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2002 -- September's snippets Hope I get another good month. Ferny says there are clouds in Spain now, but I'm going to blow them away with my new found energy. Well, it's only rained once so far, so it's been fab. I went to the beach the other day and it was sooo hot. Loved swimming in that Spanish sea. Cor, that made me feel so alive. Lots of shit -- You know when an actor is wishing another actor luck on stage, they say "Break a leg"... Well, in Spain, they say "Lots of shit" or "Mucha mierda". Sunday 1st September -- Blimey. September already. It's already turned, weather-wise. Ferny says it's turned in Spain, too. We're going to sort out my office for the cold months so I don't freeze to death like I did last year. I'll be moving into the studio downstairs, which isn't in the main bit of the house. Much more private, too. Well, last night I went to the second wedding of the year. One of my Karen Friends (Karen A) got married. Cor, it was a fab do. I had to do a reading. There was a bit where I had to say "It is never being to old to hold hands" and I knew I'd say "It is never being to old to old hands" instead. And I did. But the rest of it was great, and we all nearly cried. Can't believe the camera I bought broke! Not my posh new one, Ferny's got that for the gerbils, but I got a cheap throw away one. I use these quite a lot, as they're easy to deal with, but I just knew this time that it'd break. Need to take it back tomorrow and tell them I want a refund, and they should pay for the 7 pics I managed to take to get developed. Now, on top of that, I had these daft false nails that had lovely flowers on. The instructions say they stay on for 3 days. They started falling off in the back of the car on the way to the wedding, and continued in the same fashion all night. We (Toby, Sammy and me) ended up sitting at the same table as Chris and Karen, and I was a bit tearful throughout the speaches. Me and that girl do have a strange bond. But she's moving to Spain!!! So I'll be able to see her more often. Said she's got fab fig trees and the figs are like jam. Ha! I put some figs in her wedding pressie that I made up for her, as I know how much she likes them. Then when the disco was on, I got cornered by the bridesmaids and a little girl called Olivia and they wouldn't let me sit down. So *get this* -- I danced for 5 hours solid. Only was allowed 10 minutes off to see Chris and Karen leave, then was dancing again. But by that time I was delerious and flying. Love it when that happens with dancing. Note to self: if older man tries to pull me by attempting fancy dance tricks, don't go along with it again. Blimey -- this bloke (nameless) tried to lift me up when we were dancing, so I went with it, and he fell right over. We both came crashing down onto the floor. My hip is v. sore right now. Loads of my old work mates were there, and I got to say "hello" to them, and that's all. ah, well, I obviously needed the exercise. I love my energy levels right now. Stayed round Toby's for the night, and had a banging headache. I said it was all the dancing, my brain's only little and it was crashing around the inside of my skull. But it could just have been the fall I had. Jo, my mate from way back, was at Toby's house and was faffing with some hot water and stuff. I was asking "What are you up to" and she just dismissed it. Then 5 minutes later she came up to me and help her hand out. "Look" and as she opened her hand, there was a tiny 5 week old squirrel in there! She'd been preparing his milk. She feeds him with a pippette every 4 hours -- even in the middle of the night. Aw! She works at an animal sanctuary, so often has rescued babies coming to stay. He was so lovely. I held him but he didn't recognise my smell and got a bit nervy so I gave him back to Jo. She cuddled him for a while, then put him back in his bed, which was a knitted wooly hat. Aw, it made me miss my baby gerbils even more. Fernando says they're walking now, and Skunk keeps trying to put them back in their bed all the time but he's not quite worked out how to grab hold of them. All in all, a lovely day and evening. I just haven't got any photos of the event! Wednesday 12th September -- I hope yesterday wasn't too bad a day for you. I had the radio on for a short while, and there was lots of revisiting last year's events. I don't know what people want to hear, but I felt they were drawing it out. There's a difference between acknowledging an event and pulling on people's heart strings for 24 hours. I'm sure everyone involved dealt with it in their own way, though. Hm. Today I got up at 4am. This is getting silly! I've been getting up an hour earlier each day all week. I'm turning into a yogini! What an hour to wake up. So, scoured the Internet for some recipe ideas for my book, which is really taking shape now. I hope to get it out at the beginning of next year, but am not putting a release date on it just yet. I know how long these things can take, and how many things can hold it up. Ah, it'll be a smasher, though. Anyway, got hungry when looking at recipes. This seems to happen a lot, and I don't suppose you can help it when you work with food! I went and got some olives and avocado. Honestly, olives and avocado at 4.30am! That's just bonkers. As you can see, Ferny's been taking some groovy pics of me. He's taken a tonne more of the gerbils, too. They're fab. We've called them Naughty and Fatty. They're so big now. Skunk is the best dad in the world (except for my dad, of course). The babies follow him everywhere. Thought it was quite fab that we got a pic of Skunk eating superfood the other week. What else has happened? Oh yeah, might have to go back to the UK for a few weeks, coz of my house and stuff. But that's fine, I've got a lot of stuff to do there with the book and everything. Need to photo some recipes and can't get enough ingredients here to make them up! The flyer for my January Detox workshop is done. Also, I've been asked to speak at Oliver's Wholefoods in Kew Gardens, a place that's hosted the likes of Brian Clement and Leslie Kenton in the recent past. Someone recommended me to them! Don't know who! Was it you? Anyway, am quite looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into these events. I've been so isolated concentrating on the book (and whinging at Ferny, too), that I'm chomping at the bit to get out and about. Oh, I'm sure only a few more weeks before all this computer time is behind me. Such an interesting process, writing something this big. It's not organic, like my web site. This site has over 200 pages, and so has lots of text on it, mostly by me, but it didn't take any real planning. Maybe that's because I have so much experience with web sites, it came easy? Maybe my next book will come easier? Not that this one has been hard, it was the organisation part of it. I lack the organisation gene, hence getting told off by my accountant for the state of my books. Ah, he didn't really tell me off. It was quite sweet when I went into his office. I normally go to the one in my village, but as I was staying in Ely I went to the one near there. This was his main office, and I saw a lovely wooden tallboy chest of drawers. 2 of the drawers had my company name on! That almost makes it worth paying him!! Am off out for the day today. Claude and Laura are leaving Spain, so I'm going over to theirs for the day. We're going to do 2 hours of yoga, meditate, walk in some wild places and then make a raw feast. And it's going to be a lovely sunny day!! Have a great day, whatever you're doing. Big kisses. Friday 20th September -- Not sure what I'm doing sitting at my computer on a Friday night. But here I am. Just spent the week planning my move back to the UK, and thought I'd check with my letting agency that my house was ready. Turns out the tenants are still there, and won't move til the 5th of October. So I'll go back then instead. Was all prepared, even down to having a case of cherimoyas and a case of mangoes. Ah well, I'm quite sure they won't go to waste. So I get to spend another 2 weeks in the sunshine! Must make an effort to go to the beach before I go home. It'll be a long winter without the sun, unless I can wangle a trip to somewhere tropical or something. Still haven't convinced Ferny to come to England with me, but am sure he'll see sense. It's the superglue on his settee, you see. Hm, what's been happening? Not much, really. It's been a quiet time. Oh, I went out with Jatinder the other day to check out the trains. You can put your car on the train from Malaga to Bilbao, but it was fully booked for a few weeks, so I didn't book it. Good job now, as I can't go home yet. You know, I can't wait to see my house again. It's such a beautiful, peaceful place. And my garden -- hope it's not too cold to do yoga in. Aw, and I'll be able to chat with the neighbours over the fence. And I'll understand what people say when they talk to me. Actually, made a Spanish friend yesterday while out shopping. She's dead nice. Told her I lived in Coin and she asked "What the bloody hell are you doing in Coin?" This place seems to have such a bad reputation. Not surprised, it smells, it's noisy, the people shout all the time. If it wasn't for the beach, the mountains and the other towns that I can escape to, I'd be a gonner by now I reckon. Oh bugger, forgot nephew Charlie's birthday the other day. Well, on the 9th. Must try to be a better auntie. I wonder if you can grow the organisation gene, it'd be dead handy to have. I keep buying flowers for the house, in an attempt to bring some life into it. I think it's working a bit, as the colours are just so alive and gorgeous. What is it about flowers? They are such a gift, aren't they? I wonder if my wisteria flowered this year? Am off food right now. I wanted to be fasting for the Equinox but am not doing it here. I'll wait until I get home, so I get peace and no frying fish up my nose. Oh, forgot about this. Have made a holding page for my new book, check it out if you like: www.detoxyourworld.com and the recipes section. Wow, it's coming together, after nearly a year of writing. Not solid, you don't write solid. Well, I don't. But in-between all the stuff. Aw, it's a really nice process. But I know I have to be in the UK to complete it -- I really need that type of space. And light. Light's useful. Oh, I'm just rambling. Am going to relax a bit with Ferny. Well, when his Spanish friends have gone, I will. One of his friends tried to pick up my gerbil and I shouted at him. Think I got a bit over protective. Strange thing to do to my gerbil, though. Anyway, much love to you. Noche noche bonitos. Saturday 21st September -- Had a bit of a productive morning. Launched the new Raw Perfection web site, and the new Papaya Princess t shirts and halter neck tops. Think I'm going to go for a walk now, and then to a tapas bar for some lettuce and olives. Have a great Saturday. Me twirling round on the twirly thing today Update... Ow, blimming ow. Think I sprained my wrist and now can't type properly. Went out to the forest, after a lifetime fo nagging Ferny. Wow, absolute silence, it was great. Did breathing exercises, and stuff. Oh, really, the only noise was Ferny faffing with the camera. Can't have a moment's peace. Now I got an email off my mum (love having a techie family), saying my car tax is due at the beginning of October, so again, have had to change plans. Have now got to be in the UK before October 1st to sort car tax out. Blimey. So as I'm homeless (pity me, you know you want to), I'll be staying with mother and father. If they'll have me. I like it at theirs (apart from the cold) as they have a million wild plants for me to eat. Oh, can you hear the old man in the passage way going on? I've had a whole year of it. He's apparently never worked in his life, his woman does everything for him and he just talks about whatever is happening in the street. Very loudly. Wow. Maybe our concern for the planet is looked upon as pettily as this with people from other planets who see the Universal picture? I will not be sad to see the back of this god-forsaken place. There's only so much light I can spread in a big dark corner. Sunday 22nd September -- Ow. Wrist officially hurts. It's a long time since I've sprained any bits of me. That'll teach me to twirl round on the twirly thing so much. Ow. Can't type more. Am going to tidy up one handed today, seeing as I can't work. Friday 27th September -- Blimey -- I couldn't work most of the week due to sprained wrist. Did what I had to, and rested it. It feels OK now, but still hurts when in typing position. Funny, as I could go shopping, pack all my boxes, and make food with no pain at all, but couldn't type. Ah well, I do like to take a break from work every now and then. And workaholics only take breaks when they're forced. Hm. Well, all boxes are ready to get squeezed into my Vera. She's not big enough, but I wouldn't swap her for a Volvo or anything. She's so cute! Am leaving on Sunday, and will get the ferry over to Portsmouth. Am really looking forward to being in my home again. It's so pretty. Hope the tenants haven't hurt it or anything. And I hope all my plants in the garden are still alive. Cor -- what a funny feeling I'm getting. Oh yeah -- went out shopping with Jatinder the other day. We got lots of organic stuff -- I stocked up on lettuces, and have eaten them already. Got some pumpkin, which is great grated (hmmm!) and some tommyatoes and some peterpeppers and loads of other stuff. Bags of it. I cried when I left Jatinders, as I won't see her for a long time, and she's such a special friend. Aw. I do cry when I have to leave people. It's not normal is it, to befriend someone and then have them ripped away from you? We all need to live together, then it wouldn't happen! Next

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