Went all Mrs. Dalloway this morning and decided to buy the flowers myself. The price of flowers has gone up at bit since either Mrs. Dalloway or I last bought them, so I only got a small bunch but I was desperate for them, a proper party. We had a wonderful brunch time gathering, with piles of food and good conversation, tea, coffee and, of course indispensibly, flowers. Our house is now officially warmed.
A publisher writes of first novel submissions, "as I waded on through... I wanted to engrave one sentence on all their hearts - read more, write less". India Knight celebrated marriage, and uses the word "tofu" which stands for "totally fucked".