Friday, September 26, 2008
26th Sept. Last Saturday on Anglesey and today at home.
Last Saturday we walked across the causeway to Ynys Tysilio - St. Tysilio's Island. St. T was a 6th century Welsh saint who lived as hermit on the island.
The present church was built in the 1400s.
You can see Menai Bridge from the churchyard. Tomorrow there will be some bridge pictures.
The present church was built in the 1400s.
But before we set off, Ekatarina enjoyed some more of a Jacqueline Wilson book in the sunshine just outside the front door.
We drove over Menai Bridge - only about 3 miles from Bangor - and parked on the Anglesey side.
You can see Menai Bridge from the churchyard. Tomorrow there will be some bridge pictures.
Today we have a selection of Bill's and my church photographs. Click on any you might like to see enlarged.
This grave stone is inside the church. How wonderful that this tiny child who lived his short life over 300 years ago should become part of our lives for a moment.
Bill enjoyed creating the illusion of this being an old photograph through the old wooden doorway of the church.
The war memorial on the highest point of the island.
That was last Saturday morning.
Today at home has been a working day.
We went and did the week's shopping before breakfast.
I have ironed and Bill has cut the lawns.
I described 6 more things for Ebay - some souvenir china, including a small teapot depicting Weston super mare pier, which so recently was ravaged by fire.
We have walked to the post office in the sunshine to post parcels.
This evening we will attend a meeting for athletics officials. There are a number of grumbles which need to be aired.
Maybe I will add a few lines later.
It was good to meet up with friends and colleagues at the athetics officials meeting.
It is clear that UK Athletics is aiming to put officials on a more professional status - which is daft since almost all the people we know are quietly doing their bit as a hobby.
Officials are all graded according to their knowledge and experience and skills.
We passed written and practical exams to be near the top of the ladder.
But now there are more things expected of us - more courses and a willingness to be called upon to do more meetings.
And more money from our pockets to pay for all this.
If we don't comply then our grading levels will be "realigned" - down graded in other words.
There seems to be a general feeling amongst many that they can just downgrade all of us.
Huh!
