6th December 2009.
Dear All,
It has been an interesting week beginning with an hour in the dentists chair on Monday morning. I chipped a tooth and needed a cap so this was session one removal of old filling and drilling out to fit a plug. I was the second slot on Monday, and it would have been better if session one hadn’t been a difficult extraction, so I had to wait 30 minutes to see a grey faced lady stagger out holding her mouth! Roll on session two.
The college for this weeks U3A slot was Hughes Hall a post graduate establishment next to Fenners. As they had built on their entire garden we joined the morning “View the buildings” session. They have recently mortgaged their future by erecting a new building on Fenners boundary.
Hughes Hall Old Building
Hughes Hall Fenners Building
Deacons meeting Monday followed by work and Home Group Tuesday filled up the first part of the week.
Dave and Jen came up to Over on Wednesday to try and sort out our next trip to South America. It was slightly complicated as six plan to go to Ecuador and 3 of us want to stay on for a holiday while the rest want to return home after 3 weeks work. We agreed on an Ecuador holiday and went to the Travel Agents to book flights around the chosen timetable. Unfortunately the holiday had been cancelled the previous day and so had several alternatives that we tried (either cancelled or not guaranteed to run). Eventually we tried a new tack and picked another company and another country and booked 2 weeks in Costa Rica on the way back. On impulse I rang Kate at work and gave her 30 seconds to decide whether she would like to join us in Costa Rica (she is not going to Ecuador) and she bravely said “yes”. The departure date is 15th February and I am hoping that my deferred jury duty does not over run as that should finish on the 5th.
I led the short walk this week which was 7 miles round Willingham Fen. Kate had the day off and joined us – unfortunately it was one of the very few wet walks we have “enjoyed” and Willingham Fen on a wet December day is an acquired taste!
On Friday I had a difficult session with CEEM Board members as the other two were at loggerheads so I had to referee which I did not enjoy too much. It did not go too badly but of course there is plenty of opportunity to revisit problem areas.
Our new garden shed was delivered this week (10 x 8ft) so it has been an exciting exercise erecting shelves, inserting hooks and restocking the shed (you are easily pleased past 60!)
New Shed
Timely Matt cartoon!
Love
Mike & Kate
Dear All,
It has been an interesting week beginning with an hour in the dentists chair on Monday morning. I chipped a tooth and needed a cap so this was session one removal of old filling and drilling out to fit a plug. I was the second slot on Monday, and it would have been better if session one hadn’t been a difficult extraction, so I had to wait 30 minutes to see a grey faced lady stagger out holding her mouth! Roll on session two.
The college for this weeks U3A slot was Hughes Hall a post graduate establishment next to Fenners. As they had built on their entire garden we joined the morning “View the buildings” session. They have recently mortgaged their future by erecting a new building on Fenners boundary.
Hughes Hall Old Building
Hughes Hall Fenners Building
Deacons meeting Monday followed by work and Home Group Tuesday filled up the first part of the week.
Dave and Jen came up to Over on Wednesday to try and sort out our next trip to South America. It was slightly complicated as six plan to go to Ecuador and 3 of us want to stay on for a holiday while the rest want to return home after 3 weeks work. We agreed on an Ecuador holiday and went to the Travel Agents to book flights around the chosen timetable. Unfortunately the holiday had been cancelled the previous day and so had several alternatives that we tried (either cancelled or not guaranteed to run). Eventually we tried a new tack and picked another company and another country and booked 2 weeks in Costa Rica on the way back. On impulse I rang Kate at work and gave her 30 seconds to decide whether she would like to join us in Costa Rica (she is not going to Ecuador) and she bravely said “yes”. The departure date is 15th February and I am hoping that my deferred jury duty does not over run as that should finish on the 5th.
I led the short walk this week which was 7 miles round Willingham Fen. Kate had the day off and joined us – unfortunately it was one of the very few wet walks we have “enjoyed” and Willingham Fen on a wet December day is an acquired taste!
On Friday I had a difficult session with CEEM Board members as the other two were at loggerheads so I had to referee which I did not enjoy too much. It did not go too badly but of course there is plenty of opportunity to revisit problem areas.
Our new garden shed was delivered this week (10 x 8ft) so it has been an exciting exercise erecting shelves, inserting hooks and restocking the shed (you are easily pleased past 60!)
New Shed
Timely Matt cartoon!
Love
Mike & Kate
No comments:
Post a Comment