Well, I thought it was about time! It was at least 4 years since I had my eyes tested and although I kept talking about it, somehow it never happened. On mentioning it to a friend she “encouraged” me to get on with it, but then I had unintentionally given her the impression that my…
Have 3 things cancelled in one week!
I am starting to think that it is me…….. Monday, a friend cancelled our dog walk and lunch as her grandson had broken both collar bones and she was going to be needed as support and help for both her daughter and grandson. Tuesday, at choir, we were told that the end of term concert was cancelled…
Go to a 4th birthday party
Who wouldn’t go to a 4th birthday party at a farm when they are invited? Certainly not me, especially as it was for my elder great-niece, J. Even though it was the day after I returned from my holiday I wanted to be there – the washing and unpacking could easily wait! The party was…
Have a holiday based on Dartmoor
A walking holiday with hf holidays – 3 nights this time. This is the one to replace the singing holiday and lasted from Wednesday to Saturday. So on Wednesday I drove to the house near Haytor on Dartmoor. I keep forgetting that my car is not keen on hills, but it does make it –…
Go on a food hygiene course
The community centre café put on a food hygiene course for volunteers on a Saturday afternoon, after the café had closed for the day. It was being run by a member of the church congregation who is accredited to do these courses. The idea is that not only will we have the basic knowledge but…
Get Your Holiday Cancelled
Two weeks before I was due to go, I had a letter from HF Holidays saying that my “Anyone Can Sing” holiday was cancelled, as not enough people believed it! Well, they actually said that some people had cancelled and so only 4 people were booked and that number was not viable for the holiday. That…
Stop listening to “The Archers”
Yup – I have given up The Archers! I did wean myself off gradually, but it didn’t take long – less than a week, I think. So what has made me stop listening to The Archers? I suspect it is the new editor. The characters seem to have all changed and be acting in ways…
Accept changes…….
Things seem to change even in retirement……. So one can do the “grumpy old woman” or accept and even welcome change. So what has changed for me? Well, at the moment two things – the work at the Trussell Trust (again) and the venue for choir. The Trussell Trust is still in flux – the…
Do a MOOC or two…
What is a MOOC? A massive open on-line course! I have done one and started a second through “FutureLearn“. Why? Well, I was busy and had lots to do, but wasn’t really using my brain as I had learned how to do the “jobs” that I do. That meant that I was starting to get…
“Do” Lent!
No, not the usual “give something up”, but 2 other things. The first was our church encouraged everyone to read the same Bible verses each day for Lent. The verses are gradually moving through the Bible – starting at Genesis – and there are notes written by different people in the church. They were given…