Lost in the mists

Been a chilly, foggy day here in Grimsargh (pronounced grim-sa, though I prefer a more piratical Grimsarrggghhh) so here's a couple of photos.  Well, the same photo with a bit of post-processing nonsense stuck on it.

Before messing about

After messing about

Right, enough distractions, need to get back to the writing!

And that's a wrap...

Christmas is over for another year!
My dad's gone home, the dog's getting fewer treats, life has returned to normal.
I call it a successful Christmas, mainly cos I didn't give anyone food poisoning - the turkey dinner I cooked actually turned out quite well!  We even made beer bread, which was nice but had the consistency of a breeze block.
Time to get back to the writing.  Well, maybe in a day or two - there's a Steam sale on and I may have bought some games!
Final thing, I wanted to share a present I got from my awesome friend, Kaz.  It's a picture, done by her mum, Jan, of a Steve McCurry photo called Afghan Girl - this is one of my favourite photos ever and was one of the inspirations behind the character of Crystal Eyes in my first novel.  Those eyes, man.
Anyway, here's the picture, which I shall soon have framed and gracing my wall!

Anyway, I hope you all had a magnificent Christmas, and go on to have a stellar New Year!

Allen

Tap tap tap

The start of another week, another Monday!
While the word Monday isn't filled with as much dread as it used to be, I'm trying to get into the routine of treating it like a normal working day.  So today it was up, breackfasted, then straight to the keyboard, knocking out another thousand words of the sequel to Crystal Eyes
The routine this morning was slightly thrown off by the dog having an upset stomach (she's curled up in her bed feeling sorry for herself right now. Occasionally I can hear her stomach squeaking).
Lunchtime now, however, and I'm feeling in the mood for a bit of a fry up!  Perfect fuel for an afternoon of creativity (if I don't just fall asleep).
Since it's another grey and miserable day here in the north west of England, I felt compelled to share another photo taken in warmer, happier times!
This is Lindisfarne castle, on the island of Lindisfarne just off the Northumberland coast, taken a few summers ago.

The grass isn't always greener

It's been a miserable day today, wet, grey and cold.
So here's another pic from yesterday, when the sun was shining!
 

There's a chill in the air

It's a tad frosty out!


Taken this lunchtime in my back garden

Winter warmer

Rather than a memory of summer, like yesterday's post, I thought I'd stick up an arty picture of something that might help keep you warm on these cold, winter nights!

Bottoms up!

Memory of Summer

Just been looking through some older photos, found one that brought back memories of warmer days - most welcome on a cold day like this!