Fairy; first aid courses have changed so much. When I did my first it included child birth, amputation, pelvic splints and was a one course for all eventualities affair. Now they offer specialist courses like paediatrics only with a waft of adult first aid (in case a staff member gets a poorly). Most first aid courses for "average Joe's" realise you're only a phone call away from an ambulance where the control operator guides you through it anyway.
Here we are offering free 20 minute sessions covering CPR, recovery position, and answering questions to put minds at rest and give people confidence. All ages and abilities; often at the same time!
Seems very sensible Clari. I did a first aid course a while ago as it seemed a good idea to be able to help any of our dance club members who sprained an ankle or whatever and, given the age range, CPR and minor strokes would have been good. It was run by the local Red Cross and began with suicide by slitting wrists, then elecrical shock, then burns from a cooking accident then a Stanley knife in your leg while laying lino - as if - and then car accidents and drunks choking on their own vomit. Last one was CPR. No sprains. I passed my test and then did not renew it as Belgian law obliges everyone to help a person whose life is in danger - which is logical - but anyone with such a certificate also has to deal with those stupid drunks. These days, every public hall or sports venue has a defibrillator with free courses offered to organisers on how to use it.
I am home alone for the next 8 or 9 days. OH has just set off to Namur to sort out some admin for Possum and will also enjoy a dinner with his golf club and take her to the cinema, in English, and shopping. I get to potter at home so, while he's away there will be a few new pots of bulbs appearing and I'm going to lay a hosepipe to mark the new edge to the front bed/lawn at the side. it's full of teeny cyclamens so can't be mown and I'm thinking of making it my winter interest area with snowdrops and cornus alba sibirica and maybe a silver birch or prunus serula, depending on what I find. I've already got 3 hamamelis and some variegated evergreens.
Anyway, congrats to Clari for the praise - well deserved. LP that photo is lovely. Fab acer and gorgeous view. Pat - have fun with the dietician. Dove - hope the car is OK. I have been left with the second car and its radio stubbornly refuses to register French stations but the satnav is working so I can go off and explore........
Hi to everyone and hope it turns out to be a good day.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Erk! Steve. No wonder you were turned off - I never watch those types of shows but got conned into going to the movies years ago to watch Indiana Jones - still remember the eyeballs.
Lilyp, the snake was investigating some spaces between rocks that we put on top of the septic line to prevent idiots from driving over the pipes. The grass is only about half an inch high there. Trouble is, that we've not seen it since Hubby shot it, and it was hiding under my little Thymus border. Not game to poke a rake in there in case it's still alive. I'll be keeping an eye out to watch for a line of meat ants heading in that direction in the next day or so. That should conform that's its dead..
Fairy, I've discovered some lovely jigsaws by someone called Poohpup who put lovely mountain photos of mountains in Northern Canada. Have a look!
Obelixx here is a link to my friend Ian's website and recipe for guinea fowl - I add chopped quince to the apple - it also works really well with pheasant. http://www.souvigne.com/recipes/main130.htm
Must get ready to take the car to the garage - see you later folks ......
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Another sunny day here - if rather cool and slightly misty - all very autumnal - I nearly need to have a bonfire...
Garden is coming on a pace - but always a fine line between leaving the landscapers to get on with it (and perhaps ending up with things not quite as I want them) and constantly interrupting them (and probably telling grandmother how to suck eggs).
Fortunately they are really nice guys and I've asked for 15 mins later today to just go over the final plans and make sure we're all singing from the same hymn sheet. Symmetry is incredibly important for my brain's well being - 6" out will natter away at me for ever. How sad...
Pat - your reaction to snakes is the same as mine to rats. I know your snakes are dangerous and your fear is therefore well founded. My slight phobia about rats is deeply rooted and sometimes there are bits of the garden or rubbishy piles at the back of the shed which I can't deal with until OH has been and had a good poke round.
Thank you (not!) for pointing us to the jigsaw site. I've spent more time than I should playing on there. I can do up to 200 pieces on my iPad mini but it's a bit of a strain on the eyes. 300 rotating pieces is only possible on the desktop. The Nottingham Goose Fair took me forever
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Pat I really don't know how you live there. I'd be too terrified to leave the house. I have a real phobia and can't even look at pictures, even find the word difficult to say without feeling sick. I did have a quick glance back but didn't read properly.
Secondborn has just been on a peadiatric first aid course and found it useful. I am a lapsed first aider having done the 5 day course quite a few years ago now.
Have been finishing Jonah's birth sampler over the last few days and doing far too many jigsaw puzzles (that's your fault Pat).
Have to run some errands for mum and want to go to the framers to sort out getting the sampler framed. Also want to pop and pick up some gravel for the bulb pots.
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Fairy; first aid courses have changed so much. When I did my first it included child birth, amputation, pelvic splints and was a one course for all eventualities affair. Now they offer specialist courses like paediatrics only with a waft of adult first aid (in case a staff member gets a poorly). Most first aid courses for "average Joe's" realise you're only a phone call away from an ambulance where the control operator guides you through it anyway.
Here we are offering free 20 minute sessions covering CPR, recovery position, and answering questions to put minds at rest and give people confidence. All ages and abilities; often at the same time!
My dearest Pat, I'd never even considered you deeply vital (and most importantly, not trying to eat brains) lot as zombies!
Seems very sensible Clari. I did a first aid course a while ago as it seemed a good idea to be able to help any of our dance club members who sprained an ankle or whatever and, given the age range, CPR and minor strokes would have been good. It was run by the local Red Cross and began with suicide by slitting wrists, then elecrical shock, then burns from a cooking accident then a Stanley knife in your leg while laying lino - as if - and then car accidents and drunks choking on their own vomit. Last one was CPR. No sprains. I passed my test and then did not renew it as Belgian law obliges everyone to help a person whose life is in danger - which is logical - but anyone with such a certificate also has to deal with those stupid drunks. These days, every public hall or sports venue has a defibrillator with free courses offered to organisers on how to use it.
I am home alone for the next 8 or 9 days. OH has just set off to Namur to sort out some admin for Possum and will also enjoy a dinner with his golf club and take her to the cinema, in English, and shopping. I get to potter at home so, while he's away there will be a few new pots of bulbs appearing and I'm going to lay a hosepipe to mark the new edge to the front bed/lawn at the side. it's full of teeny cyclamens so can't be mown and I'm thinking of making it my winter interest area with snowdrops and cornus alba sibirica and maybe a silver birch or prunus serula, depending on what I find. I've already got 3 hamamelis and some variegated evergreens.
Anyway, congrats to Clari for the praise - well deserved. LP that photo is lovely. Fab acer and gorgeous view. Pat - have fun with the dietician. Dove - hope the car is OK. I have been left with the second car and its radio stubbornly refuses to register French stations but the satnav is working so I can go off and explore........
Hi to everyone and hope it turns out to be a good day.
Erk! Steve. No wonder you were turned off - I never watch those types of shows but got conned into going to the movies years ago to watch Indiana Jones - still remember the eyeballs.
Lilyp, the snake was investigating some spaces between rocks that we put on top of the septic line to prevent idiots from driving over the pipes. The grass is only about half an inch high there. Trouble is, that we've not seen it since Hubby shot it, and it was hiding under my little Thymus border. Not game to poke a rake in there in case it's still alive. I'll be keeping an eye out to watch for a line of meat ants heading in that direction in the next day or so. That should conform that's its dead..
Fairy, I've discovered some lovely jigsaws by someone called Poohpup who put lovely mountain photos of mountains in Northern Canada. Have a look!
Obelixx
here is a link to my friend Ian's website and recipe for guinea fowl - I add chopped quince to the apple - it also works really well with pheasant. http://www.souvigne.com/recipes/main130.htm
Must get ready to take the car to the garage - see you later folks ......
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks Dove.
Morning All
Another sunny day here - if rather cool and slightly misty - all very autumnal - I nearly need to have a bonfire...
Garden is coming on a pace - but always a fine line between leaving the landscapers to get on with it (and perhaps ending up with things not quite as I want them) and constantly interrupting them (and probably telling grandmother how to suck eggs).
Fortunately they are really nice guys and I've asked for 15 mins later today to just go over the final plans and make sure we're all singing from the same hymn sheet. Symmetry is incredibly important for my brain's well being - 6" out will natter away at me for ever. How sad...
Pat - your reaction to snakes is the same as mine to rats. I know your snakes are dangerous and your fear is therefore well founded. My slight phobia about rats is deeply rooted and sometimes there are bits of the garden or rubbishy piles at the back of the shed which I can't deal with until OH has been and had a good poke round.
Thank you (not!) for pointing us to the jigsaw site. I've spent more time than I should playing on there. I can do up to 200 pieces on my iPad mini but it's a bit of a strain on the eyes. 300 rotating pieces is only possible on the desktop. The Nottingham Goose Fair took me forever
Morning all / afternoon Pat
I wouldn't like to be checking for snakes in the garden . . .
OH decided 4am was breakfast time so . . . up for a couple of hours then back to bed and slept 'til' 9.30.
Another lovely, sunny day.
Obelixx... enjoy doing your own "thing" for a few days. A winter interest bed sounds a good idea.
Morning all,
Welcome back Edd, nice to 'see' you.
Pat I really don't know how you live there. I'd be too terrified to leave the house. I have a real phobia and can't even look at pictures, even find the word difficult to say without feeling sick. I did have a quick glance back but didn't read properly.
Secondborn has just been on a peadiatric first aid course and found it useful. I am a lapsed first aider having done the 5 day course quite a few years ago now.
Have been finishing Jonah's birth sampler over the last few days and doing far too many jigsaw puzzles (that's your fault Pat)
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Have to run some errands for mum and want to go to the framers to sort out getting the sampler framed. Also want to pop and pick up some gravel for the bulb pots.
Hope everyone has a good day.