Really enjoyable read, as ever! A reread of Three Men in a Boat is on my summer reading plans thanks to an earlier mention by you and bizarrely you’re the second person today I’ve read extolling the virtues of Mary Lawson. I’m taking it as a sign and heading directly from here to my library app. Happy Wednesday, Rebecca! 💛
I enjoyed this Rebecca! And thanks for mentioning some new authors - I'm chronically very far down my 'next book to read' list but also can't resist a new shiny recommendation to add to it! And like Claire mentions, when two or more people recommend something it jumps up towards the top. Isn't this sunshine glorious? Enjoy it while we can!
Happy Wednesday Rebecca and enjoy the glorious sunshine! :) YAY! Thank you for your book recommendations. I will add them to my list. I love reading and I do find it helps my writing. Cheers and look forward to writing with you again soon.
Ooh, I'm intrigued by the concept of noctuarists. I can't say I do my best writing in the middle of the night, but it's definitely... different. I think a collection of such writings would make a fascinating study! Too bad no one has published any. Brilliant thoughts in the shower, however, are a different story ;-) I wonder if there is a latin-based term for showerists?
Ooh a bit cross eh 🤣 also: wordy? 😜 I like the sound of a 50/50, am def not clever enough for a full cryptic. *goes off to idly google “best 50/50 crossword” instead of responding to pressing work emails*
"I love a scary fish movie as much as the next person, but ..." That has to be one of the funniest sentence starters I have ever read! And I always appreciate photos of your record keeping methods, your planners, your lists. I study them carefully! I found myself wondering this morning how your life would be different if you didn't have these written notations for managing your busy life. Write an article on THAT, please! "Rebecca wakes up on Monday and discovers she is flying blind -- all her notebooks and lists have disappeared." ( Might be sort of like my life, h ha ha.) Nice writing, my sweetheart.
That ‘Woman reading a book’ artwork is a little creepy. I think I’ll stick to real life artists. Love that glorious sunshine photo. Then looked at the temperatures. Not exactly tropical. Good on you for finding an opportunity to dress more lightly for a few hours anyway. And Thanks so much for another enjoyable read. Much appreciated.
Love your chatter to Terry. Eclectic doesn't even begin to describe it. But it's the exact example of how my mind works, jumping from one thing to another like a frog in a box.
You know I am always delighted by these letters and this one is no exception, Rebecca! I swooned over your bullet journal, as I am ever soothed and calmed by neat writing on dot-grid paper. 😁 And, tell me, do my eyes deceive me, or do you do the crossword in PEN? 😰 I must know! xo
Really enjoyable read, as ever! A reread of Three Men in a Boat is on my summer reading plans thanks to an earlier mention by you and bizarrely you’re the second person today I’ve read extolling the virtues of Mary Lawson. I’m taking it as a sign and heading directly from here to my library app. Happy Wednesday, Rebecca! 💛
I enjoyed this Rebecca! And thanks for mentioning some new authors - I'm chronically very far down my 'next book to read' list but also can't resist a new shiny recommendation to add to it! And like Claire mentions, when two or more people recommend something it jumps up towards the top. Isn't this sunshine glorious? Enjoy it while we can!
Happy Wednesday Rebecca and enjoy the glorious sunshine! :) YAY! Thank you for your book recommendations. I will add them to my list. I love reading and I do find it helps my writing. Cheers and look forward to writing with you again soon.
You’re amazing Rebecca. I have learned three things (at least) from this:
1. The brilliant new word to describe the activity (if not the vessel) when I write a note in my phone at 2am.
2. The fact that Substack will tailor cover pics in the manner of Dall-E. What a terrifying world we soon will (already do?) live in.
3. That I must start doing the general knowledge crossword.
Thank you 🙏❤️
Ooh, I'm intrigued by the concept of noctuarists. I can't say I do my best writing in the middle of the night, but it's definitely... different. I think a collection of such writings would make a fascinating study! Too bad no one has published any. Brilliant thoughts in the shower, however, are a different story ;-) I wonder if there is a latin-based term for showerists?
Why have you got an item of washing hanging on the telegraph wires?
Ooh a bit cross eh 🤣 also: wordy? 😜 I like the sound of a 50/50, am def not clever enough for a full cryptic. *goes off to idly google “best 50/50 crossword” instead of responding to pressing work emails*
I will answer your letter in the usual fashion next Wednesday. I don't have to answer everything now. I know my rights.
"I love a scary fish movie as much as the next person, but ..." That has to be one of the funniest sentence starters I have ever read! And I always appreciate photos of your record keeping methods, your planners, your lists. I study them carefully! I found myself wondering this morning how your life would be different if you didn't have these written notations for managing your busy life. Write an article on THAT, please! "Rebecca wakes up on Monday and discovers she is flying blind -- all her notebooks and lists have disappeared." ( Might be sort of like my life, h ha ha.) Nice writing, my sweetheart.
That ‘Woman reading a book’ artwork is a little creepy. I think I’ll stick to real life artists. Love that glorious sunshine photo. Then looked at the temperatures. Not exactly tropical. Good on you for finding an opportunity to dress more lightly for a few hours anyway. And Thanks so much for another enjoyable read. Much appreciated.
Love your chatter to Terry. Eclectic doesn't even begin to describe it. But it's the exact example of how my mind works, jumping from one thing to another like a frog in a box.
Happy Easter! To you and to Terry!
You know I am always delighted by these letters and this one is no exception, Rebecca! I swooned over your bullet journal, as I am ever soothed and calmed by neat writing on dot-grid paper. 😁 And, tell me, do my eyes deceive me, or do you do the crossword in PEN? 😰 I must know! xo