Today is my last day off. I've spent the last week at home, editing a manuscript that has been calling me from my desk for months. Some of my writing friends hate editing - but I really enjoy making something better, sentence by sentence - until it's as good as I can get it. Then sending it away 'on holiday' for my writing friends to read, who tell me if they like it or it really sucks (good friends can tell you that.)
As spring has sprung, my garden wasn't just calling - it was positively shouting at me - and so it's a lot happier after some attention. It'll pay me back with strawberries, blackberries, roses and vegies in a couple of months.I've also taken some time to read some of the classic children's stories I've been collecting from jumble sales and the giant book sales we have in Napier during the year.
'The Iron Man' is a story from 1968 - A story I first experienced as the animated movie of 'The Iron Giant'. It is very different from the book but fabulous in its own right. I tried to hire it out today but alas, it isn't available. If you ever get the chance to watch it - grab it! It's wonderful.
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