Breaking Through, Travelling On

Karmacat

earthgirl wrote: »

Glad your day improved. If you ever need a place to stay on the west coast of Scotland for your travels, I'm your girl

That's a very generous offer, earthgirl - I might actually take you up on that for a night next year - I have a wedding in Dumfries that I've researched (in 1850, by the way ) of two Irish immigrants - he was a genuine Irish navvy, I'd like to see the place - on the way to say hello to beanie, natch :j

gallygirl wrote: »

I used to like walking between the two as well. I would cross over Euston Road, going south, and walk along parallel roads to Euston Rd. An extra few minutes on your journey but so much quieter.

I think I went lookseeing at those roads one time I had hours to wait - it struck me very strongly as the sort of London that Jane Austen would have been familiar with no higher praise and all that

I've had a tip run, as well as my recycling bin being full-for-me. Assorted electrical/electronic gear has now left the house, as well as part of the fence that blew down over the winter :eek:

Thats been a particularly long time leaving All the sweeping in the front has really made a difference, though breaking up a fence has caused a tiny amount of additional debris :rotfl:

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Cheery_Daff

Ooh, good work there getting stuff out of the house KC, well done! :j :j

Karmacat

Thanks Cheery! It was hot work, I have to say, and I only managed half, but my lovely helper (aka my sister) is coming back next week so we can finish the job.

EatingTheElephant

Well done on all the decluttering and fantastic after-retirement plans. I hope the last few weeks go quickly, it doesn't sound as if they will be easy.

Karmacat

Thanks Elephant Yes, the plans are starting to stack up now, and at the 6 week mark I really can say "not long now" :j:j:j

Today is yet another quiet day, of course, and I'll be [STRIKE]gardening [/STRIKE] weeding and pruning. I was mooching about the interweb listening to podcasts etc about being a kindle author, which was inspiring :j so I'm plotting a bit more about that.

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Karmacat

:hello: Morning

It's the start of Week 6 :j:j:j

Emergency phone call on a Sunday so no weeding and pruning done. Had to get out for a walk after that, so I went and took some pictures of a local water management scheme for flickr, it interests me. And lots more book-plotting I think I may be too busy to retire

Still, got to get ready for work today, 3 hours. We'll see how it goes. I feel like Captain Oates, I may be gone some time - hopefully not like that.

beanielou

Hurrah for the start of week six ��

Goldiegirl

Loving all the retirement plans, and it's so close now. Just need to wade through the next 6 weeks and you'll be free as a bird! :j

misscousinitt

The time is just 'flying' by!

Hope you have a good week.

MCI

Karmacat

Thanks folks! Yep, today went well, in all ways, thank heavens. I put a little list of jobs in the diary that *had* to be done - sweep the sawdust from the paving, put the dried beans on to soak, that sort of really minimal thing, and I got all four done, as well as the 3 hours clien work, so I'm very happy. Shan't be doing much of anything else, unless its tidying or scanning

*When* I write is starting to get interesting too - first thing in the morning, and last thing at night, really last thing, its quite odd, but its happened for a few weeks now. I could certainly live with that as a permanent pattern :j