After an increasingly hot series of days this last week, we finally had a break in the weather, and have enjoyed a day and a half of decent rain. It might not have amounted to anything more than an inch in total, but it was something that had been sorely missed. I had not been expecting to have to water the lawn to keep it alive this early in the season, but at least the rain should give it a week or two without needing more assistance.

The last week hasn’t only been about keeping anachronisms alive in an environment which seems hostile to it at every turn. I’ve actually had a little bit of time to contemplate my writing. Rather than generate a lot of text this week, I’ve been thinking about the source material for some of my drafts -- at least those which have something other than my fertile mind as a source. Perhaps it’s time to revisit some of the concepts and ideas that I originally had, and give them the time and space they need to become fully fledged stories (even if it’s likely that they will be short...).

I’ll have to see what the week ahead has got for me, but it looks like I’ll have the chance to get something done.