As of yesterday, pao and I stopped working for the same institution. He has a shiny new job starting on Monday at a rival organisation. I’m going to miss him as I’d gotten used to seeing him round the place, arriving together, going home together, meeting for lunch, prayers etc. I’m sad but very happy [...]
Happy Birthday, dear pao, Happy Birthday to you! Still as handsome today as he was when we got married in 2001!
It was only a short couple of months ago when this garden was teeming with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. The garden has died back and most of the shrubbery has been cut back ready for winter. The last few blooms are on the rose bushes as they shed their petals. It is a little sad [...]
Chris emailed me and mentioned the 24 hour readathon at the weekend which I couldn’t resist after my day of leisure on Saturday. As I spent most of my reading time on Saturday at Leeds Castle then in a horizontal relaxed position in the evening, I only managed to read 2 books. Book 1: Winter’s [...]
I don’t think I’ve had a non-sick, non-British Gas, non-working day since the beginning of September so pao and I took the time out on Saturday to go back to Leeds Castle and just have time to wander round and switch off. They do a year-long entry ticket which is great as it means we [...]
At least it isn’t Hideous Kinky… I was tagged by The Singing Librarian a little while ago and by Sarah a couple of days ago. Here are the rules: 1. Link to the person who tagged you. 2. Mention the rules. 3. Tell six unspectacular quirks of yours. 4. Tag six bloggers by linking. 5. [...]
pao came in at the weekend and said, “Let me get this straight: you’re knitting, reading a document for the chapter and listening to the radio, all at the same time.” Multi-tasking – it helps particularly when you are cold and thinking about how nice the neckwarmer will be when standing at a cold station [...]
It’s been one of *those* days. Thank goodness it is the weekend because : I still have to finish the chapter – yes, I know I gave myself a deadline for today but things have happened. British Gas still haven’t sorted out my bill A whole heap of software failures have resulted in corrupt files [...]
First pair all knitted. Yay! It was a first as I’d used the groovy new Noro Kureyon Sock yarn for these. I love the colours and the nubbliness of the yarn. I’m looking forward to when Silk Garden sock hits these shores. A perfect distraction from what I was meant to be doing though. Although [...]
Carrie K and I have been doing a coffee swap for the last couple of years and it is one of my favourite swaps during the year. Carrie K, you’ve excelled yourself this year. The box which it all came in was massive! There were lovely soaps, a cake candle, yummy snacks, cute tissues and [...]