Have you noticed that people seem to be muttering and you are missing half of what is said during meetings? I did and realised that the problem was me and not others (mostly!) so I probably needed hearing aids. So I got an appointment – after about a month waiting – for a hearing test…
Category: Things to do
(Eventually) Go to Langford Lakes
Langford Lakes was where we had intended to go on Coronation Day – but it rained! Since then it has either rained, the café has been closed or one of has not been available. So we eventually found a free day when the weather looked good and managed to get there! We started with coffee…
Make up for missing my cream tea!
As my train was very delayed on going up to the Peak District I missed my cream tea on arrival day. When the train company gave me a refund of half my fare, I decided that I would use part of it to go and have a cream tea with a friend. We chose to…
Have some outings
Does going out for a meal in the evening count as an outing? Well, I do it so infrequently – except for birthdays – that it does for me! So I was invited to join 2 other friends for a meal at the Rai d’Or – a pub that serves real ale and Thai food….
An afternoon at the theatre
I hadn’t been to the theatre for a while so I looked at the program for the Playhouse and found something I thought I might enjoy: “Brief Encounter” by Noel Coward, but made into a stage musical by Emma Rice. I have never seen the film but know about it. I persuaded a friend she…
Have a bit of a clear-out
I needed more space for new books and for keeping other things, so decided I had better have a bit of a clear-out to make room. I started with some of my clothes drawers. A few things to go (mostly for the charity shop “rags” bag) but some I am still considering. Then it was…
A Matching Set
Last year – or maybe the year before – I made a hat, and then a scarf to match. They might actually have been in consecutive years – I can’t remember! This year I spent most of December and January making hand-warmers and fingerless gloves, either as presents or for friends who wanted them. Having…
Use my National Trust card again
A friend and I had both been to Stonehenge when we were much younger and could actually go up to the stones. We have also seen it many times as we have driven passed, but we had never been to the visitor centre – which is relatively new. We decided it would make a good…
Have a couple of days out
As I have recently become a member of the National Trust, a friend is organising me to use my membership. I had been wanting to go to Stourhead and understood that it was good for autumn colours. We had to choose one of my friend’s days off – the Monday of half-term. After parking we…
Go to a wedding in Ely
Having received an invitation to my niece’s wedding, I accepted and decided that having never been to Ely before, I would spend 2 nights there so I could look round the city a bit. I chose to stay at the hotel where the wedding was being held as that would enable me to slip away…