How They All Rise Up

We have lilac in our garden.  The botanically inclined may also spot a lot of weeds.  It's on my list.  It reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Night Watch which is a cracking good story.

There have been no six legged sightings in the kitchen today, but the weather has been miserably rainy and I believe ants don't go out much in the rain.

Today's fail was falling for a special offer.  If you have a nectar card and if you spend over £10 this week, and if you have registered the special offer then you get 8 times the points.  I don't really need anything but for some reason I ended up purchasing a quantity of yarn from Yarn Paradise.  Do not click on the link if you are tempted by weird yarn.  They are based in Turkey and ship all over the world but I order through eBay as the shipping is more reasonable.  The yarn has always been good quality, the service has been excellent and I wish I was getting sponsored for this.  To balance it, I also recommend subscribing to Marriner Yarns newsletter.  It's always lovely and cheery and they occasionally do free patterns and competitions.

Speaking of newsletters, apparently lots of authors have a newsletter and there are lots of articles encouraging authors to collect a mailing list.  I have no idea what I would put in one.  Mind you, I'm not sure I'm qualified as an author.  I just write stuff.  And speaking of that, the latest instalment of the White Hart is here.  Feel free to dip in.