This Week I...Had a bad week but the ducklings made me smile
Animals are so much better than people
There goes another week. I don’t mind how fast time is going at the moment though, as I just want it to be the summer holidays now! I work term time only as a creative writing tutor, so that means 6/7 weeks off! Obviously that sucks financially so I am running two workshops via Zoom. More on that next week!
What else did I get up to this week?
Read: The Missing Family by Tim Weaver. This was such a good read!! I got this for my birthday and I’m so pleased because there are loads of books in this series, but each can be read as standalones. I also got book vouchers for my birthday and I am definitely buying more of these books with them! David Raker is the main character, a private investigator asked to look into the strange case of a missing family on Dartmoor. He also gets a call about another strange case involving a killer escaping from a locked cell. How these cases are connected absolutely blew my mind and I could not put this book down. I cannot wait to read more of these. You can read my glowing review here.
Watched: A while back I really enjoyed Scrublands on BBCiPlayer and I was thrilled to see series two had just landed. I’m only a few episodes in but it’s already shaping up to be as good as the first. Journalist Martin Scarsdale is back in his old hometown territory with girlfriend Mandy (who he met in the first series when investigating the priest who killed some of his congregation,) but it soon becomes clear he is not welcome there. It all kicks off when old friend Jasper phones him in a panic demanding to see him. When he gets there he finds Jasper stabbed to death and Mandy emerging from a bedroom with a blood covered knife…
Listened to: Too Good For Giving Up by Liam Gallagher. We are all getting very excited about seeing Oasis in two weeks time, so I’ve obviously switched into Gallagher mode in the car this week. This track is from one of Liam’s solo albums and I absolutely love it. It’s a tender song about depression and mental health. Very powerful.
Wrote: Black Hare Valley book 5 has been a bit of a struggle this week but I am on chapter five already and I do know exactly what I want to happen in the book - it’s just that awkward starting point where I am figuring out how to get to the main plot point and how fast! It’s also been a crappy week so I think I have struggled to concentrate and feel as creative as normal.
Had a bad week and felt thankful for my animals: I won’t go into the details but I had a bad falling out with a family member this week, and I am not sure how to get past it. It came out of nowhere and was all very strange. At the moment I am feeling too hurt and angry to try to sort it out, and some distance is very much needed. I am extremely lucky with my husband and four children but the extended family is a bit of a shit show, to be honest. I’m sure things will work out but it really affected me this week, really shocked and hurt me and that made it hard to write.
I was, as always, very thankful for my animals. I have always been an animal lover. Growing up we had dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs, and at the moment we have dogs, chickens and obviously the gorgeous ducklings. Every morning I get the ducklings out for a run around the kitchen while I eat breakfast and they always end up snuggled on my lap. They are so funny they really do cheer me up. It’s the same with the dogs. They are so loving, so loyal, so in tune with me and my emotions. I sometimes wish they all knew how much they help me.
That’s everything for this week folks. As ever, thankyou for being here. I appreciate it very much.