More teeth, more books
There was a lovely, calm sunrise yesterday, as you can see from the photo below. I popped out and took a couple of shots of the road too. Yesterday, the guys drilled up the flagstones from our gate to the join in the road where the stones meet the concrete and, as the song says, ‘They’ve gone about as far as they can go.’ No prizes for guessing the musical, but if you want a clue, I was once in it playing Ali Hakim, the Persian peddler who has a song in the stage version that’s cut from the film (I think). I was also once in the Sound of Music playing Uncle Max (always the comedy role, never the hero) who also had a song that was cut for the film, but that’s all by the by. So, Wednesday morning sunrise…
In other news… The tooth reconstruction for Neil is progressing. He popped down on Tuesday for the treatment to start and had a root canal. He has another visit today (Wednesday), and the plan is, I believe, to fix things up so the part that broke off can be screwed back in. He kept the thing in his wallet, but it’s now safely at the dentist’s surgery ready for the transplant, in time. That’s not all that’s going on. I am working on a series of novels under my pen name, and have part one written, edited and proofed (104k words). Today, I am starting on the layout in Adobe In Design, a process which should only take me a day or so to complete. The first book is not due out until the end of April, so I have plenty of time, but before then, I have to also edit and have proofed part two (95k words) and have a cover designed ready for the end of May. Meanwhile, I am working on part three for the end of June (30k words so far). So, it’s all go at the writing pod and study desk. As you can see, nearly a quarter of a million words since Christmas. That may go some way to explaining why you don’t see much of me during the day.
We are also coming into Lent here in Greece with Clean Monday next week, I believe. If you’re heading this way, expect lots of bangers and bells, celebrations and services. We’ve already seen some visitors. We were at the Rainbow last night, and I saw a couple walk past I’ve never seen before. Hopefully a good sign for an early-start season and a good ‘n’ busy time for the island to come. Now though, it’s 7.45 yesterday, and I am gearing up for a short walk up the hill before I set about setting out a book. Must go.
