Ten things that have stopped me writing anything much since the thing I half wrote at half- term and have just falsified the date on as a stop gap:
- Grade 3 ballet exam and its eleven extra practice sessions involving self (as self-not-very-employed mum) in collection of four girls from school many times with consequent hot cross bun toasting and brisk walking to the Methodist Hall;
- Damp wall of mother's house involving waiting for builders to give quotes none of whom brought long ladders despite being told they were coming to look at a roof so required 2 visits each;
- Calls to Charity Commission to enquire very politely whether "we seek to respond to your application within 10 working days" now meant 2 months, in a sympathetic voice in view of 21% budget cut, but with wheedling tone;
- Huge row between fellow trustees of charity resulting in two resignations;
- Trips to National Archives to read muster rolls of 44th Foot 1840-60;
- Critical time of year at the allotment;
- Futile search for holiday cottage in Devon with high ratio of bathrooms to bedrooms that will also welcome "well-behaved" dog, but does not have hens running about outside in photo as dog is not nearly that well-behaved;
- Insane trip to far end of Belgium to alleged (by partner) ski location which turned out to have one sloping field open about one week per annum, but many many crucifixes all around village and many graves in churchyard bearing name "Lesenfants" (sic) ...
- Reading "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld;
- Hamster needing a run: can only be released in my bedroom where broadband signal is poor.
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