Yesterday...

Now I'm a lil bit more awake, I should write some more about what we did yesterday, since I was quite terse in my last post.

The weather looked good, and we had a 2 for 1 voucher, so GF and I headed for Kew Gardens. I love to wander around places like that, looking for hidden unexplored corners and interesting places. It was the first time I was at Kew (which is the Royal Botanical Gardens, for those who don't know, West London, just next to the Thames).

The highlight was probably the tree top platform they have installed which takes you up to the very highest part of the trees and lets you wander round, gazing out as if you were a bird, perched in the high branches. A fascinating point of view to have:

Another highlight was Queen Charlotte's summer house, which was tucked away in a corner of the gardens - although it was closed: I guess it was closed for the winter, or only open sometimes, just seeing it there, and imagining the Queen and her ladies, dressed in their finest gowns, entertaining at a garden party, or some other occasion. It would have been quite a sight.

Coffee, cake and a gift shop later, and we headed for Westfield for a wander and bite to eat, then home, exhausted, probably from too much fresh air.

Today I don't have the bike, so a nice and early corseted waist - 6:30am start, nice posture on the train, need Starbucks!

Day Out!

Today, I took a day off work, and went, with my GF, to Kew Gardens, which is West London.

Its the first time I've been there, and it was wonderful! amazing - great weather, and such lovely gardens, full of weird and wonderful things

But exhausted, so this will be short and sweet ;)

xoxo

CazaDolly

Missing...

Well, I have to apologise to my readers, as I've not blogged for the past few days when I said I'd be commited to write every day. I have no real excuse - I could make one up about being tired, but really I should be honest, and know that I should have written something at least.

So, I'm back on the train for another wet and dismal Monday morning - the clocks changed over the weekend, so it is a lil bit lighter in the morning, but not by much: it was still dark when my alarm dragged me into consciousness this morning, and I wasn't up quite early enough to catch the early train. Stood on cold platform for 15 mins waiting for the next one.

And now I think I'll do some actual fiction writing - I've started a couple of thing

Corset Mending

So the other day I took my corset to the cleaners and while I was there noticed that some of the boning was exposed - the stitching had come away, and it was poking out.

It came back yesterday all clean, and then I took a needle and thread to it and quite neatly, I think, sewed it up... and it appears to have worked :D Wore it the whole of today, and it felt v. good - I've missed it these past few days

The lady at the dry cleaners did say she thought it looked uncomfortable - tried to explain it wasn't but I don't think she was really listening - its weird, people have their pre-conceptions but aren't really receptive when someone tries to challenge them. Note to self: make sure I challenge my pre-conceptions regularly

xoxo

CazaDolly

Nothing

Master has chosen that today I won't exist.

Dolly is aware of people nearby

Dolly knows she sometimes is out

Dolly knows that her existence at her Master's discretion 

Dolly is content to be not, or to be.

Dolly exists only for her Master

Dolly smiles happily to herself, knowing that she pleases her Master

Dolly is happy with her life, and her non-life

SL is a wonderful place

xoxo

CazaDolly

Stressed Dolly

Feeling quite on edge tonight - not quite sure why. Maybe work stress, travel stress or something... general feeling of wanting to just crawl into a box and be ignored by the world. I do love SL :)

CazaDollyInABox

Halfway

I've managed to do some more writing - I don't tend to let anyone see half finished stories, so I'm afraid you won't get to see anything for a bit - but it occurred to me to write a lil bit about the process.

I started about half way through - non-linear fiction creation... There's good reason for this. Often the most interesting part is about half way through the story. The beginning is just introduction and character development. Generally things kick off half way through Of course, quite often there's something interesting at the beginning, but that is generally closely linked to another event which happens subsequently. So the middle gets written first, then that bit gets written.

More writing is coming, I promise - there are things in the pipeline, half written - guess which half?

xoxo

CazaDolly