I learnt to touch-type on great big old Remington machines that had all the letters missing off the keys - we did typing to music every day of the first term!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I learnt to type to music too. I can still remember the teacher saying the letters out loud. I never got the hang of shorthand Oh the joy of correction fluid and carbon paper, holes in the paper when you hit the key too hard, no electric typewriters then, cleaning out the keys when they got bunged up with ink and paper., some of my early efforts were awful to say the least.
We had a box over the keys and were told to keep our wrists up. I still use the shorthand now and again, but was never much good at it. I asked too many questions, usually why......
Haven't had time to clock in this evening and now everyone's going to bed. Daughter and 3 small grandson's arrived - late having gor lost on route. I opened packs of what was supposed to be fresh fish from supermarket and we all keeled over from the smell! yuk yuk gone off and sell by date day after tomorrow. Hurray for freezers! Liked the sound of Glyns meal. Son coming tomorrow. Having peking duck with chinese pancakes.
Hope all ill people wake up feeing better tomorrow. Why am I always last to bed when I'm an hour ahead of you peeps?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We decided to try online shopping - son no. 3 eagerly placed our first ever order with Asda. I paid, he booked a delivery slot for 3-5pm today, and guess what - we're still waiting!!! Good job you guys weren't betting on it!! Have now phoned them 3 times - first time we were told it was on the van, second time that they would investigate, and call back (and didn't) and third time I got very irate and they said it was rejected - trying to make out they had tried to deliver, but someone was in all the time so that's a LIE! Anyway they have said they will now deliver between 11 and 1 tomorrow.
Anyone care to place a bet? I shall email them tomorrow to tell them how impressed I am with the service, as Kit would do!
I shall now go and have a soothing bath, then go to bed.
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I learnt to touch-type on great big old Remington machines that had all the letters missing off the keys - we did typing to music every day of the first term!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I learnt to type to music too. I can still remember the teacher saying the letters out loud. I never got the hang of shorthand
Oh the joy of correction fluid and carbon paper, holes in the paper when you hit the key too hard, no electric typewriters then, cleaning out the keys when they got bunged up with ink and paper.
, some of my early efforts were awful to say the least.
Our shorthand tutor had a problem with the word 'squirrel' - it was amazing how many times it occurred in dictation
I'm falling asleep now so I'll say goodnight - see you in the morning.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Me too dove!
These late nights are killing me!
OH tucked in!
Gunna go get tucked in too! 
Catch ya all later!
Quiet again here, just watched Death in Paradise. Nothing else of interest on
We have just watched that too. Oh opened a bottle of red wine so had a glass with him, now time for bed I think.
Good night all, sleep tight.
Haven't had time to clock in this evening and now everyone's going to bed. Daughter and 3 small grandson's arrived - late having gor lost on route. I opened packs of what was supposed to be fresh fish from supermarket and we all keeled over from the smell! yuk yuk
gone off and sell by date day after tomorrow. Hurray for freezers! Liked the sound of Glyns meal. Son coming tomorrow. Having peking duck with chinese pancakes.
Hope all ill people wake up feeing better tomorrow. Why am I always last to bed when I'm an hour ahead of you peeps?
We decided to try online shopping - son no. 3 eagerly placed our first ever order with Asda. I paid, he booked a delivery slot for 3-5pm today, and guess what - we're still waiting!!! Good job you guys weren't betting on it!! Have now phoned them 3 times - first time we were told it was on the van, second time that they would investigate, and call back (and didn't) and third time I got very irate and they said it was rejected - trying to make out they had tried to deliver, but someone was in all the time so that's a LIE! Anyway they have said they will now deliver between 11 and 1 tomorrow.
Anyone care to place a bet? I shall email them tomorrow to tell them how impressed I am with the service, as Kit would do!
I shall now go and have a soothing bath, then go to bed.