Small losses

[wiseheart]

...can be disheartening, too. After repeated struggles, the newsagents where I've been buying my German crossword puzzle books for decades, has been unexpectedly. I say unexpectedly because until now they'd always found a way to keep going. Now I'll have to try and find another newsagent that might also sell such books... if I can. It doesn't look promising; I've tried earlier and failed. We'll see.

Other than that, I was out and about all morning - actually as long as till 2pm. I had to go to the pharmacy, to the supermarket to buy all the things I forgot on Sunday, to school to fetch the pre-ordered eggs and to the market to buy plums. Tomorrow will be jam-making.

Crafting-wise I wasn't very industrious: only one more page finished. But that takes me one step closer to my goal, so I'm not complaining.

Comments

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Greetings! We are home now after our trip to California and then the weekend up north at the campground.

I haven't caught up with your posts, but I hope you and Mum are well and life is being kind. Has the heat broken yet?

It's been hot here with no decent rain in a very long time and the trees and gardens all look worn out and dusty:(. Our poor tomato plants have all got blossom end rot and the bunnies have eaten the bean plants down to the stems, so it's discouraging. But the cucumbers and basil are somehow doing well. As usual, tomorrow our granddaughters are coming for the day:)
Take care and good luck with the jam! Yum!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! :) You haven't missed much regarding my posts; just scroll down, take a look at the pictures, and you'll know what I've been up to lately (mostly the same old).

Sorry to hear about your garden. This summer is certainly being most unusual.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Oh no. I hope you can find someone else who sells that.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So do I. German crossword puzzles are my way to fight dementia in advance.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I love my crossword puzzles. But I have them on my phone so I can get a hint if I need it.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

There are some things that I prefer doing on paper. My own writing, for one — it doesn't seem real to me, unless I see it written down by my own hand. Crossword puzzles are the other.

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

I could send you the books from here if you don't find another place that's selling them.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That is most generous of you, but I don't want to ruin you financially. I'm a regular buyer of Bastei's 100 Seiten Rätsel and Best of Kreuzworträtsel, after all. Love the Din A5 format, it's so handy.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Don't they sell magazines and the like at supermarkets? Here most of them closed the small newsagents in the entry area and kept a small selection inside the shop itself.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They do, but only Hungarian ones.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your crossword books. Maybe you could ask friends who live elsewhere in town to keep an eye open for you? They may spot another seller.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

This promises to be serious detective work. I've got some vague ideas where to look; unfortunately all these places are way out of my usual routes. But needs must...