Worked at N's this morning, then round to Mums. Malc was meant to drop off a slow cooker stew first thing to Mums on his way to work but he forgot so I had to wait for him to arrive at dinner time so I could warm it through for them.
After our own lunch I did an hours ironing which cleared two thirds of the basket, although I've just put another load in the washing machine and I noticed that Malc had got the washing in and it's full again!
Oh well there's always tomorrow!
The boys and I then settled down to do some schoolwork.
Most weeks we write to Nanny Ann in Essex, although the internet is everywhere not eveyone has it and Nanny Ann likes to receive something other than junk mail through her letter box.
As we were on a roll we then wrote to the secretary of the Shaftesbury carnival committee ( whose name and number I did get from the internet!)
I rang her earlier to ask for their address and after talking to the boys about the different aspects of arranging a carnival like safety, organising bands, floats, availability of food, parking and road closures, setting up directions and sponsorship we decided it would be a nice idea to write and thank everyone involved.
Most of the people would have volunteered and we thought they deserved a big thank you for all the hard work they put into the event.
Tonight Malc and Soloman have gone to Cubs, Soloman has taken his karate grade two certificate to show and tell, he should receive a badge once he's done that. Don't ask me which one, I can't keep up!
I'm off to set up a slow cooker for our tea tomorrow so that I just have to flick it on in the morning.
Then a bit of crochet, if I get a wriggle on I might even get to sit down and watch Emmerdale!
I loved writing letters when I was young, I had numerous penpals and I lived away from my nana so I used to write to her too. Email and texts are great for keeping in touch, but nothing's as personal as a letter through the post. Writing to the carnival committee is a lovely thing to do, I'm sure they'll appreciate a thank you in writing.
ReplyDeleteI use to have so many pen pals when I was younger. We didn't have a TV so I use to write a couple of letters every night
DeleteI used to love writing letters when I was young. I do occasionally write letters to overseas friends which is nice - definitely a dying art.
ReplyDeleteThe boys write to their Nan most weeks but I can count the hand written letters we receive here on one hand over the space of a year!
DeleteMy my, I last watched Emmerdale when it was Emmerdale Farm and was on in the afternoon, my son Michael used to love it. I was a letter writer at one time but all the recipients have gone so it is emails and texts. We live in an age when there are more labour saving gadgets than you can shake a stick at, but no one has the time to have a long conversation or read a letter. Strange.
ReplyDeleteEmmerdale is the only soap I watch, I really enjoy it.
DeleteI do text quite a bit but I still love a handwritten letter
I had a penfriend when I was14. She only lived About 30 miles away but in those days it was to far to travel, eventually we met up as a foursome, I set her up with a blind date with my hubbys friend (he had a car :-) ) years later we both married them. Sadly their marriage ended in divorce and she went to work on the cruise ships and we lost touch.
ReplyDeleteNowadays I keep in touch with friends mostly by text or email xx
What a great story Karen. Shame they split. I wonder sometimes if people ever think of me as I think of them occasionally, like old school friends, work colleagues and old neighbours.
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