I used to sew but my eyes really aren’t good enough these
days and I do sometimes get out the knitting needles but I have arthritis in my
thumbs and I can’t keep it up for long. I know – I’m falling to bits.
I do read. A lot. Sometimes obsessively when I’m glomming a
new author, but it’s a bit antisocial.
It’s all the dh’s fault. We went to the Tank Museum at
Bovingdon back in the summer – it’s huge, they even loaned tanks to the makers
of the film Fury — and now he’s having the best fun imaginable building model
tanks and then turning them into rusty wrecks for his battle dioramas. Or maybe
it’s the browsing on the internet for a gazillion shades of paint, 1:35 scale
barbed wire, flora and the thousand and one bits of essential stuff that I
envy.
If I had a hobby I could do that…
So I’m looking for ideas, inspiration. How do you fill the
long winter evenings when the television is rubbish? I want a hobby that I can
seriously shop for!
Meanwhile, here’s what I can do for you. If you’re looking
for something free to download to your ebook, Old Desires is free at Smashwords
– where you can download for any device, including the Kindle — iBooks, Barnes
and Noble and Amazon will catch up in a few days.
And this basket of goodies including three books of the
winners choice, a must-have Rosie tote bag, a pair of snowflake socks to keep
your toes warm while you’re reading, a Lindt chocolate Santa sleigh, an ice
cream cosmetic bag, an ice lolly keyring and a tartan heart to hang on the tree
will be going to one of my newsletter subscribers at the end of November. You
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do it now on my website
