Rising nicely

I'm baking some bread right now, which seems an odd diversion, given that I should be working to finish the book. However, there is method in my madness.

After a great deal of hard work, made all the more difficult by periods of 'down', failure of the concentration circuits and constant tiredness, "The Chicken has found a new Worm" is almost there - virtually ready for uploading to Lulu.

I've completed all that is necessary to create the book, written and revised, edited and sub edited, formatted and laid out - everything that is needed and is normally done by the clever people employed by book publishers. I do not have a publisher, unless you count me, but I've had a lot of help.

So, there I was, giving the pages a final embellishment which is yet to be seen, but then I told myself that what was needed to put the cherry on the top, was an appropriate image at the end of a certain chapter.

I knew I had a pic somewhere because I can clearly remember creating it many moons ago after a baking session. But, as is often the case, I cannot find that picture. It's gone. So, there was only one thing to do, re-create it!

To do that, I needed to bake some bread, but to do that, I need to be in a condition to face the task. Yes, I know that baking bread is one of the simplest of cooking tasks, but it is so very easy to cock it up. If I feel right, I can produce delicious bread, but if not, then the garden rockery gets some more decorations.

So, I have made the bread and it is rising as I type. Once baked, I can make the picture. When I have taken the picture, I can strip it out and stick it in the book. After so many years of faffing about on the computer, I have learned in the past few days how to take a picture and strip the background away from the subject - just what I need.

So, once this picture is in place, I need only to check the cover containing Mikals glorious work to ensure everything is hunkey dory, then I can finally let go - up there, into cyberspace.

Then I will obtain my proof copy and if it shows that everything is true and as it should be, then you, dear people will be able to lay your hands on your very own copy of the masterwork!

Soon, very very soon!

Please be patient, for I'm positive it will be worth the wait!

More later!

Charles,
Genias at work!