Tuesday, April 14, 2009
It must be Tuesday.
It is Tuesday - my day of rest.
I really haven't settled to very much.
We got up quite late and have found the day speeding away, leaving us wondering where the hours have gone.
This morning I did something I had planned to do over the weekend. That was to go through my wardrobe and reject items that have not been a great success.
When you buy things as cheaply as we do, it can be easy to get carried away and end up with more than is needed and some of it not really as becoming as we had hoped.
This left 2 plastic sacks full for us to take to the charity shop.
Bill was busier - he was out cutting the grass at the front.
And then we spent a while thinking about the front. The plans for the proposed medical centre on the grass across the pavement are on line. Bill has printed them and we have studied them.
Of course we don't like it - but that alone is not reason enough to complain.
I shall object on the grounds that this space is about the only open space where children can play in all of Southgate, apart from Goffs Park which is some distance away from us.
And not only children benefit - whole families are sometimes out there for a game. It used to be us.
And then there is the wild life - a place for birds. Our lovely great crested woodpecker - will he venture down between buildings? And jays and smaller birds too. We haven't seen the fox lately - but the hedgerows do provide a home for interesting small mammals.
But there are very few of us to object and I know that we will have to learn to accept this in a positive way - or move.
Moving is not a favoured option and would only be considered if the proximity of a building in front of the house caused me to feel distressed.
And I wouldn't want to move far. I have grown accustomed to being here and stupidly, perhaps, I feel I want to keep contact with our lovely GPs.
There are some suggestions we have that might make it easier for those of us living here. Perhaps a few slight alterations to the plans are all we can hope for.
After lunch we took parcels to the post office, things to the charity shop and also household and garden rubbish to the "dump".
And then we needed to buy bread and a few other bits.
We went into the big Sainsbury's. I don't really like Sainsbury's.
The prices are generally higher - but there must be customers who prefer the shop and the prices. I looked at things in the bargain shelf (at their sell by date) and was a bit surprised to find how small the reductions were and that things were still higher priced than we are accustomed to seeing.
But we did get things we needed - including food for the cats. We are trying them on some dog food for a change because they are not relishing the cat food we are giving them just now.
I got home and dealt with a few sales on EBay. The Noel Streatfeild books both sold - The May Baby obviously being much wanted, fetching almost £25.
It hasn't rained all day - and has felt quite warm, though the sunshine has been a bit feeble.
But summer must be coming - it is the first day that I have not worn socks.
Time now to get the kettle on and get ready for All the Small Things - the serialised play on BBC1.
Yesterday I put a pictures of Jamie and Jessica playing with water for Songkran 3 years ago - now have a look at Jamie's blog to see the fun everybody had this year.
Jamie's Phuket: Songkran Fun - Patong Beach
Goodnight.
I really haven't settled to very much.
We got up quite late and have found the day speeding away, leaving us wondering where the hours have gone.
This morning I did something I had planned to do over the weekend. That was to go through my wardrobe and reject items that have not been a great success.
When you buy things as cheaply as we do, it can be easy to get carried away and end up with more than is needed and some of it not really as becoming as we had hoped.
This left 2 plastic sacks full for us to take to the charity shop.
Bill was busier - he was out cutting the grass at the front.
And then we spent a while thinking about the front. The plans for the proposed medical centre on the grass across the pavement are on line. Bill has printed them and we have studied them.
Of course we don't like it - but that alone is not reason enough to complain.
I shall object on the grounds that this space is about the only open space where children can play in all of Southgate, apart from Goffs Park which is some distance away from us.
And not only children benefit - whole families are sometimes out there for a game. It used to be us.
And then there is the wild life - a place for birds. Our lovely great crested woodpecker - will he venture down between buildings? And jays and smaller birds too. We haven't seen the fox lately - but the hedgerows do provide a home for interesting small mammals.
But there are very few of us to object and I know that we will have to learn to accept this in a positive way - or move.
Moving is not a favoured option and would only be considered if the proximity of a building in front of the house caused me to feel distressed.
And I wouldn't want to move far. I have grown accustomed to being here and stupidly, perhaps, I feel I want to keep contact with our lovely GPs.
There are some suggestions we have that might make it easier for those of us living here. Perhaps a few slight alterations to the plans are all we can hope for.
After lunch we took parcels to the post office, things to the charity shop and also household and garden rubbish to the "dump".
And then we needed to buy bread and a few other bits.
We went into the big Sainsbury's. I don't really like Sainsbury's.
The prices are generally higher - but there must be customers who prefer the shop and the prices. I looked at things in the bargain shelf (at their sell by date) and was a bit surprised to find how small the reductions were and that things were still higher priced than we are accustomed to seeing.
But we did get things we needed - including food for the cats. We are trying them on some dog food for a change because they are not relishing the cat food we are giving them just now.
I got home and dealt with a few sales on EBay. The Noel Streatfeild books both sold - The May Baby obviously being much wanted, fetching almost £25.
It hasn't rained all day - and has felt quite warm, though the sunshine has been a bit feeble.
But summer must be coming - it is the first day that I have not worn socks.
Time now to get the kettle on and get ready for All the Small Things - the serialised play on BBC1.
Yesterday I put a pictures of Jamie and Jessica playing with water for Songkran 3 years ago - now have a look at Jamie's blog to see the fun everybody had this year.
Jamie's Phuket: Songkran Fun - Patong Beach
Goodnight.
