One of the things about writing it that it's so easy to allow oneself to be distracted. And when, like me, you have the attention span of a goldfish you have to keep a really tight control when you sit down at the computer. Sometimes I have to disconnect the internet.....

A good example of this happened earlier today. At the moment I have finished with the poisonous plants and am now dealing with the ones that protect. All the research notes are typed up, I just have to get them into a reasonable shape. But then I started off researching the Evil Eye which is a fascinating subject in its own right.

This is partly because the Evil Eye (or its equivalent) has been recognised in virtually every culture down the centuries. And of course it's partly because I've known people who had the Evil Eye and weren't afraid to use it.

Well, I have included a short paragraph or two on the subject now, but rather than getting closer to the end of this particular chapter all I seem to have done is make it longer!