Today, four weeks after the first bomb attacks on London, a huge police presence is on show, protecting tube and buss passengers. When the bombs went off on 7/7 I was at work, receiving BBC emailed news updates. A friend of mine who was due to visit us here in England (I do not live in London) has postponed her trip until further notice. I was intending to visit London for the day over the coming weeks but I've decided against it for now. How different must it be if you live in the capital and need to use public transport to get to work on a daily basis. Londoners are resilient and will bounce back but it comes to something when you have to feel unsafe just getting on a train.
A new plan for a new book is slowly percolating as I write these lines. I'm always thinking up new projects and schemes; it must be the Gemini-factor rearing its many-faceted head..
We are now the proudish owners of a brand new computer. One that should make my writing related activities a lot easier. Meanwhile, I also have to finish a gothic novella I started on before our trip to Australia. And, as ever, the next issue of the magazine looms just over the horizon.
As I write this there is news of Al Qaida issuing more terror warnings for London. Great..
