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A day late and a penny short...
::looks at subject line:: You know that 'penny' thing would be funny, if it wasn't so sad...
Anyway, this is just a v. quick update to say that I'm back and to explain *why* I'm late and poor.
OK, first of all Scotland was lovely and we had a wonderful time and I'll do my best to write a post about it when I have some spare time. For now, I'll have to go with that Mastercard thing (I don't have a Mastercard and am not in any way affiliated with them. Many apologies for ripping off their ads):
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'New' car, bought less than a month ago, now totalled and - because we only had 3rd party insurance - not going to be in any way compensated for: £400.
Bill for recovery and for getting the caravan towed back down here (and us going with it): £300.
Everyone being absolutely fine (without a single scratch!) after the car skidded off the road, went through a low drystone wall, down into a field and *rolled over*: Priceless.
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This happened Saturday btw, so most of the holiday was gone already. Things I feel I have to pass on:
- ALWAYS wear a seatbelt. ALWAYS.
- Small winding Scottish roads are kinda dangerous when it's been raining lots.
- It is *immensely* helpful to have family living in the place where you holiday.
- Hug your family and be grateful.
- I really like St Ninian. (We were on our way back from Whithorn, when we crashed.)
I also - just to change the subject completely - got a lot of writing done. Actual writing with pencil on paper. Odd, but satisfying. I finished 'Not The Last' (DW fic, 11 handwritten pages, chapters 2-5) and (I know this sounds bizarre) the sequel to the sequel to 'Maybe Someday'. It's set *years* after the end of those stories, and is v. tragic (so sort of AU), but I wrote down the first 2 chapters ages ago and had the idea for the rest for a long time - and finally now worked out how to end it. So, I wrote it. 26 pages. And you probably won't see it for years considering how slow my writing's going otherwise... Um, not sure that had a point, although I was wondering any of you other writers do this - write the end way, way before you've finished the main story?
Anyway, Darcy has just been looking at me like that and there's *tons* of stuff to sort out, so I will run. If you wrote/made/saw anything interesting please link me, because there is no way I'll be able to catch up. Although I will answer comments as soon as I can.
Lots of love to you all!
Elisi
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the_royal_anna - I got the package. So glad you enjoyed them! And thank you for the pretty postcard. :)
Anyway, this is just a v. quick update to say that I'm back and to explain *why* I'm late and poor.
OK, first of all Scotland was lovely and we had a wonderful time and I'll do my best to write a post about it when I have some spare time. For now, I'll have to go with that Mastercard thing (I don't have a Mastercard and am not in any way affiliated with them. Many apologies for ripping off their ads):
'New' car, bought less than a month ago, now totalled and - because we only had 3rd party insurance - not going to be in any way compensated for: £400.
Bill for recovery and for getting the caravan towed back down here (and us going with it): £300.
Everyone being absolutely fine (without a single scratch!) after the car skidded off the road, went through a low drystone wall, down into a field and *rolled over*: Priceless.
This happened Saturday btw, so most of the holiday was gone already. Things I feel I have to pass on:
- ALWAYS wear a seatbelt. ALWAYS.
- Small winding Scottish roads are kinda dangerous when it's been raining lots.
- It is *immensely* helpful to have family living in the place where you holiday.
- Hug your family and be grateful.
- I really like St Ninian. (We were on our way back from Whithorn, when we crashed.)
I also - just to change the subject completely - got a lot of writing done. Actual writing with pencil on paper. Odd, but satisfying. I finished 'Not The Last' (DW fic, 11 handwritten pages, chapters 2-5) and (I know this sounds bizarre) the sequel to the sequel to 'Maybe Someday'. It's set *years* after the end of those stories, and is v. tragic (so sort of AU), but I wrote down the first 2 chapters ages ago and had the idea for the rest for a long time - and finally now worked out how to end it. So, I wrote it. 26 pages. And you probably won't see it for years considering how slow my writing's going otherwise... Um, not sure that had a point, although I was wondering any of you other writers do this - write the end way, way before you've finished the main story?
Anyway, Darcy has just been looking at me like that and there's *tons* of stuff to sort out, so I will run. If you wrote/made/saw anything interesting please link me, because there is no way I'll be able to catch up. Although I will answer comments as soon as I can.
Lots of love to you all!
Elisi
ETA:
the_royal_anna - I got the package. So glad you enjoyed them! And thank you for the pretty postcard. :)