This week has been a little bit hard writing this blog! Some weeks go by and fairly interesting things happen but just lately it's been very quiet, a bit dull, I suppose, and there hasn't been much to report! Maybe I should make myself go out and do things or take a photo every day and say something about it!
So, it's the end of another week, one which has flown by as usual. Mum and I did recruit a new member of staff yesterday (now I remember) and I'm sure she'll do very well...she's a three foot high witch, dressed in a beautiful purple dress and cackles with glee whenever you go near her. I'm sure she'll be a hit with the children when we put her in Reception around Halloween!
Friday, 7 October 2011
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Being lazy...
I really should have gone for a walk with Sophie this afternoon after work, but the weather was a bit mizzly and chilly and my heart just wasn't in it! We haven't been for a walk all week and I do miss the hour's exercise and fresh air, especially as the time to do the walks is becoming more and more limited as the weeks go by.
It's been an uneventful week at work although we have managed to get some things sorted out. We just need a few busy days now to compensate for the very quiet period we had last week!
It's been an uneventful week at work although we have managed to get some things sorted out. We just need a few busy days now to compensate for the very quiet period we had last week!
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Gloomy evenings!
Today was a long day at work as Sophie was helping out again after school. I stayed with her until she finished at 6pm and then it was home and a quick game of cards with Keith in the conservatory before dinner. It's certainly getting noticeably darker now in the evening and despite having all the lamps on I found it difficult to complete my daily crossword in the gloom! Either we need better lighting or I need to take a trip to the Optician!
Tuesday 4 October
The temperatures are starting to drop now, but the last few days of fine weather have been a real bonus, although not for our business which certainly suffered last week with the summery climate! The weekend is forecast to be wet and windy with colder weather on the way and to be honest, I think it's about time. I like Autumn to be cold and crisp!
Tuesday was a busy day for me at work and I managed to get a lot of onerous little chores out of the way. I'd woken up early in the morning worrying about them (submitting our VAT returns was one little niggle) so I felt very relieved when I accomplished everything on my list. Sophie was working for us after school but I went off home to put our bedding back after it had been washed as I really didn't fancy doing it after I'd picked her up at 6.30pm. A glass of wine and dinner was all I had in mind at that time!
Tuesday was a busy day for me at work and I managed to get a lot of onerous little chores out of the way. I'd woken up early in the morning worrying about them (submitting our VAT returns was one little niggle) so I felt very relieved when I accomplished everything on my list. Sophie was working for us after school but I went off home to put our bedding back after it had been washed as I really didn't fancy doing it after I'd picked her up at 6.30pm. A glass of wine and dinner was all I had in mind at that time!
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Monday 3 October - a nightmare journey!
I made a big mistake this morning...I wanted Keith to come into work with me, but he had to go to the doctor's to pick up his prescription so we decided to go there on the way into work. Unfortunately, when we got there the pharmacy was closed so we headed off to work and got embroiled into the most horrific traffic jam! I had never seen the traffic so bad and no matter which way we went there was no escape. It took us an hour to get to work, a journey that normally takes me about 12-15 minutes!
Once actually at work, Keith and I painted our party rooms to freshen them up. With his help I managed to get two of them done which was great!
Once actually at work, Keith and I painted our party rooms to freshen them up. With his help I managed to get two of them done which was great!
Sunday 2 October
We were due another trip down to Kent to see Nan so off we went - Mum, Sophie and I. It was another glorious day with high temperatures and lots of sun and I'd planned to visit an area of Kent where my great great great Grandfather lived, in a village called Ightham. I'd found out there was a lovely pub in the village so after a quick cup of coffee, we set the SatNav to find it. I knew the village was near Sevenoaks, but Gladys took us a completely different way and it was only my faith in her that kept me from turning around!
The route to the village was beautiful, though, through avenues of trees with gorgeous views of the farmland and gently rolling downs. The village itself was very pretty but we couldn't find the pub I'd looked up so we went to The George and Dragon instead which was lovely. It's a very old pub and apparently Guy Fawkes was supposed to have hatched his plot to bring down Parliament there (despite a pub in Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire having the same claim to fame!) as well as being visited by Queen Elizabeth I. The staff were extremely friendly and it was busy with lots of lunchtime diners sitting outside in the sun.
We had a delicious lunch - very generously filled sandwiches for Mum, Sophie and me and a chicken salad for Nan which she thoroughly enjoyed. We didn't get much of a chance to look around the village itself (I'll save that for another time) but we did drive to the hamlet of Oldbury where my ancestor worked as a Blacksmith. There were some beautifully renovated Oast Houses there and I'm sure that at one time the whole area was covered in hopfields.
From Oldbury we drove into the village of Seal very briefly, where another of my family once lived and then headed back to Nan's flat along some very narrow roads! I was just glad I didn't meet another car!
We had a very good journey home, which was a bonus, and then I sat down with a much needed glass of wine!
The route to the village was beautiful, though, through avenues of trees with gorgeous views of the farmland and gently rolling downs. The village itself was very pretty but we couldn't find the pub I'd looked up so we went to The George and Dragon instead which was lovely. It's a very old pub and apparently Guy Fawkes was supposed to have hatched his plot to bring down Parliament there (despite a pub in Ashby St Ledgers in Northamptonshire having the same claim to fame!) as well as being visited by Queen Elizabeth I. The staff were extremely friendly and it was busy with lots of lunchtime diners sitting outside in the sun.
We had a delicious lunch - very generously filled sandwiches for Mum, Sophie and me and a chicken salad for Nan which she thoroughly enjoyed. We didn't get much of a chance to look around the village itself (I'll save that for another time) but we did drive to the hamlet of Oldbury where my ancestor worked as a Blacksmith. There were some beautifully renovated Oast Houses there and I'm sure that at one time the whole area was covered in hopfields.
From Oldbury we drove into the village of Seal very briefly, where another of my family once lived and then headed back to Nan's flat along some very narrow roads! I was just glad I didn't meet another car!
We had a very good journey home, which was a bonus, and then I sat down with a much needed glass of wine!
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Hot, hot, hot!
It seems incredible that as I was raking up fallen Autumn leaves I was dripping with sweat in temperatures of almost 30 degrees centigrade! I think today will go down in history as one of the hottest days in October! Keith and I spent the morning tidying up the garden and throwing out some of our summer bedding plants. A lot of my geraniums are still fine, though, so I gave them a good watering and left them to continue flowering. At this rate they'll still be in bloom for Halloween!
In the afternoon mum, Sophie and I went off to Market Harborough for a little shopping and coffee and cake in Caffe Nero. Everybody was dressed in skimpy summer clothes and it was very pleasant wandering around the shops in the sunshine. The weird thing was that there were stacks of winter clothes for sale, not something I could bring myself to look at with the high temperatures outside!
Back home, Keith and I sat out in the garden and then lit our barbecue. I don't ever recall barbecuing in October before but we had a lovely evening cooking and then sitting out afterwards until it became cooler. It's getting dark at around 7pm at the moment so I lit some lanterns to hang in the trees, the first time I've done that since last summer!
In the afternoon mum, Sophie and I went off to Market Harborough for a little shopping and coffee and cake in Caffe Nero. Everybody was dressed in skimpy summer clothes and it was very pleasant wandering around the shops in the sunshine. The weird thing was that there were stacks of winter clothes for sale, not something I could bring myself to look at with the high temperatures outside!
Back home, Keith and I sat out in the garden and then lit our barbecue. I don't ever recall barbecuing in October before but we had a lovely evening cooking and then sitting out afterwards until it became cooler. It's getting dark at around 7pm at the moment so I lit some lanterns to hang in the trees, the first time I've done that since last summer!
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