Sunday, July 04, 2010
Sunday out and about
It was not exactly a day of two halves because the first part was much shorter than the second part.
We were at the Pease Pottage boot sale at 7 o'clock - never the best one for us to buy at.
I bought a large amount of skeins of embroidery threads to create a basket of wonderful colours.
I was pleased to find a pair of M&S trousers for me - exactly right size, with long leg, for £1.
And I bought a number of Cherry Ames - Nurse books, with their dust wrappers.
I never read these as a girl, but I know that Ashley has had some which he sold on EBay.
A little research has told me that the author is American and they are set in the USA.
This is not one that I found this morning - but the picture of the dust wrapper shows the appeal of this series of books, I think.
Cherry Ames seems to have nursed in almost every situation imaginable.
That's a bit like a soap opera......it doesn't matter what condition one of the Ramsey Street people might suffer from in Neighbours, their hospital doctor is always Karl. He knows all there is to know about everything!
Which brings me to one of the companions for the rest of the day.
Guess who! That's it, Gerry was one of the timekeepers.
We were at the track for the Sussex Under 13's championships.
It was a lovely meeting.
I was the chief timekeeper, which I enjoyed. Gerry is a good timekeeper and I was glad to have him working with me - as well as Derek.
What I really enjoy is reading the race. This involves deciding quickly where runners finish very close together and about how many tenths of a second there might be between runners.
So, before I record all the times taken I mark my recording sheet with a sort of code for where the gaps were very close and where runners finish further apart.
I got Bill to take a picture of the team.
I wonder if there is something wrong with Gerry (no - don't answer that!).
Whilst some slapped on sun screen, Gerry kept his fleece on all day.
It was a happy day for all.
Tired now, though.
Bill is aching a lot. He is suffering from a surfeit of physical work.
He is being tempted by the osteopath at the moment.
Shame I missed Rafa winning Wimbledon - but I didn't doubt that he would win.
We were at the Pease Pottage boot sale at 7 o'clock - never the best one for us to buy at.
I bought a large amount of skeins of embroidery threads to create a basket of wonderful colours.
I was pleased to find a pair of M&S trousers for me - exactly right size, with long leg, for £1.
And I bought a number of Cherry Ames - Nurse books, with their dust wrappers.
I never read these as a girl, but I know that Ashley has had some which he sold on EBay.
A little research has told me that the author is American and they are set in the USA.
This is not one that I found this morning - but the picture of the dust wrapper shows the appeal of this series of books, I think.
Cherry Ames seems to have nursed in almost every situation imaginable.
That's a bit like a soap opera......it doesn't matter what condition one of the Ramsey Street people might suffer from in Neighbours, their hospital doctor is always Karl. He knows all there is to know about everything!
Which brings me to one of the companions for the rest of the day.
Guess who! That's it, Gerry was one of the timekeepers.
We were at the track for the Sussex Under 13's championships.
It was a lovely meeting.
I was the chief timekeeper, which I enjoyed. Gerry is a good timekeeper and I was glad to have him working with me - as well as Derek.
What I really enjoy is reading the race. This involves deciding quickly where runners finish very close together and about how many tenths of a second there might be between runners.
So, before I record all the times taken I mark my recording sheet with a sort of code for where the gaps were very close and where runners finish further apart.
I got Bill to take a picture of the team.
I wonder if there is something wrong with Gerry (no - don't answer that!).
Whilst some slapped on sun screen, Gerry kept his fleece on all day.
It was a happy day for all.
Tired now, though.
Bill is aching a lot. He is suffering from a surfeit of physical work.
He is being tempted by the osteopath at the moment.
Shame I missed Rafa winning Wimbledon - but I didn't doubt that he would win.
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