time, like the ever-rolling stream

[juliet]

This is another of those bits-and-pieces updates.

I went to Glastonbury! I really am going to write a proper post about this (possibly when I have sorted the photos out & put them on Flickr) so I will restrict myself here to saying: SUNNY. ALL OF THE SUNSHINE. Awesomeness.

Sidney spent the week of Glastonbury with my parents, where she had a splendid time charging round their local park (far superior to ours, being about 4 times the size and containing a river, in which Sid accidentally went swimming), trying to drink from the sprinkler, and waking up far too early. She then came back and behaved like a total brat for about a week, culminating in dragging down and eating the head of Superted, my teddybear. (I've had him since I was 2, and doop brought him out to Australia for me last year.) I was *seriously* livid and very upset, but I've found a toy hospital who specialise in repairing damaged elderly bears, and for now he's tacked back together and bandaged up while he's on their waiting list. Sid has been behaving much better since. [sigh]

I have had a couple of stories accepted by non-paying venues, which is very pleasing. I will update you all when they come out! Possibly also other good news on this front, but I am waiting to talk about that for now (jinx issues).

I spent this last weekend at an *awesome* workshop on consensus decision-making and facilitation of same, run by Seeds for Change. Inspiring, informative, and bloody knackering. Plus I got to meet some really cool people, and hang out with some whom I'd already met. They're doing an advanced version in Oxford in October, which I'm seriously considering going to.

The Balcony Book meanders onwards (onto month 7 now already!); other sorts of work continue to occur; financial destitution continues to be staved off. I was entertained to read this blog by someone who's given up buying new clothes -- this year I have bought precisely one new clothe (a fair-trade cotton dress, at Glastonbury) and one second-hand clothe (a v nice tunic top thingy). I suppose this probably is partly due to my wish to reduce my carbon footprint ekt ekt (i.e. I continue to endeavour not to buy stuff, in general), but mostly it's just due to financial prudence. Clothes or (e)books? The reading matter has it, every time.

Comments

[julietteculver]

Thanks - will have another look at the site when I'm back from holiday and see if they have fixed it! I had been wondering about trying to buy clothes online, but was a bit nervous about the hassle of things fitting and having to send them back, especially as I'm 4'11" (my pregnancy notes actually have 'short stature' written on them!) so I have problems with finding clothes that fit at the best of times.

Luckily, long floaty tops seem to be in fashion at the moment so have managed to pick up a couple of non-maternity tops that should last me a reasonable while I hope, but might have to find some more when my non-maternity tops that still just about fit don't any longer.

[aendr]

Ah, I'm less than an inch taller than you, and, shall we say "rather over my ideal weight" (and 33 weeks along) so I know /exactly/ what you mean. I've just had to get all my trousers shortened (or do it msy. There's one advantage - you get less of a bump exposure as the tops aren't long enough. Unfortunately, I can't actually recommend anywhere - I just trawled around shops till I found something that nearly fitted and bought that in desparation, and this time around am just glad I am no bigger as that trawl with a toddler in tow would be horrendous.