17 01 2025

 Nearly, nearly done...

14 01 2025

 -so I gallop on, nearly 60,000; made rather smug concluding remarks which will have to go. Lots has to go, really. I fluctuate between marking a thesis - in which case, rewrite - and thinking of readers who'll find it helpful. In which case, rewrite without quite the level of chat.

Bit late to muck about v. may as well get it right.

09 01 2025

 Over 50,000 and padding out some ideas - still scared of braving the Maturana/ de Chardin marriage I mean to conclude with (unless something changes, again)

Such good fun. So very much easier than painting.

04 01 2025

 Up to 45 thousand and ready to embrace the difficult biology bit, though not quite; editing and inserts to go. Much more comfortable with it as Jim (Prof R.J. Hankinson) cast his eye over it and apart from suggesting more Descartes and why not Nietzsche? was most helpful.

Mind you, he only saw the index. He will hate the tone.

31 12 2024

 Going to prise myself away from the comfort of the computer today, finish the last Nature Diary drawings and photograph the lot, as a reflection on the year.

Not looking forward to it - book now over 45 thou words and galloping towards unsuspected conclusions -but I guess it'll wait, whereas the years' turn halts for no man. 

15 12 2024

 Hit 40,000 yesterday and therefore on home stretch. 

Had today off, on the grounds that I'm obsessing; brain on overtime, not healthy. Have tomorrow off too, radiology appointment, lunch out, shopping day in Carcassonne.  

It's really hard to not be writing about Death!! Going to sit quietly and read about Tibet. Great book by David Snellgrove and apart from info about Buddhism, isn't touching on my subject. 

08 12 2024

 29,348 words. Each hard fought. Onwards....