Lasagna

This week I have once again been taking it relatively easy. Although I did go out with BigA and D on Saturday to be in the audience for a live podcast recording of No Such Thing As A Fish. If you download it you might be able to hear BigA chuckling away and laughing loudly. We went to a couple of pubs after and had a very pleasant evening together. I haven't done much else though... I did almost nothing on Sunday, I had intended to do so many things, my main achievement was to finish a book I was given for my birthday. It is a great book, full of characters that made me want for them and laugh with them and a fair amount of crying because of them. 'Sorrow and Bliss'. I also made an ok risotto. 

I'd been feeling anxious about work, partly worried about teaching classes I know and struggled a bit with and some feelings of the fact the contract finishes in April. In the fast moving world of teaching, I'll have to start seriously looking in January. Right now I just want to stay. But my new year 7 classes were lovely this week, with one boy saying at the end of the lesson, 'Mame, you should be a comedian' I thanked him but later reflected that either I have the sense of humour of an 11 year old boy, or he has the sense of humour of a 47 year old woman. Leaving at the start of lunch each day was very sensible, better to build up my neck strength. It is still a bit painful but I can absolutely tell it is getting better. My energy levels are also improving. 

After my last working day this week I came home to rest my head and neck, BigA made me a delicious lunch and then I watched a bit of TV and while mindlessly scrolling saw an advert for a new menu at our local community pub. So the four of us headed over for dinner, which was lovely. Very nice fusion of Indian and Mexican tacos. Then without realizing it, we'd arrived in time for the pub quiz - we can't fourth. A lovely evening. 

A came back from her holiday, she had a lovely time but has a nasty cold. Once back she reluctantly set about sorting her stuff for university. We set off today! M and her went for a meal with the teachers and most of the students from her history class. They seemed to have a great time. I've never had the urge to meet up with any of my ex students so soon after but I do love finding out how they are getting on. 

BigA has been wonderful, taking me and picking me up from work. I was thinking I might be able to drive, but I didn't want to risk feeling too sore to get home. Because I'm doing more at work I'm not doing as much at home. 

Last night we had our London based family over for dinner. Although D couldn't make it because her mum broke her hip and had an operation yesterday. 
We did Friday night, I'd forgotten bits if it but the tune came back to me. It was lovely and special to celebrate together. I made a veggie lasagna.

And today we set off for Liverpool to drop A off, for her to start this exciting and important part of her life. I'm actually a little jealous. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Brussels

Last Saturday the girls and I set off for a day trip to Brighton, me to meet up with Sharon and Chaz and them to have a bit of a wander around - to see a place that they had both been to when younger but not for a long time. It was a truly lovely day and I was so full of the happiness of it all, that I almost didn't mind the excruciating delays on the train home.  Sunday was all about getting digging in the garden, I was determined to make a start on the area near the door to dig out as much as possible and redistribute the earth to the back of the garden and around. Some of the plants A and I bought have been dug up and some plants rather beaten up, we assume by the foxes. I did more on Monday and was pleased it hadn't rained so I could very on - as it would just be a mud hole. I also said bye to A that morning as she headed off to Kent for some filming for someone's school project. I was super excited for her but also a bit nervous about her heading off without me. She ha...
Read more

Sea Air

 I met mum and J out of church and popped to the high street to get a couple of best tops. The air was warm but the breeze made it bearable. After a bit of reading in the garden we went for lunch by the sea. A quick catch up with my sister and K over tasty food and then mum and I went for a paddle.  Jo had organized a lovely 'outdoor eating experience' not a BBQ at hers and I happily spent a beautiful evening with my family. Mum and I wandered home in the very warm evening air. The sea air was so welcome compared to the stifling heat of London. The next morning I went to church, as I often do, feeling the familiar comfort of the happy memories of my youth. The demographics have changed but some old (really old) faces said hello. I was delighted to be mistaken for mum's granddaughter. Then there was a meal in the church garden which was nice, the feast day of St Peter and St Paul. I narrowly avoided a seafood stir fry. It is nice to know so may people intend to pray for me....
Read more

hard week

 This week started like a very normal week but to my great sadness it changed on Wednesday evening when mum let me know about uncle Michael. I know I was very lucky to have a long lasting connection based on a love of words and theatre with him. Over the years I learned a lot from him and we spent a good number of hours talking about his life, my life, eating good food and watching mostly great theatre. It is with a dragging grief that I didn't add his name onto the email list this morning. And a gutting realisation that the list has once again gotten smaller. It is a small comfort to me that he was on the list though and that, even though he changed his email address an inexplicable number of times, I think he would have been in the loop about my life and I hope very much he was proud of me living it.  I wonder about the telling of the rest of the week. Perhaps just to say that the girls were good at revising around their work commitments,...
Read more