I can't say that November was too frantic to be posting anything because of NaNoWriMo, other writing commitments or indeed anything major - just yet more boring health and family issues! It's all too easy to become thoroughly downcast when things don't go to plan and projects don't steam ahead as we might have hoped. But sometimes I think we need to look at what we have achieved despite life doing its best to derail us - and to celebrate those achievements too.
Whilst the travel side of my pilgrimage project has been considerably hampered by circumstance, I've been able to do a lot of armchair research, modify some plans, make provision for others. I've also been able to get to grips with some of the outstanding admin aspects of a writing life - not the most exciting but sadly necessary! And there have been one or two interesting outings - to support a Society of Authors local branch in fundraising for the charity Bees for Development, to an unexpectedly fascinating talk on Medieval Women Writers (just look them up if you can't think of any!), to give a presentation to a U3A group on Digging Up The Family (which is currently enjoying renewed interest - and sales!).
Getting towards the end of 2024 - not an untroubled year - inevitably leads to some retrospection, some weighing up of things. But 2025 is less than a month off now, we'll soon be past the shortest day and the buds on the magnolia outside my study are as anxious for spring as I am. I've had several applications for the next course of Writing Our Lives sessions that I'm facilitating and I'm very much looking forward to those. And, fingers and all else crossed, to resuming my pilgrim ways!
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