I never thought of that before

It’s been a strange few days. My other half finished working at a local infant school on Friday. The end of nearly twelve years as “the lady in the office” - and apparently a huge figure in the childhood of hundreds of small children along the way. We’ve kind of gotten used to not being…

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Finally the Weekend

I’m having the quietest of quiet days today, and counting down the days until I stop work for two weeks. In-between all the usual household chores, we will escape to the coast for a few days to visit my parents. There’s something about the air at the coast - it feels different than at home.…

Challenges, Westworld, and Spaghetti Bolognese

Today has been a difficult day. A work project suffered a setback, and while nobody in particular did anything “wrong”, you can’t help wondering if there was something you could have done that might have resulted in a different outcome. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I don’t typically write about work, so I’ll leave it…

Watching Wembley from Afar

The greater part of my family travelled to Wembley Stadium today, and witnessed England win the European cup. While the game was going on I checked in on the score from time to time, and convinced myself that my life-long hoodoo about causing anything I root for to lose was still in effect. I saw…

The Weekend Approaches

The week is finally slowing down - affording me the chance to write a few words. I’m heading into a quiet weekend - most of the family are going to the Commonwealth Games on Saturday to watch the rugby, and then the European football cup final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. I’ll be hanging out…

Sunday

If news reports are to be believed, the temperature here is going to reach 38 centigrade by tomorrow afternoon. I can’t see a lot of work getting done somehow. Of course somebody has a work meeting scheduled for the hottest part of the day - I can’t wait to see how many people don’t turn…

A Quiet Day

Today has been a quiet day. A quiet day was needed. A day to rest and collect thoughts. After over-sleeping this morning I wandered downstairs for a shower and a shave. While wandering around the kitchen with a toothbrush hanging from my mouth, I looked out at the garden and thought "I've been putting off…

The Weekend Arrives

You find me sitting in the study at home with a cup of coffee between my arms while I write this post. The only sound in the room is the clickety-clack of the keyboard. After a week spent at home recovering from COVID, we walked into town late last night to meet my middle daughter…

The End of the Week

It’s Friday morning - or at least I think it’s still Friday morning - and I’m taking a break from work for a few minutes. I’m actually thinking about abandoning work for the rest of the day - COVID seems to be taking a second bite out of me. It might be better to admit…