Karina

Monday 30 October 2023 Today is a list day. I am almost definitely going to drive down to London tomorrow for a few days and my list of jobs for today is split into four: to do; to pack; to bring back here from London; to do before leaving here. I find enormous satisfaction in […]

Sunday 29 October 2023 It’s 07:56 and chucking it down with rain. The clocks have now gone back an hour and I have no recollection of yesterday being this dark at almost 09:00. But it is very wet and cloudy. The river at the bottom of the drive is a muddy, raging torrent (well, compared

Friday 27 October 2023 I’m trialling an oil-filled radiator in my office instead of a small fan heater. Outside it’s raining, it’s chilly and it’s not even 09:00. I am also poised to try and print a draft of my manuscript. Our printer has not been working, indeed has never really been much good (it’s

Wednesday 25 October 2023 Two months to Christmas. I now most definitely have a far greater understanding of the complications of travel plans for Christmas. Last year, I think because we’d only just moved to Scotland, it was kind of okay and we’d worked out where we would be and the weather was obliging in

Tuesday 24 October 2023 We have a new loo seat. I’m not sure I have ever bought a loo seat before. Modern toilet seats are not built to withstand much; the lid of the one that was new when we moved in had snapped at the hinge and wasn’t possible to repair. I am trying

Monday 23 October 2023 It’s zero degrees, frosty and negligible breeze and I have hung my washing out. I am not optimistic much drying will occur but I enjoyed being outdoors at 08:00 to hang it out. I have an electric fan heater on in my office and the room is warming up a treat.