I was impressed at the speedy and helpful responses from Towpath Townie and the kindly folks at Just Canals to my questions about boat driving (sailing?) tuition and painting.
I only posted the questions this morning!
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
Secret getaway
I love this house with its direct access to the river. I imagine it would be useful if you needed to make a moonlight flit.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
The will power gym
Happy Easter everyone!
I have celebrated this weekend in the time honoured fashion by eating vast amounts of chocolate. And the brown stuff was all the sweeter because I had given it up (and cakes and sweets and biscuits) for Lent.
Despite my athiesm I tend to give something up for Lent every year, and I've only just started wondering why.
It seems like a good excuse to stop eating something I eat too much of already, and it's time delimited exercise in self-control. But why do I need to exercise my self control? And does it improve with exercise?
I have celebrated this weekend in the time honoured fashion by eating vast amounts of chocolate. And the brown stuff was all the sweeter because I had given it up (and cakes and sweets and biscuits) for Lent.
Despite my athiesm I tend to give something up for Lent every year, and I've only just started wondering why.
It seems like a good excuse to stop eating something I eat too much of already, and it's time delimited exercise in self-control. But why do I need to exercise my self control? And does it improve with exercise?
Friday, 26 March 2010
Funny story
Just had to repeat this story my sister posted on her facebook status (n.b.Reception is the first year of school):
"Reception kid at lunch, proudly carried his dinner tray over and sat excitedly telling me he couldn't wait to "eat that" as he pointed to his choc eclair. He spent the whole main course talking about how much he loved "them things". Finally he finishes whips his tray round and takes a bite - sharply followed by a look of pure shock on his face as he stares at the eclair then looks at me and says "Wheres' me sauasge?!"
"Reception kid at lunch, proudly carried his dinner tray over and sat excitedly telling me he couldn't wait to "eat that" as he pointed to his choc eclair. He spent the whole main course talking about how much he loved "them things". Finally he finishes whips his tray round and takes a bite - sharply followed by a look of pure shock on his face as he stares at the eclair then looks at me and says "Wheres' me sauasge?!"
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
twitter - my goodness!
In a bid to get more people to enter our Reel Health Stories short film competition, I've started tweeting, and then googling to see the results. It's quite remarkable and more than a little worrying how messages spread through the internet like those science videos of rapidly-multiplying bacteria.
I know, I know, it's taken me a few years to catch on the obvious....
I know, I know, it's taken me a few years to catch on the obvious....
Friday, 19 March 2010
"In sickness and in health" submissions wanted for short film comp
We still need submissions for our short film competition. The theme is "in sickness and in health". Show us just what sickness, healthiness, madness and addiction mean to you and the people you love.
If you enter, you've got a pretty good chance of winning £100, or £50...and of having your film seen by none other than the fantastic Ken Loach as well as the brilliant David Morrissey.
Films will be used to help student doctors understand how their patients really feel about health, sickness and treatment.
Deadline is the end of May.
Enter here!
If you enter, you've got a pretty good chance of winning £100, or £50...and of having your film seen by none other than the fantastic Ken Loach as well as the brilliant David Morrissey.
Films will be used to help student doctors understand how their patients really feel about health, sickness and treatment.
Deadline is the end of May.
Enter here!
Monday, 8 March 2010
30th birthday party
Ahhh every time I have a birthday party I am so touched when people come. My 30th on Saturday was really special. My sister read one of her brilliantly scary stories and we had so much fantastic music from friends including Nigel of Bermondsey, Jimmy Cash and the Lewisham One, and Eagleslim and Curly Ballard.
It was a joint party with my best friend who has left London for Bristol for a job with the BBC.
There was laughter, tears and dancing a-plenty.
It was a joint party with my best friend who has left London for Bristol for a job with the BBC.
There was laughter, tears and dancing a-plenty.
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