Andy Pandy..watch with mother..first aired on the 16th Sept 1952…sit down and enjoy when age meant playtime all day everyday…….oh bliss.
2 of my favourite programmes that I watched when I was young
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Why the Isle of Wight makes the perfect wedding venue.
The Isle of Wight is the perfect place to stage a wedding. I know! My daughter chose to hold hers here in January 2006. She chose a January day as she didn’t want the unpleasantness of a hot sticky summer’s day. She had her photographs taken on the beach and it looks like it was summer as the sun shone on her and her groom. It was the perfect day after months of planning.
4 home based businesses – who said it couldn’t be done?
Once upon a time – a business was for life – not so anymore!. Having worked hard in my 30 year teaching career – during which I ran my own nursery for 21 years – I turned to becoming a book lady – selling children’s books via stalls at local events and book parties. When the book company moved the goal posts after I had built my business for 7 years, I decided to leave and then at the age of 58 I had to look for new ways of earning an income. I found other home based businesses and set up several. I decided to spread my eggs into several baskets. There was criticism but at the end of the day – it’s my life and I have to do what’s right for me. What is right for me is not necessarily right for others.
Putting your best foot forward.
I would love to put my best foot forward! Now let me see! What do you think this means? Well I decided to look up the meaning and found the following meaning:-
Embark on a journey or task with purpose and gusto.I took this from The Phrase Finder and it suggest it would mean there would be at least 3 or more. I only have two feet – would that I had more!!
You see I have had an epic NHS fail – see for yourself!
Through every nook and every cranny the wind blew in on poor old Granny
Eco granny
I am now an eco granny – having given up my van and I’m now using public transport – complete with bus pass in hand. As I prepared to go out I could hear the wind howling. It reminded me of a poem by Spike Milligan, that I learnt many years ago. It still brings a smile to my face now, even more so because I am now a granny myself.
I googled it to remind myself and found it at Spike Milligan’s Page
Granny
Through every nook and every cranny
The wind blew in on poor old granny
Around her knees, into each ear
(and up her nose as well I fear)
Don’t Quit
I’d like to share this poem as a reminder not to give up.
Don’t quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
Read more
Coffee and cake
Coffee and cake
I love coffee and cake. Anyone following me on facebook will see that most of my business is done over coffee and cake. Why should that be a problem? Well to me it isn’t. However, there is someone who has a problem with it. That someone , I think, believes I should go suited and booted, clipboard in hand to meet my prospective clients. The truth is, my clients love doing business over coffee and cake. If I were to follow this gentleman’s advice, I wouldn’t be finding my target audience. Read more
Snow time like the present for a photographic opportunity.
My brother Graham Reading is a very talented, multi-award winning photographer. When the snow arrived, he wasted no time is seizing the opportunity to show off his artistic talent. The photographic opportunity resulted in some stunning pictures which were printed in the Daily Mail.
Why not check out Graham’s Blog ?
The not so humble lemon
An article from Wikaniko
Let’s take a fresh look at lemons – a fruit with a tangy citrus fragrance and flavour that we are all familiar with, great in food and drinks, and also very handy for lots of things in your home! You can even grow a lemon tree in a sheltered spot in your garden in the UK!
Here are some uses for lemons that you may not know about…
No more procrastination – just do it
For a long time now, I have been saying I was going to write my book but never actually getting down to it. Well, I decided the procrastination had to stop. I had to commit and I had to become accountable. The book is going to be about my journey and it will be dedicated to my late dad. As today, 19th January would have been his 92nd birthday, what better date than that to start.
I set a time mid afternoon to start as I had other things to finish first. Even that didn’t go according to plan and I was running late! Suddenly I found my self saying I’m late, I’m late for a very important date! (From Alice in Wonderland) Suddenly lots of fond memories starting flooding through about my dad. Alice was amongst his favourites. He was even a member of The Lewis Carroll Society. I did manage to settle down and get started eventually. I made copious notes and started to recall many of the incidents and adventures that had shaped my journey. I felt an amazing feeling – as though my late dad were present . So I am on task at last. The work has begun and I look forward to the days ahead as I complete the story of my journey so far. I know I am going to enjoy the experience although writing a book was never an original plan. My life has been a real roller coaster and one I never thought others would be interested to share but in recent years I have mixed with so many who say I have a story to tell . So they have persuaded me to put pen to paper. To stop the procrastination and complete the task. Watch this space…………………
What have you been procrastinating about?