Publish and be damned

After a superb night's sleep, I greeted the day just before seven. Though it was still dark, I could see that it was dry and fairly clear, so unlikely to rain. Checking the forecast, I could see my conclusion looked correct. I enjoyed my morning coffee and took a tea to Diane in bed.

After I had showered and dressed, I had my Zoom call with the cousins. It was interesting that Chris, in eastern Turkey, had also had a lot of rain over the last few days, though maybe not as extreme as Devon. The small trickle in the creek by his apartment had swollen in a matter of a few hours until it was over 4 metres deep and swamping the car park. It has subsided now, but has left a thick coating of red mud.

I spent some time reading the social media and then set off for my walk. I headed for the medieval highway to Shripney. I wanted to see if it was passable, as I may need it on Tuesday when I take the car for some attention at the garage. This route would be my preferred way home on foot. I managed to get quite a way before coming across standing water across the road. With more rain forecast for Sunday and Monday, I suspect I will have to select another route.

When I arrived home, Diane was cutting out a pattern for her latest sewing project. I retired to my study and finished the second edit of last year's journal. I uploaded the journal to Lulu.com, then started working on the hardback cover. This takes a lot of effort as I have to edit a saved PDF cover from a previous year. This took me an hour or so, but finally I was able to upload it and finish creating the book. I sent it off for printing, and can expect the finished article in about a week. 

Satisfied with the book, I set out on another walk. I limited myself to two laps of the estate (about 4km). This has taken me to a total of 198km for January (I really should have walked another 2km), but 123 miles for the month is more than adequate. Once home, I settled in the lounge with Diane, and we had some Kindle time until Zoe called for a chat, and I went to prepare dinner.