I’m sitting here
eating a bowl of cornflakes wondering what the day will bring in my on-going
struggle with Pat. She’s fast asleep on the settee having been up since about 4.30 (and a pit stop during the night). I just love the way she catches up on her
lost sleep while I mooch around, bleary-eyed, showered, changed and wondering
why I’m eating cornflakes instead of a full English to build me up. Yesterday
we were expecting a nurse to come and change Pat’s dressing. I phoned at 5.45
and asked where the nurse was only to be told it had been deferred until today.
I blew my top: why didn’t we get a phone call? This happened last Tuesday as
well, but they managed to find a nurse quick after my mid-day call. Last night
two ‘Twilight’ nurses came and changed Pat’s dressing. No doubt the day nurse
will turn up today. Or maybe not.
Now, I have a BIG,
BIG decision to make. Tuppence is coming home on Monday. She’s been having a
wonderful time with two doggy friends, playing together, going down the beach
and even going in the sea. Now, our No.2 son, Terry, has suggested that he
takes Tuppence to live with him and their little dog, Saxon, until…. Well, even
Terry couldn’t say ‘Until Mum dies’. Sounds awful, doesn’t it? I have to admit
that it would probably be fairer to Tuppence, rather than getting under my feet,
getting into trouble and not getting the exercise she needs every day. The
problem of course is me: I don’t want the little blighter to go. But my heart
needs to be ruled by my head in this case. My son is coming over tomorrow to
talk about it and will almost certainly persuade me that it’s the right thing
to do, given the circumstances.
Now, about my book
world. We won’t even talk about my book sales. I made a decision to finish with
Voracious Readers. Over the last year I’ve attracted about 300 subscribers
through giving away The Devil’s Trinity. (A lot of them unsubscribed as soon as
they had the book). I think I attracted a handful of reviews on Goodreads. I’ve
been thinking for a while about finishing with them, but it took a new venture
to persuade me. I’ve joined in a promotion being run by a 10K FB author Mike
Donald. He’s new at it and wanted to give it a shot. But to achieve the email
sign-ups, I had to upgrade my Book Funnel account. I did this and cancelled my
VR account. Works out about the same price each year anyway. Once Mike has all
his ducks lined up in a row, he’ll start the ball rolling. It will take very
little of my time to support the promo although I don’t hold out much hope for
it; these things never seem to work for me. So, all I have to do is hang on to that hope
and make a decision about Tuppence. Wish me luck!
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