And then it all went pear-shaped for a while...

It was all going so well. Too well. All I had to do was upload the file to the lulu site and then it was done. That was on Friday...

Today - two days AFTER the launch date, SCOTCH PINE finally reached lulu! It's been unbelievably difficult to transfer the text to PDF this time. The recommended route - using Open Office - introduced a number of annoying little glitches and I realised that I'd have to completely re-check the entire text. So instead I downloaded a free trial of Adobe Acrobat - only to discover that my beloved and antiquated lap top didn't have anything like enough memory to run it! Two computers and a different lap-top later I finally managed at 6.45pm tonight to create a lulu acceptable PDF! The cover was a doddle by comparison.

And now, it's there - I keep going to the website and looking at it!!! Can't quite believe it's actually FINISHED! By the way,for the next 30 days you can get a 10% discount on the cover price by quoting JOANNADUNCANXMM3 in the coupon box at the checkout, thanks to lulu. And you can have a look at the free preview as well - just go to http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/scotch-pine/3169764

BEST CAKE? without a doubt, fruit tart in Druckers in the Bullring on Sunday just before I got the train home from a mad ballet weekend. Delicious. The tart was good too...