff I needed to, I found myself with … Continue reading →

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Wurk….

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Val

These last three weeks have been incredibly busy. First, the first batch of Elfin Diaries arrived from the printer at least three weeks earlier than I’d expected, while I was still trying to unravel the structural mess that is the … Continue reading →

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Arrghhhh…

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Val

…Toothache still continues. It’s actually a bad gum infection -copious rinsings with antiseptic mouthwash give some relief. The main effect is that I can’t eat anything without pain. Oh well, I needed an incentive to diet anyway.

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Clouds and Other Beasties…

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Val

So we went to a weekend camp in Yorkshire. Not the usual Oakleaf one, a smaller invitation-only camp. I had a better time than I thought I would. The weather was better than it might have been, only a few … Continue reading →

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Back again…..

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Val

This site’s been offline for at least a week – down to some sort of weird DNS failure. So not only were peeps getting an error page when they tried to view this site, but no email was getting to … Continue reading →

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So Sweet…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Val

So this morning, I got out of bed feeling like c**p – headachy, sinuses stuffed up, tired and aching. I’m waiting for an appointment to see an ENT specialist about my chronic sinusitis, but that will take weeks. So I … Continue reading →

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So Last Night…..

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Val

….having another bout of insommnia, I stayed up. With nothing much on the TV, I resorted to my usual nighttime amusement of watching CNN with the sound turned off, trying to guess what they’re talking about purely from what’s on … Continue reading →

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