August was so busy that I had to stop writing, and then I had to catch up with housework (at least sorta kinda catch up) before my son’s birthday party. But now most of the really urgent stuff has been done, and I can start work on the novel again. And in a burst of unusually nice timing, I have some information I can use. I realised a while ago…
I always thought that the only chameleon on La Palma was the fountain at La Glorieta, but one turned up at San José kiosk yesterday, together with his/her human. I think it’s the first time I’ve had a good look at a chameleon that wasn’t behind glass. I confess that I’m rather pleased with the photo. It’s really sharp on the chameleon’s eye and s/he doesn’t half look snooty.
For those sane people who don’t know, March 14th is pi day, because if you write March 14th the American way, it’s 3.14, yes? Actually, the first five digits of pi are 3.1415, which made this year a bit special. In fact 9:26:53am was super special because pi is 3.141592653 (and the rest). It’s traditional to eat pie on pi day, which is probably why the idea caugh on. I…
Buggerlit millenium shrimp! And other expressions far too foul even for Old Ron. I hope he’s sitting in Death’s strange garden, with the Death of Cute Kittens purring on his lap. (No, the Death of Cute Kittens isn’t in the books, only in my head. She’s inspired by the Death of Rats, of course. And yes, she has a pink velvet bow around her neck.)
I really need to finish translating the second edition of “A Breathtaking Window” into Spanish. I was working through all the minor changes from the English second edition, seeing which ones needed to go into the Spanish version (most of them). I came across a URL on my starisland.co.uk page, and decided that the best thing would be to move it over to sheilacrosby.com now, so that I could put…
Not the writer, just the blog. This blog has moved to https://sheilacrosby.com, and joined with http://lapalma-island.com. The new blog looks much prettier, and I’ve just posted photos of the 60s wedding in Los Sauces. Carlos looked great in his costume! A particularly elegant wedding guest.