Diary summary week ending 16th March

[radstockjeff]

Yesterday afternoon I spent a very pleasant time back at school. Well not exactly at school , but with a group of year 7 students at Kingswood School, in Bath. This is a Methodist Public School.

There was an invitation sent out to the members of the local Methodist Churches in Bath to a tea party at the Sports Pavilion of the School and which is sited on the top of Lansdown to take tea with student members of the school.

There were about 30 of us, mostly beyond our sixtieth year, matched by a similar number of students. They had done all the prep in making cakes and cookies and sandwiches and were on hand during the afternoon to look after our every need.

The group was split between 8 tables, six to each table and at each table there were three students. Around halfway through the afternoon our three left us to join another table and there was a general move around the whole room.

One of the students provided a musical interlude with some beautiful unaccompanied (and in tune!) solo singing. Music to cover all ages of the spectrum was provided so that the fogies did nt feel left out.

It was interesting to learn about the students, their various interests and families and in some cases their very definite views as to their future, although some were not quite as forthcoming on this.

The one and a half hours soon passed. I certainly enjoyed being with the youngsters and their empathy with us all. I am certain that they all enjoyed themselves as well. Their attention to all our needs and the manner in which they all joined in the various conversations around the tables and loked after us bodes very well I think for their future life and careers.

Well done Kingswood School.
rj

[Jebber]

Thank you LM and Roobarb for your sympathy, I was simply letting off steam. The ward is now open again, hopefully we will get another patient with all her marbles, the only other one does nothing but come and complain to me. I feel very sorry for her as she has been here far longer than than me, but it very wearing when it goes on from morning to night..

I think I will be able to write a book about life in the Funny Farm after this.

[Viktoria]

That sounds lovely Jeff,I have chats over the fence with the older pupils, I often have  music  on quite loud, Ananda Shankar, Andean pipe music ,The Dubliners—- very loud!
If I am getting washing off the line etc I say hello as they pass and they sometimes ask what is the music.

My Hyacinths gave “ bolted”,very tall,need stakes and the perfume when I come downstairs in the morning is very “heady “.

Total change in the weather,well temperature wise, a bit of hail and really cold.
 

Sausage and mash for tea with baked beans ,vegetarian sausages for me .
I am late because of the filing but we eat quite well if fairly plain sometimes.


Hope you are soon better , Jebber, we need our sleep when not well.
I remember being in hospital ,in a ward with some elderly ladies thinking “what an I doing in here .” well I was older than some but at that time , was not forgetful ,well I don’t remember if I was 

Spring is coming along. Buds  and shoots ,but still so cold .
Never mind we are not in a war zone .
Cheerio, off to prick the sausages.
Viktoria.

[louisa maud]

Morning folks
At 04.30 was a heavy frost on my car but cleared by 8 ish although the sun is out I feel it is very cold,

Jebber, hope you are feeling better

Viktoria,  I can't get away with loud music, live in a semi, hear enough of their music when they want to but not as bad as they used to be, thank goodness.

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Take care everyone,  spring is on its way


LM

[KGarrad]

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[louisa maud]

Thank  you.

LM