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1. This is how Alfie feels about autumn setting in
He can sit like that for half an hour or more on a rainy day, holding the cat flap open and staring glumly out, waiting for it to dry up. Poppy isn't much better. They don't half mope when it is wet!
2. I'm looking into taking a night class this year - it's been ages since I did anything like that, and I miss the mental exercise (although have become so used to being lazy, I'm not sure I could get back into the swing of studying). I'm thinking maybe a refresher Welsh class, if I can find one that is a) the right level for me, b) in the right area, and c) slots into my limited available free time - at least I wouldn't have to worry about expense, as working for the university means I can enrol for free. Well, we'll see if anything comes of the idea, or if my natural apathy wins out!
...Meh, and my research shows that I would be at Foundation level, but the only classes available are on Monday or Wednesday evenings. Monday I absolutely can't do, and Wednesday would be awkward, so that could be that, alas, unless I can re-arrange my usual Wednesday commitment. Edit: and have now spoke to a course advisor, who recommends going for Intermediate, except that none of those classes are get-to-able, either! Ah well, it was a nice idea.
3. Of course, what I should do is pick up my driving lessons again, because it really would be useful to get that licence under my belt. My natural apathy is definitely winning on that front, however. It is the theory that is my big bugbear. I just can't make myself study it, and without that, there is no point pursuing the practical. Maybe one day...
4. The other day, I went with my friend Molly to sponsored walk being staged by candlelight at Dyffryn Gardens, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Now, neither of us had registered for the walk, nor collected any sponsors, but Moll had seen a small article about the walk in the newspaper and was keen to go and give a donation on the gate to take part, and since she is almost 70, increasingly scatty, and has survived cancer twice, I said I'd go with her. Now, I had just been to Dyffryn a couple of days earlier with the family (and will post pics if I ever remember to get my camera hooked up again) and paid entrance at the gate. This time, though, the main entrance was closed (because it was 8pm), while the side gate had been left open for participants...but with no one manning it. We went in. We found guides to point us in the right direction, but no one taking money. We did the walk, and I have to say that, as pretty as Dyffryn is by daylight, it was absolutely magical at dusk, lit by candlelight. There were small bands and singers at intervals around the course, just to add to the sense of occasion. It helped that it was such a lovely day, clear and dry. It was beautiful. But no one wanted to take our money! We could totally have had the evening for free, but instead went away and made a separate donation the next day, which was worth it for the experience. I hope they do it again next year!
5. Cuddly kitties.
He can sit like that for half an hour or more on a rainy day, holding the cat flap open and staring glumly out, waiting for it to dry up. Poppy isn't much better. They don't half mope when it is wet!
2. I'm looking into taking a night class this year - it's been ages since I did anything like that, and I miss the mental exercise (although have become so used to being lazy, I'm not sure I could get back into the swing of studying). I'm thinking maybe a refresher Welsh class, if I can find one that is a) the right level for me, b) in the right area, and c) slots into my limited available free time - at least I wouldn't have to worry about expense, as working for the university means I can enrol for free. Well, we'll see if anything comes of the idea, or if my natural apathy wins out!
...Meh, and my research shows that I would be at Foundation level, but the only classes available are on Monday or Wednesday evenings. Monday I absolutely can't do, and Wednesday would be awkward, so that could be that, alas, unless I can re-arrange my usual Wednesday commitment. Edit: and have now spoke to a course advisor, who recommends going for Intermediate, except that none of those classes are get-to-able, either! Ah well, it was a nice idea.
3. Of course, what I should do is pick up my driving lessons again, because it really would be useful to get that licence under my belt. My natural apathy is definitely winning on that front, however. It is the theory that is my big bugbear. I just can't make myself study it, and without that, there is no point pursuing the practical. Maybe one day...
4. The other day, I went with my friend Molly to sponsored walk being staged by candlelight at Dyffryn Gardens, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Now, neither of us had registered for the walk, nor collected any sponsors, but Moll had seen a small article about the walk in the newspaper and was keen to go and give a donation on the gate to take part, and since she is almost 70, increasingly scatty, and has survived cancer twice, I said I'd go with her. Now, I had just been to Dyffryn a couple of days earlier with the family (and will post pics if I ever remember to get my camera hooked up again) and paid entrance at the gate. This time, though, the main entrance was closed (because it was 8pm), while the side gate had been left open for participants...but with no one manning it. We went in. We found guides to point us in the right direction, but no one taking money. We did the walk, and I have to say that, as pretty as Dyffryn is by daylight, it was absolutely magical at dusk, lit by candlelight. There were small bands and singers at intervals around the course, just to add to the sense of occasion. It helped that it was such a lovely day, clear and dry. It was beautiful. But no one wanted to take our money! We could totally have had the evening for free, but instead went away and made a separate donation the next day, which was worth it for the experience. I hope they do it again next year!
5. Cuddly kitties.