Ice on the car windscreen this morning and the temperature was -1C (30 F). Heavy frost on the fields as I drove to work. Friday is the day I'm on "duty", which means...
I really should be marking English coursework, but I've just allowed myself a short break. Found a link to this in Kate Hardy's journal. What Kind of Soul...
Last night I checked the comments on Tuesday's post. Shock! Horror! Some perv had pasted porn site addresses into the box. I quickly deleted the whole post, which...
It was so cold this morning that even Charlie cat was reluctant to get out of bed. But then the sun came out and our thoughts turned to the garden. The waterfall...
Happy Chinese New Year! I am feeling very nostalgic about Hong Kong, where I spent an idyllic childhood. What I remember most about the festivities were the firecrackers....
The weather today has been glorious and DS suggested a walk after lunch. So we set off for Wentwood just off the A48 between Chepstow and Newport. We drove...
DS came home this evening. I picked him up at Bristol Parkway station after school and brought him home for some R&R. He's been a bit "down" since going back...
This morning I ate my breakfast, contemplating the blue tits pecking at the peanut-feeder in the garden. I was looking forward to the weekend. For once, I don't...
As it's DELURKING WEEK it would be great if some of my visitors could leave comments or sign my guest book. Here's a picture of Chepstow (where I live)....
Back at school and time to reflect on our Christmas holiday. I've posted more photos in the album on the right. Do take a look! Three hours delay in Bristol...
Hello from Italy! We've had a wonderful Christmas with my mother and Italian family. Too much food and wine of course, which is why I'm not recording any weight...
End of term. At last! Time for family. Time for friends. Time for me. Off to the airport in a couple of hours. Will try and post from Italy. It depends on internet...
You can't manage time, you can only manage yourself. Something's got to give. This week it'll be my post. Far too much on my plate at the moment. Getting ready for Christmas...
Busy week. Parents' evening on Monday. English department meeting after school on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday I hit the shops and managed to get most of the things on my...
With all my "wise words" re. time management, I didn't follow my own advice last week and let myself get sidetracked on the internet. It started off as research. Then I found...
I subscribe to Jacqui Lofthouse's Creativity Coaching Newsletter and this month it was all about putting off our creativity for when we have time. This is something I've been...
Even if nobody ever reads this, it is a way of keeping me focused. And I need to be. Otherwise I drift about doing a bit of this and a bit of that and it seems that nothing...
No Paul this weekend. Direct trains back to Middlesbrough on a Sunday are non existant from this neck of the woods. The option of returning via London would have been too...
Back safe, sound and shattered! The visit was a success, except for flight delays. British Airways had better get their act together. We were delayed an hour and a half...
Feeling virtuous. Stayed home all day yesterday and got on with things. Cleaned the bathroom. Fished all the dead leaves out of the fishpond. Marked Year 11 Spanish books,...
Another busy week teaching, parents evenings, marking, paper work, etc. etc. but I won't moan on and on. The house has been very quiet without Paul, but we'll get used to it....
Left Paul at 9 p.m. and got home at 1.45 a.m. A bit of a tearful farewell. 'I'll miss you, Mum,' he said and I nearly broke down in front of him. One of the hardest things...
I'm taking Paul back to college tomorrow. It's a long drive up north to Teesside. Almost as far as Newcastle and the weather won't be great. Rain, rain and more rain. He'll do...
So far this weekend I have: * prepared material for the Spanish department link on the school website * marked A Level essays * marked vocabulary tests * prepared next...
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