2023-07-08 21:09
Well, here we are again - I have decided to continue my blog again. Since the pandemic I have got a new job - I work in a wonderful care home called Hempstalls Hall - where my dad is l… Read More
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Just an ordinary librarian in a lovely little village library who loves playing poker and longs to go to Las Vegas. Then one day she discovers a lump in her neck...this is the story of what happens next.
2023-07-08 20:42
TIMELINE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson started lockdown on the evening of 23rd of March 2020
On the 5th April he was admitted to hospital after 10 days self isolating with the Corona Virus… Read More
2023-07-08 20:40
Every day is pretty much the same at the moment. Get up at 9am and have breakfast with N and L - then into the office (on our second floor) to work on our extra quizzes that we are streaming… Read More
2023-07-08 20:39
I think it's Sunday - but everyday seems like Sunday anyway!
Laura made us banana pancakes for breakfast - a vegan recipe that tasted pretty nice.
We all did relaxing things that we like … Read More
2023-07-08 20:38
Yipee!
I went to the hospital yesterday and saw Mr Hughes - I think it was him - he was togged up like an astronaut with all his PPE. I had quite a wait in SubWait 1 - the small waiting room… Read More
2023-07-08 20:37
Yesterday I had a Zoom meeting at work! I had never used Zoom before - and it looked like not many other staff had either! I downloaded the app and logged in with the Meeting ID that our HR… Read More
2023-07-08 20:36
Laura and I went for our daily walk today - decided to do a longer one than usual so we walked to the theatre and back. I quite often walked to work - it takes 28 minutes there - so we were… Read More
2023-07-08 20:36
Had
a staff meeting via Zoom the other day. It was the first time I had used that
kind of software - I had no idea what I looked like on camera - or even if my
whole head was on there. I di… Read More
2023-07-08 20:35
Getting a bit fed up of lockdown now.
All this week there has been nothing on the news except how the (special advisor to the) PM Dominic Cummings has been breaking lockdown and driving to D… Read More
2023-07-08 20:34
Apparently the Health Secretary (or Death Secretary as he's being called on Twitter) Matt Hancock has said we can start to loosen the lockdown and see up to 6 people outside . Boris said we… Read More
2023-07-08 20:33
On Monday - with the lockdown regulations being relaxed - we were allowed to see up to 6 people in your garden as long as we still stay 2 metres away from each other. So, I got to se… Read More
2023-07-08 20:32
June has been really wet and stormy - some spectacular lightning shows. One night we went out in the back yard to watch the sheet lightning lighting up the neighbourhood! Until it started ra… Read More
2023-07-08 20:32
Well, on Monday Laura had a phone call asking her to go back into her office on Wednesday 1st July. She has been staying here with us for exactly 3 months. We packed up her stuff and food an… Read More
2023-07-08 20:31
Every day seems the same now.
Every day at 5pm there is a Corona briefing - rarely given by the PM usually some poor government minister who has to try to defend their record and the chaos s… Read More
2019-11-28 10:45
More musings about my fab new job at the theatre. This was from back in September...It was a pleasure having the cast of Handbaggedaround over the last few weeks of September. In the final w… Read More
2019-11-24 15:31
I thought it was time I revived my blog - I miss writing about the daily goings on - it is easy to forget details and a blog is a god way to remind yourself what you've done and where you've… Read More
2016-09-07 22:07
Knobs and Knockers of FirenzeI just had to include my collection of photos of the doors of Florence - enjoy! Read More
2016-09-07 21:54
We drove to Florence! Well, Dan did the driving, Nathan navigated and I kept quiet in the back. Actually, once we'd cleared the dreaded hairpin bends in Castello - it was plain sailing… Read More
2016-09-07 14:04
After a couple of days in Pisa we picked up an Opel Corsa car from the airport and headed off for the tiny hilltop hamlet of Castello - which was to be our home for the next eight nights. Th… Read More
2016-09-04 10:00
We weren't planning a holiday this year - apart from the annual jaunt to EGX (the UK's biggest gaming expo) in September. However, just a few short weeks ago Nathan got a mes… Read More
2016-06-10 21:17
As I said in an earlier post - I was invited to the premier of Pro Pig's documentary film: Trail and Error. It was held on Monday night (6th June) at the Film Theatre at Staffordshire Univer… Read More
2016-06-10 20:10
FRIDAYToday was a little cooler and cloudy - so we resolved to continue our walk around the Trail and Error - looking for street art by Pro Pig (aka Professor Pigment) We got up early a… Read More
2016-06-10 19:54
THURSDAYToday we went on a Trail around Stoke-on-Trent - in search of art! Our interest started when we saw a cool picture of Peppa Pig in the car park where we park in Hanley when we g… Read More
2014-07-28 21:55
New to this? Check out the First PostHelloDelicious food ahead...At last we finally got to redeem the vouchers we got at Christmas and visit Vinopolis! N and I had been before - and… Read More
2014-07-13 16:59
New to this? Check out the First PostHello!I am very excited as I have a brilliant restoration project on the go. I was lucky enough to win the auction for an old-style library card catalog… Read More
2014-07-13 16:59
N and his dadNew to this? Check out the First PostWell, it has been a busy week! On Tuesday night we took the dads out for a meal - to avoid the Father's Day crowds at weekend. We chose Har… Read More
2014-06-22 18:31
New to this? Check out the First PostMarquees at Wellington CollegeWe have just got back from the Sunday Times Festival of Education - which was very different from any other show we have d… Read More
2014-06-11 22:11
New to this? Check out the First PostHiBefore the start - me, Sharon, Jan and TracyWell, it has been quite a roller-coaster week. I will try and concentrate on the positive here!First of al… Read More
2014-06-04 21:04
New to this? Check out the First PostLast night we decided to celebrate Nathan's company - Jigsaw School Apps - getting its first ever independent review - http://www.teachprimary.com/tried… Read More
2014-06-01 22:32
New to this? Check out the First PostRace for Life - last year.Hi!Can you believe it's June already? That means less than two weeks to go to the RACE FOR LIFE at Trentham. It… Read More
2014-06-01 22:29
New to this? Check out the First PostJust a quickie! I went to the UHNS this morning for my usual check-up. We got there quite early - which was good as it took a little while to find somew… Read More
2014-06-01 22:28
New to this? Check out the First PostJoy performing TOWNOn Monday night we had a first at the library - a performance of TOWN, a verse drama by Joy Winkler, former Poet laureate of… Read More
2014-06-01 22:28
New to this? Check out the First PostHiWe had an interesting afternoon on Saturday when we went to where my brother, Dom, works - the huge Sainsbury's warehouse off the A500. It is actually… Read More
2014-06-01 22:28
New to this? Check out the First PostHi!Meet Donald and DaisyHere we are in May already! It hasn't been a bad day - I like it when the days get longer and warmer. We went over to St… Read More
2014-06-01 22:27
The Grand Jersey HotelNew to this? Check out the First PostHiWe are back from our short break in Jersey. I have to say that the island is wonderful - but the weather wasn't! It didn't stop… Read More
2014-06-01 22:27
New to this? Check out the First PostYay! We are off to Jersey tomorrow - but just wanted to post a few photos from out night out on Saturday. Museum at NightGladstone's Bottle OvensI told… Read More
2014-04-06 16:45
Hello!Cute butterflies!We went up to the Potteries Shopping Centre and encountered some elephants! We only went up there to get Mother's Day cards and presents and met the… Read More
2014-02-23 10:15
New to this? Check out the First PostAt last I've managed to sort out a date for my scan. There seems to have been a change in procedure since I had my last one. Usually they send you a dat… Read More
2014-02-16 20:42
New to this? Check out the First PostLife is getting back to normal after Bett. I am back in my library coping with the variable weather. The other day it was beautiful and sunny - with bri… Read More
2014-01-30 20:17
New to this? Check out the First PostHi!We are back from a great few days at the ExCel Centre in London's Docklands at the Bett Show 2014.To be honest I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hi! I'm back from Edinburgh, Thanks to Dan for putting us up (and putting up with us!) in his lovely new flat in Harrison Gardens. It was great to see you again!So, how did we go about choos… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
New to this? Check out the First PostIts been a week or two since we got back from the USA - and we're just starting to get back to normal. Jet lag is strange - you're tired when you should… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
New to this? Check out the First PostStarting with squares :-)In progress - Dom's, Sharon's. mine and Nathan's We went along to another Painty Party last week at Portofino. This time M… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
New to this? Check out the First PostIt has been a while since the last blog - life has been pretty busy. I have been working, mainly (saving up my holiday for a BIG trip in October … Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hi!We are back after a very busy few days in Birmingham. We were at the NEC for the Education Show 2014. We travelled down there early Thursday morning and went straight into Exhibition Hall… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
HelloIt's quite exciting that this month sees the CUP Conference in London on 21st/22nd March. This year it is called The Management, Treatment & Future Perspectives of Cancer of Unknown… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
New to this? Check out the First PostHi!It seems ages since I posted - I really need to make more time for this because I enjoy writing it :-) The thing is that I also write the blog f… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I went for my scan on Thursday! I was optimistic and only put 1 hour on the car parking ticket. It worked - we were in and out in no time! I didn't even get to wait in the waiting room and d… Read More
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