Home is Rome

25/09/2011 // by Jan Moran Neil

Blog 25 – Home and Rome: Every bi-month Jan Moran Neil tells an intentional porkie pie. This bi-month wins you four Creative Ink handout sheets …

My home resembles the Forum: dust and dirt, decay and a mere shadow of its once glorious self.
On Monday morning this shell was unusually quiet. The decorators failed to pitch up. On making enquiries, I find that the decorator who speaks a little English ‘has a big fever’.
I have been waiting for a few days now for the ‘big fever’ to pass over and my home is a patchwork of Cornish cream and a 90s Regency striped navy blue. This is week 10 in Knotty Green.
It’s also bang in the middle of Phase 2 of ‘Dear John’ rehearsals and I fret when an actor has to cancel and have bad dreams that they come down with big fevers on autumnal filming weekends. Master Sound Advice (Tech Director) has told me to steel myself for some trials. Filming is a long process and Ms Juke Box (Set Designer) and Ms Paint our Faces (a make up artiste who wafted in from Luton Heaven airport and volunteered her services) are sourcing the last of the props.
The porkie pie last bi-month was that Creative Ink for Writers’ classes start again on Tuesday 11th October (Get Inspired) and Thursday 13th October (Get that Book). I set the digits wrong. A few places left still on each course so email me and I will send details if you are interested.
This coming Friday 30th September Pat Sentinella and I will be reading from her collection, “Dear John, Dear Anyone …’ at the Beaconsfield Library/11.00am. I think they are doing refreshments too.
When I returned from the gym (yes, I do) at lunchtime today there was the splendid sight of three white builders’ vans. The decorator had just arrived and I told him I thought he had re-emigrated to Poland. He said no, just a fever. I empathised whilst running through a list of ‘snags’ and he said – not so bad – ‘twas ‘hay’ fever’.
Hey ho. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Well, not on Mondays obviously.

One thought on “Home is Rome

  1. Phillip says:

    The Big Fib. I’m struggling a bit here with ‘bi-month’. Is that like buy one this month and get one free next month’?

    If it were bimonthly I’d be happier but still confused as, in publishing circles, I’m told, bimonthly means every second month.

    Mind you i have been suffering lately from a touch of Polish Man Flu – can’t work Mondays and must leave early on Fridays, though I do work feverishly from Tuesday to Thursday.

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