erastes

Dec. 30th, 2011

Wow.

I got Amazon vouchers for Christmas from two very generous friends and with these I tend to treat as “mad money” – there are a million things I NEED but I’m not going to spend things like that on cat food dog food or shoes! So I treated myself to something that I would never buy myself – a goosedown duvet and two pillows. They were on sale too, so I got them half price.

And when I went to bed you’d have thought that I was having sex by myself by the “oooooohs” and “aaaaaahs” coming from me. At one point I was chortling manically in delight.

I. Have. Never. felt anything so luxurious. It seriously felt like angels wings, but puffy fat warm angel’s wings that mould to your body and keep every bit of you warm.

Sadly, the animals immediately clued into the deal and joined in. Lucius in the bed snoring happily by my toes and Severus curled up in my arms.

It was harder than ever to get out of bed this morning, but at least I got out with a smile on my face! thank you so much, you two. You know who you are.

BBC just ran a new 3-part adaptation of Great Expectations as part of their Dickens season and it was SO disappointing (to a purist). ( impressions and spoilers )

Crossposts: http://erastes.livejournal.com/711363.html

My books are appearing on one or two end of year lists which is very gratifying.

Jenre lists Mere Mortals as her favourite gay historical—in fact she says all 3 of her top gay historicals are by me which is lovely! Its worth reading both part one and part two of her 2011 round up.

MizLoveLovesBooks lists Muffled Drum as “best gay historical” – thank you guys!

And Muffled Drum and Junction X BOTH made “best of” at Reviews by Jessewave. wow. There’s some seriously good company there. Thank you!

Crossposts: http://erastes.livejournal.com/711666.html

The lovely and hospitable Tristram la Roche has been interviewing me over at his blog—or rather grilling me with the temptation of a meagre litre bottle of sherry and few of Lidl’s mince pies! I got rather garrulous at times, but I hope you will grab a bottle and some sausage on sticks and come and read what I have to say and perhaps join in and ask a few questions of your own – like “HOW OLD IS THAT PHOTO?”** and “Aren’t you twice the woman you used to be back then?” and even something relevant to writing!

Do come along – the more the merrier and I intend to get a lot more merry in the next eight hours or so!

http://tristramlaroche.com/2011/12/30/join-hands-its-auld-lang-syne-with-erastes/

**Ten years old