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Done my bit, lizzardgirl! ;) So it doesn't become too obvious. :)

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*snort* I don't think PD James is a fanfic writer, but with all those published fanfics these days who can tell? ;)

This is posted with totally no ulterior motive at all, merely to provide the JAFF readers with some light summer reading. The challenge is the following:

* Write a JA-related fic in 10 parts (or 10 short stories). Of course we won't object if there are more stories (or story parts). ;)

* Your story should be set by (or on) the sea.

* Your main characters should be Jane Austen's characters, or Jane Austen herself.

* Your stories should be posted in the months June, July and August 2011.

* This is supposed to be light reading, so there should be no more angst than absolutely necessary (maybe a little to keep things interesting). A touch of comedy will be greatly appreciated.

* Once you post your stories, mark them with "Jane on the Beach - "Story Title"" in the subject line.

Any takers?

Tried out the nutella recipe you posted, Meg. MMMMMMMMMHHHHHH! Handed it to our Home Economics teacher, who also made it and is v. happy result. I guess it won't be long till our students will be making it in school. So - THANK YOU both Meg and Katharine!

Lise, did you send an e-mail to my Yahoo account or did it end up in my spam folder for a good reason? The subject line doesn't exactly sound like you, so I thought I'd better ask before opening and / or deleting it.

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Probably something along the lines of "The exit is down those stairs. Don't forget to close the door behind you."

You'll be pleased to hear, Kay, that I've just been attacked by a ferocious Halloween plot bunny. With fangs.

Heard good news about an ex-student of mine today. Apparently she passed her A-levels with a straight A in all her subjects! I did expect her to do well - she always did while she was in our school, but an A in all subjects! Bravo, M!

lizzardgirl gave me grassy green (due to my eye trouble I read "greasy green" first and went, like, wot???) and I have to come up with 10 green things I like. So, here goes:

1 - The green wall in my bedroom. Both my bedrooms, actually; in my parents' house as well as here in my flat. Green is one of my favourite colours (green, blue, and yellow), and that green wall makes my bedroom cosy. Me likes.

2 - My glasses. Not the fact that I must wear glasses, naturally. But I really like those. The frame is green, the glasses are tinted. They grow darker proportionally to light exposure, which is quite handy because that way I don't need sunglasses. Which is why I like them. Aren't I easy to please? ;)

3 - The scenery all around here is green, green, green. Lots of meadows, and forests. And trees by the riverside. All green. Nothing better than going for long walks in all that greenery.

4 - The plants in my flat. I'm not a terribly good gardener, and I suppose if plants could run away they'd do it the moment I enter a gardeners' store, but still I love them. So, there are quite a few plants to be found in my flat. Sometimes they die, but some of them have survived for longer than I'd expected them.

5 - That green top I bought at NEXT last autumn in spite of having vowed I wouldn't buy any green tops any more because I already had three at home and felt I needed some change. Then that top jumped at me and refused to stay behind. Enough said.

6 - St James apples. They've smallish, very early apples that grow on old trees in the gardens of the village I grew up in. The name, "Jakobiäpfel" in German, tells you when they're ready to eat - it's late July. They're quite juicy and as a child I used to be wild for them. Both fresh and in apple strudel form. ;)

7 - Darbo tea syrup ginger / melissa. Makes for very good tea when you're in a hurry. Just a few drops in hot water and voilà. There are other sorts, but that one is my favourite.

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8 - The pillow case I did when I practised silk painting last year. There's a lot of greens in that one. It's not a masterpiece (I'm no artist), but it's the first I made so it's special.

9 - The old Gasteiner mineral water bottle. One of my favourite mineral water brands.

10 - The Regency dress I sewed a couple of years ago. It was my first sewing project since my last year in secondary school and I'm quite proud of it even though it no longer fits. But it's still in my wardrobe. Who knows, it might fit again one day. ;)


If you ask me what colour you represent, I'll tell you the colour I associate with you!