Mancunian

Thank the lord for small mercies

And I thought we was friends 😲

Aloha Albert sorry for the late reply I keep popping in between meetings, I'm off to another one in half an hour

Us Brit's ain't that desperate

Hiya Terry, work-wise things are starting to ease up which I'm happy about. But life has its ways of creating blips along the way, lol. My meeting tomorrow evening should be interesting. I have been getting on with some writing and nearly finished another chapter, another day or so should do it. After reading Bearpaw I'm considering if I should take up fishing, lol, but there is no fishing in my story or shooting baddies, my characters prefer to go the way of the dragon, lol

Given the circumstances, I can understand Jubal's feelings of trepidation on meeting the sheriff, but the man has to do his job and appears to have done it fairly while getting all the details needed. Jubal is now in a better position than when he met Lucas, but I'm sure Jubal would have preferred for none of it to have happened. I was hoping that there would be rewards for the thieves and I wasn't disappointed, this will also benefit Lucas which I'm sure he will be thankful for. It looks like there may be something between Lucas and the sheriff, I hope it doesn't cause problems for, or disappoint, Jubal. Thank you for another great chapter, I look forward to Bearpaw Mondays. I've never been keen on fishing, maybe I should rethink if it helps with getting to know good-looking lawmen

Aloha Albert, hope you're having a good day I'm off to do some reading, it's Bearpaw Monday

I've just had a very interesting phone call from the chairman of the leaseholders association in the building next to the one I live in. Apparently, he is meeting with two other chairmen of leaseholder associations that are near to us. They all use the same building management company as we do and are having similar problems. As chairman of our leaseholder association, I have been invited to their meeting next Tuesday, I have accepted as it could be very interesting, I'll let you know what happens.

We have to use the intercom to ask a neighbour to let us in remotely. It is easy enough to do but very inconvenient and not what we pay for. As each lease-holder owns a part of the freehold we engage a property management company to maintain the security and entry systems and provide a cleaning and maintenance service for the communal areas. They have always been good, but about twelve months ago they were bought out by another company. Since then, the service has deteriorated and is no longer acceptable, which means the leaseholders must meet and agree to any action. That in itself is a time-consuming process.

Everything will work out, it will just take time. It is just so damned annoying.

The entry system for the apartments that I live in broke down when building management got it repaired we discovered that now resident's fobs to gain entry no longer work and we have been told that it will be at least a week before it is resolved. Our complaints are falling on deaf ears which is not good, we pay a high service charge to the building management company for a service which they are not providing. This is just latest fiasco that we have experienced. If we can get enough lease-holders to agree we will sack them and find a different building services management company.

Aloha Albert, I hope you're having a better day than I'm experiencing

Hola Spike, hi everyone. It's one of those days where it could be better, but I have had much worse. But if had access to a gun I'd put the building management team in front of a firing squad, lol

I haven't tried it yet, but I will after I do my next shop as I have to buy a couple of the ingredients. I'm looking forward to trying it as it is a different variety of bread which I like.

I'll be baking more in a day or two, it sends wonderful aromas throughout the apartment as well as tasting fab

Thank you, I'll give this a try

and another chapter read and enjoyed 😃

It looks like Jubal's luck is still going strong at this point, let's hope it stays that way 🤞. I like and understand Lucas thought's of their 'spoils' but I also understand Jubal having different thoughts, he wants what was his not what was someone else's. Speaking of which, the other items found on the horse, especially the bracelet and shawl, could be useful in proving their story when they meet the sheriff, it is likely that they were stolen from another victim/victims. If the items can be identified as stolen by said victim/victims then it helps to prove their case that the dead men were thieves and brought their fate on themselves. I'm hoping that the sheriff will also see things the same as Lucas and allow Jubal to keep some of the property or the extra horse as compensation, it would be fair. If these men were wanted for other crimes there may even be a reward for their capture, we can always hope, but I guess we will find out when they reach Bearpaw and meet the sheriff. Another great chapter that is a pleasure to read.

You cannot beat homemade bread, it's the best bread anyone will ever eat.

This tastes gorgeous with butter and pineapple jam (jelly if you're from across the pond)

I enjoy my paid and unpaid work, both have inspired storylines for the stories I've written and probably will for a while. I try to take it easy to stop my doctor from moaning at me, most of my dialysis is done at home now so it's not too bad.

The next batch will be multi-seeded bread rolls. 🤤

I'm a self-employed retail consultant specialising in the jewellery and pawn-broking sector. Usually, I only work part-time and volunteer at a night shelter in my spare time and do the admin for them, the volunteering has its own rewards.

What do you think guy's? Who fancies a slice?

I usually bake it once or twice a week, but this is the first I've baked in about a month. I've been busy at work, this contract is taking up more of my time than I thought it would. Fingers crossed it will be finished in about six weeks, and then everything gets back to normal. 🤞