Yesterday was a mixed bag. Writing and rain in the morning, followed by rainbows and relaxation, followed by music and mayhem. Let me explain…
I am just over 30,000 words into my next Delamere Files mystery, book number eight in the series, so I spent the first part of the morning writing and researching…
Here’s one of the publications I read as part of my research, The Illustrated Police News, 23rd November 1889. I can tell you, a membership to the National Newspaper Archive is worth its weight in gold just for its reading material never mind its research value.
The rain came in during the morning, was heavy around eleven-ish, and finally died off, leaving this rainbow, which was a double (you might just be able to see the upper one):
Later, I’d arranged for the music student and I to visit ‘George the Guitar’ for an introductory lesson on how to start playing the guitar, seeing as how we now both have one. As does his brother who originally couldn’t make the lesson and then could. So, the three of us met just after dark up at the windmills, one guitar each, and set off to meet the teacher like a travelling mariachi band. An hour later, the boys came away buzzing with what they’d learnt and done (Sam’s face when he played a scale of C Major was a delight, but I could see Hary thinking, ‘Not more bl***y scales’ – lol. No, actually, they were both buzzing with what they were going to do next in their musical quests, so let’s hope they keep up the dreaded P word (practice). Huge thank you to the very generous George.
The mayhem then came after when I dropped into the bar to meet up with the planning committee – we’re planning something later in the year, which I’ll keep to myself for now. And following that, a very nice sleep thank you very much, and I’ve woken to a bright, calm, and sunny day, though every window in the house is condensated as it’s still very humid. That, thank you for asking, was my yesterday. Today, it’s more about writing this morning, piano lesson this afternoon followed by a couple of hours building Titanic this evening. Photos to follow tomorrow, maybe.
