Okay, so there hasn’t been downtime yet. But there will be. Wait for it, wait for it. . .
I spent last night (and this morning) in Bournemouth. Here it is, early-ish in the morning, looking a bit broody:
That’s the sea, and the beach, and some boats. Taken with my phone, because I’m apparently too lazy to bring my camera with me anymore. So, we had some really nice brownies at the awards dinner, and we saw some people that we like (and some that we don’t like), and. . . hmm, what else. Did anything else happen? Oh, that’s right — we were named Small Publisher of the Year!
I think it took us all by surprise, but now we have a shiny, gold (coloured) Nibbie to put on the shelf and show visitors. Would you believe it took me until last night to realize why they’re called the Nibbies? I thought it was a completely nonsense word (instead of the half-nonsense word it actually is). I say the British Book Awards of the 21st century ought to be called. . . the. . . Typies. Keyboardies. WordProcessories. Okay, so we’ll stick with the Nibbies for now, but I’ll be thinking about it.
Those’re some shells I picked up from the beach. The spiral ones are about three inches long, which I think is pretty neat. I’m used to finding little fingernail-sized shells on beaches, so these are high quality, as far as I’m concerned.
re: Electricity in the water pipes — I guess it’s common practice for the mains to be grounded by going through the pipes (I. . . think? I haven’t studied much plumbing or electrics), but there seems to be an actual current going through ours. Rob was replacing a filter on our pipe, tightening it with a large spanner, and electricity jumped from one pipe to another, charring the pipe where it hit. Um, not safe? Anyway, I’m keeping my hands out of that cupboard for now.
Congrats on the Nibbie! (how very English a name). Very exciting. And those shells are definitely high quality!
I have to comment on the electricity thing…I am quite a handy girl and spent a ridiculous amount of time dealing with an electrical problem at our house recently….
The ground is often attached to the cold water pipe (at least in the US, all possible current carrying metal just be attached together, to the earth) but should not in any normal situation be carrying a current (except when something happens that should trip a breaker or fuse). In older homes, the cold water pipe was always used as the main source of grounding. Is it possible that your hubby was touching an appliance when he touched the metal pipe? .
I would suggest you call an electrician. Electrical arcs are scary and very dangerous!
woohoo! did i not say you’d win? i love being right. xD
YES! Call a plumber Rob!!! No electrocuting of Anna or you should occur. Please. Are you sure the showers and bath are safe? And the kitchen sink?? Yikes!
P.S. Where are those photos of you all dressed up?
I love your blog
Yah! Congratulations on the Nibbie!
oh congrats on the award! and ooh- electricity in the water?? spooky!
Oh, that’s a beautiful picture. I lived in Edinburgh for three years and I do miss that soft British light sometimes.
Congratulations on your win, I am sure you deserve every bit of it.
Congratulations! Though I’m not surprised if all your colleagues show the same sort of enjoyment in and commitment to their work as you do… Nice to see such things being rewarded though.
Congratulations on the award! Most excellent.
I suppose we *could* get the pipes fixed, but electrified water is so much more refreshing than the regular kind.
Congratulations!!! Excellent picture taken with your camera phone!! I have enough trouble with my regular digital camera let alone my digital camera!
Congratulations on the Nibbie!!!!!
congrats on the award! FYI the “spiral shells” are gastropods. Yay for ocean sciences!
congratulations on the award, you definitely deserve it
Congrats on the Nibbie! And yay to Bournemouth! I used to live just down the road in a place called Mudeford – the best time in my childhood.
Oh and definately stay away from that cupboard!
Well done you worthy people, awards already and that’s before the world get the crafty blog book.
That pic with your phone is gorgeous, no wonder you never take your camera anywhere.
Hey, maybe your electrified water will give you some extra ZzzZzzzZip for your Charity run (not forgotten your 2 quid).
Oh congratulations! Yippee! I like the nibbie! I like wondering and contemplating what it looks like, but mostly cause it sounds a little naughty in a delightful way!
Anna,
Did you get my email that I sent to you a few days ago?
Congratulations on the award…
what does it look like, and why didn’t you post the pics of you all dressed up???
Award are lovely aren’t they, where are you going to set your Nibbie?
When I was living in England I always wanted to take a day trip to Bournemouth, but never made it there. Your pictures look lovely and maybe someday I will be able to go back and see it! The sea looks enchanting.
Three cheers for Snowbooks! That’s nearly an entire cheer for each staff member isn’t it? I may have been known to wire things that made the ground nuetral or hot. The best thing is to have a young daughter to test switches and circuits to make sure they don’t explode. I had one of those but now she is all grown up and winning awards in the UK. I’m glad to hear Rob was only charred. Momma said he had been welded onto the pipes.
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OH Anna! I am so not surprised about the Nibbie! You should feel very proud. Keep up the great work, you superstar. XO, a