Tue early pm. Middle of the day and at work but there aint nuthin' wrong with that. Work is work, it is where I spend most of my time in the week. Busy at the moment coz I'm trying to clear the decks before headin' up to Scotland on Thurs. Well, just before Scotland we go to Newcastle to visit my old aunt and uncle. She was a right old bitch when I was younger but we won't talk about that. She is old now and decrepit. Mind you that don't mean she won't be able to spring a few surprises.
Weather cold. Kinda feel a bit tired. Woke up in the night at 4am. Slightly dodgy stomach, dunno why, as we only had Tibetan thukpa last night which is usually perfectly digestible. Tamdin had already gone off to the 2nd bedroom when I woke in the dark and it may have been her moving about that woke me. Turned out this morning over coffee that she had been kept awake by a bee that had been buzzing around in the room and that she couldn't get out the window. Doubt if it was a bee. After coffee I poked my head in there heard the buzz and came to the conclusion it was a fly. Body too light to have a bee buzz about it if ya know what I mean.
Anyway must have been that which woke me. Work kinda busy like, the Nepal stuff is being photographed and put on the site. Lots of statues, lots of Buddhas. Lookin' good. Prices are great and I am sure we are gonna be giving people a good deal. That is what it is all about. Bringin' it to the people. Work it up. Get it in, sell it good, an' order more. Keep the whole thing rollin' along. Make a bit on the way of course but we aint gonna be too greedy. Aint doin' all this just ta get a mansion on the hill or anything like that. Doin' it for the love and therein lies the difference between us and those who do it just for the bucks. Well I 'ope so anyway. Runnin' up an' down the stairs tryin' to get the shots done in the front room where the sun shines. Works most of the time.
Late pm now. Cold. Sprinkles of snow outside. March snow fallin' down. A cold snap is what they said and a cold snap is what we've got. Wonderin' what the weather is gonna be like up north. Have to see. Kind of looking forward to it, hittin' the road again. Different landscapes. Different thoughts. Tired now. Been going more or less non-stop since 8.45, ate my sandwich in the front of the screen. Ham sandwich, homemade bread. Still into the breadmaking. Knocking out loaves left right an centre at the moment. Dunno how much it costs in the way of calories but sure does taste good. Nuthin' like having a breadmaker and the smell of bread baking away in the kitchen. Then to pull out a loaf from the oven just before ya hit the sack is like takin' the road to heaven. All good stuff. Wonderful in fact.
Wed morn. Bright and sunny. In the office. Usually I don't do Weds because I work with Tamdin on Weds from home but this week is different because we are headin' up north tomorrow. Newcastle and then into Scotland. Woke up in the middle of the night. Think it must have been Tamdin that woke me. She must have been restless as well. Dunno what it was. Food last night was simple, rice and dhal so no possible cause of disturbance there. What time was it I woke? Think it was round 2 am. Funny time. Maybe something outside. Stayed awake for a while. Restless. Strange. Maybe some kinda excitement about gettin' on the road again but I doubt it. Not as if we are going to the end of the world or anything like that.
Early pm. Just had lunch. Boiled eggs and homemade bread. Tasty. So much better eating your own food. Used to always be goin' up the road to M&S at lunch time for one of their sandwiches and a drink, usually a juice or a smoothie. But to be honest Ilford aint the kind of place to fill you full of inspiration if you go up the High St every day. Usually bound to walk past a bunch of black, white or Asian youths brimmin' with attitude. The "I'm gonna stab ya if ya don't watch out an' show me some fookin' respect mon!" kinda attitude. Yeah, kinda good to get into a different cycle and give that type of experience a miss for now.
Not much more to say for the moment. Hit the road tomorrow see what that brings...
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