Secret things and French tunes
That’s the back of Jessica Law’s head, in case you were wondering. The secret things involved The Folk of Gloucester, a big camera, and a small number of people. It’s all very secret which is probably why Jessica has posted some photos of herself in the Biblically accurate angel outfit. It’s not intended to become a cult (sorry Mark!) and when it’s out in the world I shall wave.
So that was Wednesday.
There’s an array of things over on the blog, but the most relevant is this one on fatigue. It’s been a week, and I’ve been a bit of a limp noodle - although at least able to potter about a bit. Compared to what low blood pressure has done to me in previous years I’m getting off lightly. I’ve not done much writing, though. There has been quite a bit of reading, and exploring mediaeval tunes on the recorder. I’m planning a bit of a dive into troubadour music - that being the French bit in the title. It’s that longing for new challenges, which isn't always wise, I admit.
Meanwhile I’m working on a local short story anthology, and involved in two steampunk events in May where I also get to do a chunk of the planning.
Over on the Hopeless, Maine blog, Keith has written a highly amusing tale featuring The Cogkneys - a real steampunk duo who draw on the musical hall traditions https://hopeless-maine.co.uk/2024/04/05/an-entertaining-adventure/
May is going to be entirely mad, so clearly the sensible thing to do would be to get on top of the existing projects during April, and not throw myself at very old French tunes or to invest a lot of time learning songs in a language I don’t speak. I think we all know how this is most likely to go, and ‘sensible’ is not going to be the right word. Where, (as my offspring likes to say) would be the fun in that?
To finish up, here’s some happy mint doing its thing in my window box. That and a reminder that there are a lot of ebooks - fiction, non-fiction and poetry - in my ko-fi shop and you can help yourself to anything you fancy.