what would stopping mean?

ok the TESCO order has come (but not all of it). or rather horsemouth cocked up the order so that he didn't order all he needed but thought he had. 

the starchy stodge and fake meat wasn't in the order. fortunately for horsemouth he has ordered it all but they cannot now deliver until the 28th.

fortunately horsemouth can easily walk to the nearby village shop and pick up much of what he has missed.

still he's not relishing explaining this. (ah well)

the walk will do him good

the walk has done him good (and he's doing it again soon)

there's a yellow warning for fog (and it will almost certainly rain at some point). 

it is a day like any other but it is not like any other because horsemouth is here on his own. you think that that would make him calmer and more relaxed but not a bit of it. 

not much from kilvert today from 1871 (he's off to langley burrell tomorrow) and of course it is soon 1872 in his timeline. 

horsemouth has stopped doing a number of things in recent years. how does he feel about this?

- horsemouth has stopped doing the housing stuff (the communal endeavour). he's been at that for about 25 years. 

how does he feel about this? well he should be delighted about it because the stress and conflict of doing it is gone, but he isn't because the opportunity to do good and to play at the top of his game is gone also.

- similarly he is no longer living in the homestead (shared house) in the great wen.

how does he feel about this? he was at that for about 10 years (this time around). well he misses having a place of his own (however annoying it was to 'share' it). he misses the ease  of access to friends and to music and to second hand books. 

- horsemouth has stopped doing the work stuff (beachside donkey rides). he was at that for about 25 years. 

how does he feel about this? well (however annoying it was) he does miss it. he misses being useful. 

- horsemouth has all but stopped recording or playing music live for the last few years. he was at that for about 35 years. 

if he has not fully stopped playing music he has certainly done less. it is more than a year since his last gig as musicians of bremen. it is more than 5 years since he last released a recording. and yet he will not admit (to himself) he has stopped. 

oh dear horsemouth is up an hour earlier than he needs to be (blasted mobile phone alarm clock). he's got to wait for the sun to come up so he can feed the chickens.