Facebook – and all that jazz

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:53:11 +0000

I promised myself I wouldn’t.

‘You ought to get onto Facebook,’ I was told. ‘It’s a great way of keeping up with old friends and letting people know what you’re doing.’

Yea – right. What I’m doing is chasing my tail and the thought of whittering away hours looking up what other people are doing as they get on with their lives seemed a retrograde step. The friend who lives five minutes away sends me texts saying that we really have to get together and I say the same to her – and to others. And still we don’t.

Then I got an email. Found you on facebook it said, Great to see your name but where are the photos?

I don’t know. I don’t even know how I managed to get there. It might be a result of trying to open another email account or maybe a more efficient offspring but there it is – Adrienne Dines Facebook account. Bizarre.

Then came the friend requests. I didn’t know whether to click on them – more timewasting courtesy of the ether – but the temptation to have a quick peek is SOO difficult to fight off. I determined it’d only be for five minutes – just to see what a couple looked like….and another one or two as well.

And it will be for only five minutes.

Says she.

“YOU REALLY OUGHT TO UPDATE YOUR BLOG…”

Tue, 04 May 2010 20:52:33 +0000

…he said. “it’s been gathering cyber dust for months. People will think you’ve gone off the radar.’

I haven’t ; I’ve gone on the circuit.

Early 2010 has been a frenetic time. I’ve spoken to WI’s, Wives Fellowships, Women’s Guilds, Soroptimists and various charity organisations and loved every second of it. I’ve finished A Grand Illusion and sent it off to my agent and wandered around muttering to myself while the threads of the next story weave themselves into memories and impressions in my head. I’ve given workshops and planned others and all the while the website slept in the background.

Not everyone minded.

There are regular queries from groups looking for a speaker or a tutor and occasionally ( and best of all) people who’ve attended talks and workshops in the past get in touch and say, ‘I did what you advised! I’ve started/finished the book!’ A couple have even reached the publication stage and to them I say, ‘Well done you!’

Only one query was unsuccesssful so far. Virginia Water Wine Appreciation Society - your email address isn’t working and my response bounces back with an undeliverable apology. Can you get in touch again, please? The answer to your query was, yes.