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Somebody has read my blog! Thank-you – you know who you are! This is exciting and surprising news and indeed motivating, so I must write some more…
I have taken delivery of my newly published “Vergin’ on the Ridiculous”, and after an anxious few days have found the list of people who pre-ordered a copy. I will upload the details of the book to my website soon, but here’s a sneak preview of the cover, illustrated by Tickner…
The weather here in Cumbria has been, as elsewhere I gather, wetter than makes for good walking on the fells. My border terriers think differently so every day come rain or shine we all get some exercise, but last week there was a small window of opportunity that arrived with glorious weather, and I wasn’t going to miss it whatever paperwork was piling up and whatever my assistant said. We spent a wonderful day striding out across Shap Fell, Swindale and Sleddale.
I did actually almost catch up with my duties and so went through the boxes of books mentioned previously – some nice volumes unearthed which I shall catalogue in due course. My most recent catalogue of Big Game books has been well-received and orders for books on deer stalking in Scotland as well as the early days of trophy hunting in Africa and Asia have been keeping me busy.
On the IT front I am in the process of changing my broadband and phone supplier. It will apparently save me money, which is good news. All a bit beyond me I’m afraid, I just nod and my assistant gets on with it. I have just had to invest in a new mobile phone, though. I bought one after falling and cracking a few ribs when out walking above Haweswater – a slightly worse injury and it would have been my last resting place. Sadly I don’t think my terriers would have bounded off for help in the style of Lassie… Anyway, I went to the small family-run communications shop in Penrith and asked for a phone but came away with a camera, wireless, messaging-machine (bet it can’t appreciate a good old fashioned book!) that I have no idea how to operate. I hope it can make and take telephone calls but I need to turn it on… Now where’s my assistant…?