Okay, you would think that I would take a good long holiday at the point when I retired from librarianship, and before I started my new research contract.
I didn’t.
I had a monograph to proof-read and index, and at one point it looked as though I might have to dash down south for family reasons.
Having completed the book demands, I headed south for a brief visit. Not a dash after all, but still needed. So, here I am.
No research will be done this week, and no preparation for two planned articles or anything else!
I still owe myself a proper vacation – in my head, there’s an imaginary “IOU”. But where or when? I’ve no idea!
Karen McAulay, Musicologist 