Just a few notes on what I am going to be doing from October, when I am not careering around the forest with Nell, that is. I have registered for the Open University’s Level 1 module, AA100 The Arts Past and Present. I have no wish to bore so if you desire a more in …
Monthly archives: August 2016
Committed (or I should be)
Today has been something of a roller coaster ride. The big news is this – I have committed: The OU replied to my enquiry this morning, basically to say that I needed to phone them. I did just that and was very happy to find myself speaking to the same person who had sent the email. He was …
Further Fairies
Hard on the heels of the Wine Fairy came the Flower Fairy. Am I not a lucky girl? As expected, I have not heard back from the OU yet so it seems certain that I shall not be starting AA100 in October. I have taken symbolic action though and am now committed by virtue of …
If this is Retirement…
… it might not be so bad, this Retirement thingy. This morning we went to put the rubbish to the gate and then came back and, er, retired again. Later we had a leisurely breakfast and then took a stroll out to the postbox via the beach, picking up some free range eggs on the way. …
Oh, what a night! or two…
Yesterday was a bit of a wash out and that very much our own fault for possibly overdoing the celebrating a bit on Friday night. Mr L had managed to bring home both the Talisker Dark Storm and a two-pack of Veuve Clicquot! Readers will no doubt be relieved to know that we reserved one …
It’s all over now
https://youtu.be/jdb_3H-28dE Mr L is well on his way home now and should be leaving Aberdeen airport any moment now, on schedule and in plenty of time for his connection at Kirkwall. All that we need now is for me to remember to go out and collect him from the airfield later this afternoon. We are celebrating …