Stuff goes on. I write (although not as much this month as I'd hoped). I read (although not as much this month as I'd hoped). Whole days get lost hanging around waiting for other people or putting right what they should have done correctly in the first place. Being lost in a sea of stuff that needs sorting out doesn't improve tempers. The refurb to the flat later this year will entail packing up most of our belongings and seeing them put in storage, which is good. Us humans, on the other hand, have to wander the streets for a couple of weeks. We have been told there is a portakabin (as if it were some luxurious pad that we should be grateful for). The portakabin is a steel container - no windows, no seating, no loo, no heating. The thought of hiring a caravan sprang to mind, but the refurb takes place during the height of the holiday season and we get four weeks notice. Not looking forward to that. Oh well. Onwards...

Books read this month

The Collected Short Stories – Colette

Exploits & Opinions Of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician – Alfred Jarry

Ubu Rex – Alfred Jarry

Ubu Cuckolded – Alfred Jarry

Ubu Enchained – Alfred Jarry

The Jagged Orbit – John Brunner

Pietr The Latvian – Georges Simenon [new tr]

Bonjour Tristesse – Françoise Sagan [new tr]

The Late Monsieur Gallet – Georges Simenon [new tr]

A Certain Smile – Françoise Sagan [new tr]

On The False Earths – Mézières & Christin

Retreat From Love – Colette

The Vagabond - Colette

The Hanged Man Of Saint-Pholien – Georges Simenon [new tr]

Duo - Colette

Le Toutounier – Colette