Solicitor Update

Have just spent an hour and a half on the phone to the nice Legal Complaints lady. She agrees 100% that communication was appalling but feels that most delays were caused by buyers' solicitors. However, she was not in possession of a key document: I have just emailed her the PDF. We reconvene tomorrow. Joy. Suspect I will have to settle for their shut-up-and-leave-us-alone £250.

Shiva has been most helpful with all the paperwork strewn around.

on not shopping

I gave up shopping for February. I don't mean I am not spending any money: food, drink, cultural outings, postage are all continuing as before. And I may have to extend 'consumables' to include padded envelopes -- I mostly recycle, but for Amazon Marketplace sales I'd rather not.

But non-shopping means that when I had a massive craving for toffee, I didn't go out and buy any. (I do have wonderful friends: two deliveries of toffee occurred!). And when I read a good book I don't immediately log onto Amazon to get the next one. (but I did get an Amazon voucher as my leaving present from Werk, and am slowly filling my shopping basket, ready to click 'Proceed to Checkout' on 1st March.)

Things I have wanted to buy and not bought include:

• a waterproof bin for the bathroom


• toffee


• intensive conditioner for hair


• the sequel to The Lady Tree by Christie Dickason -- said sequel confusingly named Quicksilver


• a pair of earrings to go with my snaky gold necklace


• a white wicker screen


• more hyacinths


• a printer (for Amazon Marketplace packing notes, mostly)


• A Companion to Wolves -- Monette and Bear


• a really thick sweater

... and that's just the ones I am keeping in mind for March.

2008/18: The Lady Tree -- Christie Dickason

The Lady Tree -- Christie Dickason
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