LeftLion update
2007-06-13

Aye chihuahua!

Just got an email from one of the editors at LeftLion, they are giving me a WHOLE BLEEDIN' PAGE in the newspaper for my column, and they are tasking their main artist type guy with the job of drawing article-specific images for each edition!

It sounds like it might be a trial period with my next column the one that tests the waters to see if Nottingham can handle all 1100 words of the hot, steamy Canuckistani goodness. Or, as the editor puts it, "Make sure the next one is a belter". Not only that, but it must be done eons before it goes to press so the artist can draw the pretty pictures in time. The phrase "Be careful what you wish for" is starting to ring true. I don't know if my lazy ass can cope with that kind of structure.

Good news, bad news story for blog readers. Good news is you will get the odd entry that is REALLY REALLY long, bad news is that it can no longer appear in the "Columns" section of the website before it's printed in the paper. In fact, as a condition of the big column, it cannot go on the site until a WEEK after it's published.

Right, so, 1100 hundred words... (um, yikes)

I know I promised you a garden update, but it is fucking pissing down right now, and I have no intention of braving it without some kind of miliary-grade rain gear. It's a bloody typhoon out there right now; Plus, I am a delicate flower.

Just so you don't run away, here are some tantalising shots from the safety of my upstairs bedroom. I will do a proper garden photo shoot in the next week or so. And yes, I know I am a sissy, thank you for asking.

New shed, bottom bit dug out and new plants planted with mulch, new kitchen garden at the top, Tomato plants bent over from the weight of the newly growing fruit and GOODBYE FUCKING HORRIBLE PAINT CHIPPED WALL, Hello willow screen!

Close up shot of the tops of the onions, they are nothing short of spectacular. My garden guru, Owen, (face of the garden wheel) calls them "the pride of the patch". Even the mighty Owen has never been able to grow onions. We did it on our first try thanks to advice from one Mr. Sims (aka Kate's Grandad). I'll never tell Owen I get gardening advice from more than one source, he must never know my horrible secret, that I'm a gardening advice WHORE.

June and July are going to be extremely busy for me, so you will probably only get five entries over the next two months as I am away in Poland for four days and Canuckistani land for three weeks, but trust me, the articles will be AWESOME.

Upcoming articles:

Proper Garden update
Corb Lund interview
Poland trip
Canada trip
1100 word super column!

Watch this space!