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Sunday 6 January 2019

My slightly exciting but not really for you news

Many many apologies for the huge gap in writing this blog only because I keep a proper diary as well - although Chloe says a blog is a proper diary - it means I'd be spending most of my time writing and I still have to work, yes, even though ... oh wait, let's stop and start again.

Deep breath, Aliss. There, that's better. I have some exciting news!

I've decided to publish the next volume of my diary! As a book I mean. Like This Time Next Year. How exciting is that?

Bev nearly wet herself when I told her. (A problem we all have these days truth be told.) And good old Dad said, 'I'm delighted, Alison. I can't wait to find out what happens to me next.'
Mum gave him a strange look and then said, 'You shouldn't encourage her, Bill. You know I couldn't look Monica from the golf club in the eye after the last one.'
Dad and I exchanged looks. I could tell we were both thinking the same thing i.e. with her nose stuck up in the air it was almost impossible to look Monica in the eye at any time. But we kept quiet.

David thinks it's a wonderful idea. His exact words were: oh good, it'll keep you out of trouble for a bit. When he saw my face he quickly changed it to, 'I mean it'll keep you busy though, won't it?'
'Yes,' I agreed. 'But I can't let my fans down.'
'Your fans?'
'All the people who've asked me, nay, begged me, to write more.'
'Oh,' David said, 'I didn't realise, I'm sorry.'
I hoped he'd leave it at that but he had to go on. 'Exactly how many?'
I shrugged. 'Oh you know, lots.'
'More than one hundred?'
'Now you're just being silly,' I said. 
'Well, how many is it then?' he persisted.
'At least ... three. If you include Dad and Bev.'
David tried very hard to keep a straight face as he pulled me towards him and hugged me. 'You can't let them down then.'
'No, quite, and I've a story to tell. Not just our love story but the universal story of ageing women and the difficulties they encounter as they weave their way through the modern world.'
'Have you been in the Self Help section in the library again?'
'No, it was something I heard someone on Woman's Hour say.'
We both laughed and then I said, 'But seriously, you're okay with me doing this?'
'Of course. I want to know where our story goes too.'

And that dear reader is what you will find out. Eventually. This is very early notice of publication as I haven't actually written the book yet. My diaries will take quite a bit of editing. But I'll try to keep you up-dated here.

So laters, folks. As the young people say these days.