Write or Die

Still fighting this cold, I worked in the rain,
Which did not entreat my health to regain.
Late in the day, I cannot tell a lie:
Not one word yet. It's time for "Write or Die".

Picking up speed - 7122 words

Story one is picking up speed, and my words are starting to flow,
but deep within the NaNo world the server is still running slow.
Ninety minutes to write my words today was all that I needed.
It may well take longer before my word count update is heeded!

Still sick - 5392 words

Still sick full on for four days now
This infection's growing old.
I'm tired and achy and struggling for words
And always feel the cold.

An earlier start - 3429 words

An earlier start today. I'm still sick
but more quick. Time to play.
My words done by one, I may
even get ahead to stay.

A fierce infection - 1739 words

A fierce throat infection, most the day in bed
Is no ideal start to NaNoWriMo
But minutes 'fore midnight, with eyes seeing red
My word count was met and away we go!

A quaternary quest for NaNo four

A quaternary quest for NaNo four:
No more the single tome from days of yore
Nay, a tetrad of shorts (or maybe more)
Equal fifty K words I aim to score.

The Garden

After my experiences with container gardening last year, I decided to go for the real deal this summer. I've still a few babies inside, waiting to do a bit more growing before they're ready to face the big, bad world, but most things are in the ground now. If tonight's storm didn't totally rearrange everything, the main garden should look like this:



A. white currant

B. red currant

C. jostaberry

D. gooseberry

E.


F. stevia

G. tarragon, sage, rosemary & thyme

H. spearmint, peppermint & chocolate mint

I. chives & garlic chives

J. raspberries

K.


L.


M.


N.


O.


P.


Q. swiss chard

The beans are waiting for the sweet corn to get established before joining those beds, and the peppers plus some additional tomato plants will fill the empty spaces in plot L once they're a bit bigger.

The blackcurrant, blackberry, flowering quince, bee balm, lemon balm, oregano, peas and arctic kiwi all had to find homes in amongst the various flower beds, where there is also additional garlic (gifted by the squirrels) and wild raspberries (gifted by the birds).

Next on the agenda: improve our irrigation.