SO ANOTHER DAY—10 TO GO BEFORE WE LEAVE…..I have started checking my clothes and packing them away. I will not take bunches—and the first weeks being much dressier than the last month….when I’m in the vacation area of Cornwall.
by the way the the main pictures today is a friend’s cat Max and this one just above is a yard in The Woodlands where we went for yard sales a couple of weeks ago. The reminder are from my Dentist’s office!
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The westering sun slants into the churchyard by some unwonted entry, a few prismatic tears drop on an old tombstone, and a window that I thought was only dirty, is for a moment bejeweled. Charles Dickens.
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This characteristic of London city greatly helps its being the quaint place it I in the weekly pause of business, and greatly helps my Sunday sensation in it of being the last man. Charles Dickens
Beyond this there’s buying here–make up—I’m getting all new to take with me so nothing will run out or dry up or whatever makeup can and will do when you’re really counting on it.
I found my luggage tags so I’m good for that and I’ve already put them on the two I’m taking. I’m bringing the new small one with me on board the plane going over but not planning on it to have that much in it–coming back will fill it up with stuff and check it. And use my oversize purse as my carry on (I get 2 50# bags to check and 1 22# carry on, plus my purse, reading material and my coat. I actually took a new sweater I bought for the trip and attached it to a lovely knit poncho that I have had for awhile—I attached it together to make a winter level coat for here and spring for there.
I am working on getting all my material for reference for my book saved (either typed in or scanned) to my computer so I won’t have to deal with excessive paper–most of my first drafts are more sketchy to establish the story and then I return later with details, descriptions and the like….it’s probably a bit awkward but it works for me and allows me to put layers into the story once I have the direction which comes from the characters emotions and so on, and if you never had characters with emotions then I suggest you not become an author. They are less concerned with what they are sleeping on or the atmosphere of the cave that they are progressing their story in or exactly what they’re wearing…you know the stuff readers who haven’t been there need to round out the tale and which I can add later as I contemplate their truths.
One upon our time, that is to say, in this our time–the exact year, month, and day are of no matter–there dwelt in the city of London, a substantial citizen…. Charles Dickens
and of course there’s those little things like deodorant…Already have the toothpaste and brush (new of course) from a vendor that my friend picked up a spare one for me too. Actually Virgin in the past has always given us a lovely little pack including toothpaste and brush (on my first flight on Virgin in 2002 the tooth brush had a small rubber duck attached, they don’t do that any more I wish they did), some aroma for your pillow—to help you sleep. Also soft footies so you can take off those shoes and a eye mask to further your sleeping efforts. Virgin flies direct Orlando to London, but besides that the food, the great service, the free drinks all keep me coming back and shouting their praises to the general public friends (not foes—let them change plane, pay for their own drinks and watch lousy movies—-)yes you get a pick on virgin from several possibilities in the movie category and you have your own screen and they supply headphones…there’s also British TV programs as well as games all available on the seat right in front of you.
In the sixteenth century and in the reign of Queen Elizabeth of glorious memory…there lived in the city of London a bold young prentice who loved his master’s daughter. Charles Dickens
The restlessness of a great city, and the way in which it tumbles and tosses before it can get to sleep, formed one of the first entertainments offered to the contemplation of us houseless people. Charles Dickens
