I tried calling Paul Sykes at Dorton House today – following up on the letter. I felt irrationally apprehensive beforehand. There was a bit of that when I decided to write – but picking up the phone was worse! Pat and I were saying, after the Governors’ meeting on Monday, how strange it is that school can press such long-forgotten buttons. Anyway, this morning I told myself very firmly that I was a company director, a school governor – and a “big girl”! – and just got on with it. … Unfortunately, I didn’t get through. I left a vm but today must have been pretty manic, with the break-up for the holidays, so I wasn’t surprised when nothing came back. It does mean, though, that I’ve now got to wait until after the Easter break. The second set of tenterhooks in the title refers to the fact that I’m picking up the new version of the book from Elaine’s server as I write. Then I’ve got to upload it to the publishing site and order another test copy … then I’ve got to wait and see whether this time, the printers will get the pictures in the right place ……
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