Ma quite perky. Staff not worried now. I left her watching the groundsmen mowing the football and cricket pitches outside her window while she ate some scrambled eggs. Now I'm down by the harbour watching the turnstones on the harbour wall while I have a packet of crisps.
Oh, just heard Johann Cruyff has died. Now he really was a giant of football. Sad to see him go so young
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I saw J Cruyff play at Elland Rd when he was with Anderlecht ? He was amazing the top half of his body bent one way and his legs the other so other players couldn't tell which way he intended to run.
Not been around much the last few days, just been busy.
My niece has been auditioning at different ballet schools for a place in Sept. The Central School of ballet in London have offered her a place. She has just finished her last final audition today at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland. She should hear from the Royal School of Ballet in Birmingham later today, not much hope, only 2 from the Northern Ballet got auditions, only my niece went back for a 2nd audition, she has competed with girls from all over the world and some have been training at the RS from being 7 !!! One very proud Aunt I taught her all she knows
Pleased to hear Ma is feeling a bit better Dove - aged P's are a worry aren't they? I'm sure it's a little easier knowing she's so well cared for - her home sounds like a very good one.
Pat's pies and biscuits look yummy as usual and everybody else sounds as though they've been busy.
Think I'm finally on top of most of the admin so I've been trying to get in the garden for a couple of hours every day for the the last few days - mainly cutting back, weeding and generally turning the soil. Hope to start feeding and mulching in a day or so.
My garden is a funny old mix. In some areas the soil is relatively thin and dry and in others it is the heaviest of clay. I've been working in one of the clay bits today and it's impossible to get a handfork into it. I think that bit didn't get mulched last year so it's going to get a good 6" of compost mulch tomorrow.
Just starting to rain now so time for soup then ironing then a quick tidy up before OH comes home late tonight. Will be pleased to see him home safe and sound after the attacks in Brussels - one of his colleagues was staying in a hotel very close to the underground station and was not allowed to leave the building for 24 hrs. He got home yesterday.
Will catch up with The Archers while I'm ironing - find out what that b*st**d Titchener has been up to while I was away
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Just trying to take a break and let my brain recover: I've spent all morning doing a food hygiene course. All rather simple and common sense of course but with so many groups sleeping over at the museum I wanted to make sure that should someone ask I could produce a (disappointingly not very) shiny certificate to show that at least one of us here cares about trying to reduce the chances of food poisoning (you'll have guessed paid for myself but lets not start that rant so close to being able to get home and fill myself with a CHOCOLATE DINOSAUR).
Oh yes you heard it here first: my partner may be quirky in his ways, damn right odd in others, but when his princess Clarington demands a chocolate dinosaur from Waitrose as her Easter gift he chuffing well gets marched off to go and get it
Wonky: I'm really glad your work colleagues liked the video. I got a terribly exciting email from The Makaton Charity on Tuesday but *agh* of *agh* they then left for their holidays and so wont have seen my squeal of a response until next week now.
Right: time to get the classroom set up for some messy play fun tomorrow.
Keep safe everyone. And if you could send some sunshine over here I'd be most grateful.
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Oh, just heard Johann Cruyff has died. Now he really was a giant of football. Sad to see him go so young
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi all
Pleased to hear Ma is okay Dove
I saw J Cruyff play at Elland Rd when he was with Anderlecht ? He was amazing the top half of his body bent one way and his legs the other so other players couldn't tell which way he intended to run.
Not been around much the last few days, just been busy.
My niece has been auditioning at different ballet schools for a place in Sept. The Central School of ballet in London have offered her a place. She has just finished her last final audition today at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland. She should hear from the Royal School of Ballet in Birmingham later today, not much hope, only 2 from the Northern Ballet got auditions, only my niece went back for a 2nd audition, she has competed with girls from all over the world and some have been training at the RS from being 7 !!! One very proud Aunt
I taught her all she knows 
Afternoon all.
Pleased to hear Ma is feeling a bit better Dove - aged P's are a worry aren't they? I'm sure it's a little easier knowing she's so well cared for - her home sounds like a very good one.
Pat's pies and biscuits look yummy as usual and everybody else sounds as though they've been busy.
Think I'm finally on top of most of the admin so I've been trying to get in the garden for a couple of hours every day for the the last few days - mainly cutting back, weeding and generally turning the soil. Hope to start feeding and mulching in a day or so.
My garden is a funny old mix. In some areas the soil is relatively thin and dry and in others it is the heaviest of clay. I've been working in one of the clay bits today and it's impossible to get a handfork into it. I think that bit didn't get mulched last year so it's going to get a good 6" of compost mulch tomorrow.
Just starting to rain now so time for soup then ironing then a quick tidy up before OH comes home late tonight. Will be pleased to see him home safe and sound after the attacks in Brussels - one of his colleagues was staying in a hotel very close to the underground station and was not allowed to leave the building for 24 hrs. He got home yesterday.
Will catch up with The Archers while I'm ironing - find out what that b*st**d Titchener has been up to while I was away
Afternoon all.
Just trying to take a break and let my brain recover: I've spent all morning doing a food hygiene course. All rather simple and common sense of course but with so many groups sleeping over at the museum I wanted to make sure that should someone ask I could produce a (disappointingly not very) shiny certificate to show that at least one of us here cares about trying to reduce the chances of food poisoning (you'll have guessed paid for myself but lets not start that rant so close to being able to get home and fill myself with a CHOCOLATE DINOSAUR).
Oh yes you heard it here first: my partner may be quirky in his ways, damn right odd in others, but when his princess Clarington demands a chocolate dinosaur from Waitrose as her Easter gift he chuffing well gets marched off to go and get it
Wonky: I'm really glad your work colleagues liked the video. I got a terribly exciting email from The Makaton Charity on Tuesday but *agh* of *agh* they then left for their holidays and so wont have seen my squeal of a response until next week now.
Right: time to get the classroom set up for some messy play fun tomorrow.
Keep safe everyone. And if you could send some sunshine over here I'd be most grateful.
Glad Ma is feeling perkier, Dove.
Well done and congratulations to KEF's neice.
Came in from the GH, where I'm too hot, for a cuppa. Plug plants came, potting up.
Just ordered more plants
Good evening all from a drissly Southampton waiting for a cruise to France & Ireland
Hope alls well with everybody
Yvie
Well done 'niece of KEF' - really great achievement
Have you still got your tutu KEF?....
Glad hubby is home safe T'bird.
Hope you're getting paid promptly this month Clari.
Going to get a cuppa and prepare myself for Line of Duty - fantastic. If you haven't watched it - you're really missing a treat.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...