Monday, November 10, 2008
Mrs Moore
For the time being, Mrs Moore has more pressing commitments. See you all in due course. Sx
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Quarante-deux Bouteilles De Vin
Tuesday, 28th October
We didn't even get placed. Bleeding heck! Even Dan, Fran and Jumper Steve got more points than we did. Big day tomorrow, meeting the literary agent.
Wednesday, 29th October
I arrived in Rowan's office 20 minutes late, not a great start. I left Battersea at ten, but due to road works, one-way systems, and faulty Centrepoint lifts, it took eighty minutes to get there. I sincerely hoped she wouldn't think I was taking the piss. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and chatted for about an hour and a half. She really liked the style of writing, and we had a long talk about how to put together a proposal that may wow the socks off any potential printing houses.
Nicola rang about five to confirm that my impressions of the meeting were about right. Rowan had rung her, and now I have to crack on with a proposal.
I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Thursday, 30th October
I am still feeling more than a bit overwhelmed. I haven't been able to concentrate, which means that nothing is getting done. Oh dear! And we are off to France for two nights tomorrow, for which I am totally unprepared.
Friday, 31st October
We arrived at the hotel at about half past eleven, but it is absolutely beautiful. La Maison Des Plumes is an Art Deco delight, an old manor house with a magnificent spiral staircase at its heart.
Saturday, 1st November
A fantastic breakfast of coppa, chevre, and the biggest croissants we have ever seen. We then hit the supermarket to buy coppa, chevre, and gigantic croissants. Well, apart from the croissants. We bought all the wine for Christmas, and a bit to spare. We also bought two bottles of champagne, and two of cremant, for Damian and Kelly to have a bit of a blind taste test. 300 euros on that, and a further 125 euros I had great fun taking photos in the house, and also at the supermarket, and got together most of the photos for week 6 of the course. Back to the Maison for a great supper, and a brief ghost-hunting episode, which turned up nothing.
Sunday, 2nd November
Back home. Kids back, 'Ooh Frisk Sours, ooh M&M table football, ooh wine.' Perry can be a strange kid. Xanthe coolly informed me that she had created a mountain for her geography project. Eh? I haven't seen it, but it does fit in the back of the car. Crushing 9-1 defeat for 'The Park.' At last it's the end of the season. A week's break next Sunday. Thank god.
We didn't even get placed. Bleeding heck! Even Dan, Fran and Jumper Steve got more points than we did. Big day tomorrow, meeting the literary agent.
Wednesday, 29th October
I arrived in Rowan's office 20 minutes late, not a great start. I left Battersea at ten, but due to road works, one-way systems, and faulty Centrepoint lifts, it took eighty minutes to get there. I sincerely hoped she wouldn't think I was taking the piss. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and chatted for about an hour and a half. She really liked the style of writing, and we had a long talk about how to put together a proposal that may wow the socks off any potential printing houses.
Nicola rang about five to confirm that my impressions of the meeting were about right. Rowan had rung her, and now I have to crack on with a proposal.
I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Thursday, 30th October
I am still feeling more than a bit overwhelmed. I haven't been able to concentrate, which means that nothing is getting done. Oh dear! And we are off to France for two nights tomorrow, for which I am totally unprepared.
Friday, 31st October
We arrived at the hotel at about half past eleven, but it is absolutely beautiful. La Maison Des Plumes is an Art Deco delight, an old manor house with a magnificent spiral staircase at its heart.
Saturday, 1st November
A fantastic breakfast of coppa, chevre, and the biggest croissants we have ever seen. We then hit the supermarket to buy coppa, chevre, and gigantic croissants. Well, apart from the croissants. We bought all the wine for Christmas, and a bit to spare. We also bought two bottles of champagne, and two of cremant, for Damian and Kelly to have a bit of a blind taste test. 300 euros on that, and a further 125 euros I had great fun taking photos in the house, and also at the supermarket, and got together most of the photos for week 6 of the course. Back to the Maison for a great supper, and a brief ghost-hunting episode, which turned up nothing.
Sunday, 2nd November
Back home. Kids back, 'Ooh Frisk Sours, ooh M&M table football, ooh wine.' Perry can be a strange kid. Xanthe coolly informed me that she had created a mountain for her geography project. Eh? I haven't seen it, but it does fit in the back of the car. Crushing 9-1 defeat for 'The Park.' At last it's the end of the season. A week's break next Sunday. Thank god.
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