More hard copy

Writing myself notes to remember things is a good idea in theory, but I am let down on a number of occasions by my past self's confident belief that only a few key words will be needed to remind me of a complex chain of events. So, currently, the notepad next to my computer says "number 3 mech academy", which could be an anime reference (I am slowly working through various Gundam serieses) or a mangled street address or neither. The comment underneath that says "Antique ribboned autumn" (I think it's "autumn". I thought it was "ottoman" at first, which might have actually made sense (not that I am looking for an antique ottoman, with or without ribbons), but there's a definite "aut" at the beginning, even if everything after that deteriorates into my usual scrawl), which doesn't help at all. Anyway. Fortunately I have slightly more detailed notes on these. Although then I hit the iPod books, which I believe contain a number of electronic bookmarks that no doubt made sense at the time...

( Rumer Godden, Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy. )

( Helen Lowe, Thornspell. )

( Doreen Tovey, Making the horse laugh. )