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Haiku Diary - September 2008

Author: jak (add to friends)

These months are coming round so quickly!

Mon 1 Sep

New Three Gorges Dam
plays havoc with my Yangtze
research. Fun and games.

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Tues 2 Sep

Finish Yangtze piece.
Making friends with next door cat
while they are away.

Wed 3 Sep

Rewrite Mother flight
for Inspire Anthology.
Jena accepted.

Thur 4 Sep

Sold 2 pieces to
Wuxi Life. Started the next:
3 Gorges legends.

Fri 5 Sep

Unable to sleep.
Write Mamma Mia review
in the wee small hours.

Sat 6 Sep

Meet G’s family
at the Basingstoke Hilton.
Happy overnight.

Sun 7 Sep

Drive home for lunchtime.
Stop at Plant World for present
for sister’s wedding.

Mon 8 Sep

Finish legends piece,
and submit it to CC.
Prepare for wedding.

Tues 9 Sep

Glorious Singer
Mansion is backdrop for the
loveliest wedding.

Wed 10 Sep

Post pics of Oldway
grandeur in my blogger blog.
Will the rain hold off?

Thur 11 Sep

Driving to Weymouth
with my errant son again.
No rain, thank the Lord.

Fri 12 Sep

Panic in CC.
change of word count policy
in long summaries.

Sat 13 Sep

Panic over but
I am down with nasty cold.
Hard to concentrate.

Sun 14 Sep

Spend a day in bed.
Should be bliss but not this way,
feeling so unwell.

Mon 15 Sep

Do some routine work.
Still not feeling creative;
face and head all sore.

Tues 16 Sep

Much better today.
Respond to CC request
and help Jules again.

Wed 17 Sep

Yesterday’s piece sold
so I write another one,
And all before lunch.

Thur 18 Sep

System has problems
trying to back up before
installing updates.

Fri 19 Sep

Immersed in Salzburg.
Research and write through the day.
Ten hour marathon

Sat 20 Sep

Today has been my
first time out for a whole week.
Free in the sunshine.

Sun 21 Sep

Stourhead in the sun.
Bright light filters through the trees,
glitters on water.

Mon 22 Sep

How can son get to
Dorchester without my car?
Drive to Blandford bus.

Tues 23 Sep

Two short articles
drafted, proofed, and submitted.
I am doing well.

Wed 24 Sep

Peel and core apples,
and stew for crumbles, sauces
and various puds.

Thurs 25 Sep

Mow the lawn and clean
the kitchen. Watch DVD.
Only blog written.

Fri 26 Sep

Sit outside and string
and slice beans for a whole hour.
Still can’t start to write.

Sat 27 Sep

At last I’m writing
about the Menorcan ports.
Words are flowing now.

Sun 28 Sep

Drive to Salisbury,
order doors at B&Q.
Great to be outside.

Mon 29 Sep

Post in blogger blog
of apples and home grown beans.
Writing, cooking day.

Tues 30 Sep

I join Helium
but not sure what to start with.
Contest? Marketplace?

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Comment from: greenygrey [Member] Email · http://www.greenygrey.co.uk
Impressed with your application through health and tech probs.

Nice words again. Yes, I think you appreciate light and nature after not going out for a while.

Have a great weekend!
PermalinkPermalink 2008-10-03 @ 10:08
Comment from: marilyn [Member] Email · http://www.writelink.co.uk/blogs/marilyn
Glad you managed to eventually feel better, Jean, from both from a health and writing perspective. You're so organised - and this is such a telling and inspiring reminder, which I always look forward to reading.
PermalinkPermalink 2008-10-03 @ 13:46
Comment from: gillyflower [Member] Email
Your output sounds prodigious despite feeling unwell through some of September. You must be a very organised and focussed person. Great diary.
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