Wednesday, January 1, 2014

New Year, new ... all sorts of things


I don't expect to make this a regular thing you know, two posts in a row.  No, definitely not.

Months of work sorting my room and gradually things fall into place.  The room is decorated.  The desk design decided upon at last, but not yet ordered (because it's New Year's Day and the shop is closed).  So I sit and ponder what on earth am I going to do whilst sitting at this splendid new desk. When it arrives.

It's worth getting it right because this will set me up for the next instalment of life's rich pageant.  Start a new businesses? Create a website? Design and sell things?  Write about things, research, photograph and publish things ... it's all a bit predictable isn't it?

It's not the 'things' though really is it? (As a bright spark on Twitter likes to point out - we are not talking about mere things here - it's just not the thing.)

The best 'thing' of all is that I am here alone, and not alone.  You lot are out there/here.  I know no-one ever ever comments on these blogs here but perhaps someone will some day. The point is I can reach out to all of you from my new desk (when it arrives), and we can all be here (literally!) and chat, drink tea, put the world to rights (oh and if anyone has a link to cliches to avoid when writing please let me know.)

Top Gear, Dunsfold, one of the best 'things' to happen in 2013!
That's quite enough. I am off to do some sewing now.  Or shall I sit in my cosy corner and read the Larkin bio I just bought ...oh so many choices, so many new things!

#TTFN

VB