I’ve made it back from Swansea in one piece, despite engineering works on the line (and an adorable but bored toddler who thought I was a pirate with my trilby on!).My sister made it to graduation. Even my parents made it, though it was a close thing!

I have some gorgeous photos of Swansea bay, taken from my eyrie window (four flights of stairs, a dramatically sloped ceiling, and no curtains) and from the beach itself. I only managed to paddle in the sea once, since when the tide was out it was a mile and a half walk across the sands. Drank too much, ate too much, read 2/3 of Green Mars.

Very little internet access, so I manged to get another draft of Julia Can’t written and 2k more on Space Romance. Came back to find I have edits to do on Ruin, Pluvial and Tease (it’s out so soon!). It’s my last week in full time work, which timing-wise is a bit sideways, but it’s the summer holidays so I should have time to get plenty of days in. Mmm, staycations.