Oooh...

...haven't written anything for ages and I still get an award. Or maybe it's because I haven't written anything for ages.

Thanks Carol.

I nominate the Novel Racers as recipients of this; fine bloggers one and all.

I also have to tell you about five things I like to do.

1 - Writing. This may come as a surprise to some folk, especially given the amount of spleen that gets vented on this blog. But I do enjoy it. It is an act of magic, as far as I'm concerned - marks on paper or screen can pass information from one person to another, can evoke emotions, entertain, keep one person in contact with another through space and time... Amazing.

2 - Reading. Ever since I was able, getting comfy with a good book has been one of the great pleasures of my life.

3 - Listening to music. It has played an important role in shaping my imagination.

4 - Holding hands with Barbara.

5 - Cat watching. Even when they're asleep they fascinate me.

OK. That's enough niceness and jollity. Normal service will be resumed just as soon as something ticks me off enough (Amazon chucking its toys out of the pram over Macmillan doesn't count - stupid, but highly pathetic).