I took Reg fishing last night. We didn't catch any fish but we did catch a last minute discounted meat special in the supermarket on the way home. I picked up my new pillows, a catch of the day special and had my best night's sleep in months.  Makes a mental note to buy myself new pillows every year, they do not keep their softness over time. 

I have set myself a goal to edit 10,000 words a day though I am only 1/4 of the way to that target at midday today and need a break. I can see the part ahead of me can be dramatically shortened. It doesn't take me a lot of courage to remove a few hundred words, but to cut out a few thousand...I think I need a cup of coffee to give me the strength to do that.    This is why it pays to leave a novel alone for a while following an edit, so you have the courage to prune heavily when you come back.

Now there's a good idea.  I can go prune the roses, then pruning the novel will seem easy. lol :-).