(no subject)

[turps]

It's such a wet day today. I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere unless I choose to do so, maybe a walk later if it dries up.

Yesterday I had a letter to post, and it was also the day the new Iceland opened in town. The shop is opposite the post office so I decided to go in for a look, and it's very shiny. Also, very crowded yesterday. I'll probably continue to go to other supermarkets, but it's going to be handy to have somewhere within walking distance for top-up freezer stuff. Though, they didn't have sugar snaps or bean sprouts so I had to go to Lidl anyway, which in comparison to Iceland seemed like a calm oasis.

It was also the day that the h/c exchange went live yesterday. You'll have seen I got a most excellent story, but there was a bit of a kerfuffle with the story I'd submitted. In that, it hadn't been posted properly so as far as the challenge was concerned I'd defaulted and someone else had posted a story for my recipient. But after emails to the mods and then the AO3 bug hitting meaning my story wouldn't unreveal itself, so had to be resubmitted totally, it finally did go live.

It's had good feedback already, which I'm thrilled about as it's something I haven't written before. The comment from my recipient especially made me grin as I tried really hard to write something they'd love, so knowing I'd hit the mark was great. It's just a shame my assignment page still says I defaulted, but, I can get over that.

Actually, a cold, wet day is perfect for hitting all the new h/c stories. So, I suspect that's just what I'll be doing later.

Comments

[shadowhive]

That’s good to have an Iceland near but eep at it being so busy

That’s annoying you had such issues but I’m glad it’s sorted and you’ve had comments and such

[sperrywink]

I'm glad you received nice feedback from your recipient. ♥

[turps]

I did!

And something else I need to tell you about that amused me.

Thank you for grrring alongside me that day.

[turps]

Iceland sells some good stuff. I'm hoping the crowds were a first-day thing, but even if they're not it's open until 8 if I want to go at a quiet time.

Yeah, it was frustrating but all was sorted in the end.

[turlough]

Definitely sounds like a handy shop to have in the neighbourhood but I find their lack of sugar snaps disturbing ;-)

Good to hear your story's getting nice feedback!

Yes, cold and wet days are perfect for reading!

[turps]

All shops should have sugar snaps! I was surprised they didn't really, but, at least Lidl was there for backup.

It's getting some lovely feedback, which is fantastic.

Reading is made for cold and wet days. When it's sunny and warm I always feel like I should be outside.

[frausorge]

A grocery store in walking distance is a fine thing indeed.

I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties with posting your fic! I'm glad it did make it out into the world in the end. And if the recip enjoyed it, that's the thing that matters.

[turps]

It's a shame we don't have one of the big supermarkets in walking distance, but this new Iceland and the Lidl are fine for most things.

It was a pain getting my fic into the world. A pain partially of my own making so I won't complain too much.