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The return to work on Monday looms over me, but I’m not too unhappy. I love my job and working with the young. It’s just the tiredness that gets me down. As I’m not a natural-born early-riser, I’ve decided I’ll try and have everything done before going to bed the night before (bath, make sandwich, etc.) and endeavour to get up a bit later so that I catch more sleep. I always try and leave the house by 7.45 otherwise the traffic is horrendous. I usually rise at 6 a.m. and dawdle. Let’s see if I can get up at 7 o’clock and be off on time!
I’m busy tidying up the house and garden today. Having finished The Dragon’s Tail which I’ll review in my next post (brilliant!), I’ve been planning the last third of the WIP in between prep for school, etc. Tomorrow I’m off to
Having stayed away for three nights, Charlie Cat has been around every day now since coming home on Sunday. It would be wonderful if he could become more of a house-cat. That would please Sophie who loves to "mother" him. (I think he quite enjoys it when she washes him.) And I wouldn't worry about him so much when he goes off on one of his hunting trips.
Now I’ll regale you with another instalment of my holiday in
THE GOOD SHEPHERD mosaic, dating from 430, adorns the tiny Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.

The cupula of the late 5th Century ARIAN BAPTISTRY has a mosaic showing the Apostles ringed around a centrepiece depicting the Baptism of Christ.
SAN VITALE’S apse mosaics (526-547) show Christ,

SANT’APOLLINARE NUOVO is a 6th Century church named after

DANTE’S TOMB. The “supreme poet” was exiled from his home town of

Hi Siobhan, the dates of those mosaics are amazing to me! The beautiful things humans create that last longer than they could ever have imagined. Simply beautiful! I always enjoy your synopsis of history! Dante's tomb must have been so interesting to see. I was able to visit the home and tomb of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, both great men in their own right but Imagine Dante lived in the 1300's. Italy has so much history and gorgeous things to see. I wish to visit there some day w/my family! Anyway, I'm glad Charlie cat is home for a while. It's tough to keep our Tiger from wanting to wander off but he comes home every "day" to sleep all day and then he is out and about all night. What a life he has! haha. I'm not a natural born early riser either but had to do it for years when I was working. Actually, I still have to because of my kids school. I know about traffic...California traffic is awful! I hope you have a great week at school! Like I always said, you have a very important job in teaching kids. Many blessings to you...