One Little Month...

(As Hamlet says in the play!) till publication day! The first draft was finally finished last night - or, more accurately, in the early hours of this morning - and I'm now embarking on big revisions to slim it down and sharpen it up. Not sure what to make of it yet... just pleased I found a way to knit all the bits together! This is the bit I really love - it's much more fun editing than writing! The publicity machine kicks in next week and I'm merrily telling everyone there will be a product by June 21st so I'm going to have to get my head down! Another ballet packed weekend, with Birmingham Royal Ballet in Durham for 2 days - off to King's Lynn on Saturday to catch them there too! Stunning performances of two of my favourite ballets and an introduction to one I hadn't seen before. They're magnificient! Frantically reading Donna Leon's Brunetti books at the moment - devouring them on the commute to work! Having only recently come back from Venice I can imagine it all vividly and her 'hero' is a really lovely bloke who (as a refreshing change!) has a reasonably stable home life and a family who aren't entirely disfunctional! Really admire her pared down style! Half term looms on the horizon - thank goodness for holidays! Best cake: going to cheat - it was a pudding - Rhubarb and Gooseberry Fool at Oldfield's restaurant in Durham. Divine...