Owl Woman

I’m trying to be clever today and writing this entry at home so I can just paste it onto the blog at the library tomorrow. I do actually have loads to write about but it can blank the mind when you’re surrounded by children gaming or some very strange locals (one conversation I heard next to me the other day: “Oh, hello! What have you been up to?” “I’ve been trying to deal with my psychosis.” “I’m glad I don’t have to deal with anything like that, I’ve got a pretty bad back, though.”). My audience of zero (actually I should amend that to one because I just found out that someone actually reads this: hello Mr Flowers!) deserves to know everything that’s going on! I’m listening to Green Day’s American Idiot at the moment, because I’ve been cooking – it’s a perfect album to make a curry to, have you noticed that? Try it. That’s all I’ll be doing to it, though, because it looks as if I won’t be doing the Green Day book, due to a very stupid, short sighted publisher that doesn’t want to spend any money. It would sell loads, of course, not just because I wrote it, but because anything on Green Day sells like hot cakes at the moment. The fools. I’m still waiting for another publisher to get back in touch about The Gathering, and meanwhile I’m re-writing Book One of the new novel, which I don’t have a title for yet.

Other good stuff: a trip to the Peak District planned for early in May. I’ll be staying in a little cottage near to at least one stone circle. Did they build them differently up there? – Not such a silly question, if you see the stuff of mainland Europe. Squarer stones and the like (Julian Cope’s The European Megalith has lots of gorgeous photos). And I’m more and more into the photography mode again, perhaps the bright winter sunshine down here is inspiring me.
Oh, and health-wise, a very strong recommendation if you have stomach/digestive problems (don’t we all in the poisonous west) – have a go with probiotics. Millions of healthy bacteria and immunity-boosting vitamins, all in one pill, and very, very affordable from Superdrug (£3.00 for 60). I’ve been taking them for about ten days now and I’m feeling the benefits. And finally, a big, big boo to the woman who bought Vixen Tor that's popular with walkers and has legends of witchcraft associated with it. She fenced it off, claiming that she couldn’t afford the insurance to cover any accidents. Now she’s demanding £35,000 a year for access rights, claiming the place is a commercial venture. Greedhead of the month and possibly the year. I suggest she be chucked down the cave in The Descent (if you’ve seen the film you’ll know what I mean, if you haven’t watch it immediately, it’s fantastic).