Wednesday 29 July 2020

Here and Now...

The Present

Yes, I'm back. Four months since I last posted and you may have forgotten I exist...

I'm into a routine and writing again; important as the the RNA New Writers' Scheme deadline draws ever nearer...

The last four months have been busy.

The Past

The Covid-19 virus hit my family as the country went into lockdown. Writing stopped and the priority was dealing with the resulting health issues- those were scary days.

Putting up the
mini-greenhouse...
I did read, in fact I read so much that the battery on my Kindle e-reader finally died! As I discovered when I ordered a replacement, there weren't any and I'd have to wait for an unknown time. It took about a month, but it arrived.

There's been lots of research reading, baking and gardening going on too- though that's probably obvious from the pictures...



Making Fruit Scones...






Growing Salad Leaves
from seed...
Reading for Research,,,










The Future?

I've also been thinking about the future of this blog, and my Serena Lake website/ blog. No final decision has been made yet as I need to research further options, and the practicalities may mean compromises.

There's lots of catching up to do...





9 comments:

Helen Baggott said...

Good to see your blog back, Carol.

anne stenhouse said...

So sorry your family was hit by the virus, Carol. I trust eveyone is coming through now and you're obviously keen to get back to some sort of writing normality. Best wishes, anne

Carolb said...

Helen- thank you. :-)

Anne- we're better now, thank you. As soon as my characters started talking again, I had to get back to the keyboard. :-)

Patsy said...

You're unforgettable, Carol!

Carolb said...

Patsy- thanks. We're all unforgettable. :-)

Maria said...

Nice to hear about what you've been up to, restrictions permitting. I'm inspired to try my hand at growing some salad leaves now.
Glad to hear the writing is on track again.

Carolb said...

Maria- thanks for reading this week's post.

Salad leaves are easy to grow and it's good to be able to pick fresh leaves for dinner or a sandwich. :-)

Progress is slow on the writing front, but there is progress.

Julia Thorley said...

Welcome back. These are testing times for everyone; I'm surviving by alternating between hiding and being in denial.

Carolb said...

Julia- thank you. Can sympathise with your method.x I'm spending the majority of my time at home with the 'only when necessary' shop via car.