Anniversary

Remembrance Sunday 

So many memories come flooding back but today is also the Anniversary of my First Blog Post, November 8th 2008.

I started out just recording the family history and stories so they would not be lost to time in my first Blog - My Recollections . . . . .

Then I added another Blog so that I could record my cards which I so enjoy making and swapping - Cardius Bloggus . . . . . 

Then along came another Blog, recording the ATCs that I had discovered and started to make and swap - Artful Thoughts and Colours. . . .

Gradually my paid employment became quite stressful as I climbed the ladder of success, so I closed the first two blogs and continued filing my life more or less as it happened.

I love Blogging, I love looking back for the memories, to check when I did something . . . .

I am grateful for this Blog at this sad time. . . . . .  so many happy memories to relive . . . . so many new adventures to record . . . . .

Happy Anniversary little Blog. . . . . long may you bring happiness to all who share these jottings, amazement to those who discover you for family history purposes. . . . 

WOYWW #596

WOYWW - All the deets on how to link up etc. and, more importantly, why you should, can be found at the top of the page.  Thank you Julia for hosting another week of fun and mayhem.

Still chasing my tail here .. .. . .  

No cards being made as yet . . . .  printouts, new lists, phonecalls etc. etc. etc.

Next week WILL be different, how do I know that you ask?  

Peter's funeral is on Friday at 11.00hrs.

I hope to catch up with my life, which will be different and just as exciting!  Lockdown means nothing to me as we spent most of this year on our own, except for my glorious girls, so I will fill the time with sewing, knitting, painting  . . . . .oh! you know how it is . . . . .

I must say that Friends of Vintage Trains have been very good in allowing me to continue with Peter's work as Membership Secretary.  There are days when I can shut myself away, just reconcile accounts and pretend I am Credit Control again!!  

No, I don't want to go back to paid employment, thank you!!

Have a good week everyone and I hope the sun shines on you all.

WOYWW #595

Welcome to What'sOnYourWorkdesk where we show and tell . . . . .

My Desk:

As you can see not a lot.  

I am taking a day off from my list today . . . . apparently Peter's Death Certificate may take up until middle of December to come through . . . covid19 doncha know.

Without the Death Certificate most banks, utilities and Insurance companies will not carry out your wishes.  The Bank kindly froze the bank account, that's the upshot of the face to face meeting with a member of staff, so we will have to wait and see . . . . .  I know that I am not the first widow to arrive on the bank's doorstep but I do question why in this day and age there is not contingencies for this event!!

I managed to find the address I was looking for and several others as well, so I created some simple cards just to write and update friends and former work colleagues.

I am taking a day off to catch up with Vintage Trains paperwork as I am carrying on working with the memberships.  'The ship still sails, different hand on the tiller' is how I am explaining it all.  This will take up most of the day if not all, I may have to take a nap to recover, but it is going to be done.  I have wonderful support from the Committee Chairman, always seems to find an excuse to phone me every day and make me laugh over some small thing.  He arranged a meet up in Stratford last Saturday, details to follow, and it was wonderful to be outside among folks again . . . . socially distanced of course!! 

Well, must get on . . . will be visiting later if I am able, otherwise tomorrow.

Have a good day, stay warm and  . . . . stay safe.

WOYWW #594

 Remembering Aberfan

My Desk is boring today, yet another box to sort through and find more paperwork so I can get in touch with more folks . . . . .

My 'To Do' list is getting shorter, making some cards is pretty near the top . . . . there are some friends who have moved and I can't find their email addy or telephone number so they need a card to update them.  

There is a big change in the weather outside my window today, dull and wet.  The chickens will be staying inside the Ranch but I do have some greenery for them to peck on . . . that's if HouseMouse has not started on it!!  lol

I don't think that I will be clearing and sorting the vegetable patch either!!   Probably I will be watching a good old fashioned film . . . .Gone With the Wind is a good story and  . . . it's loooong!!

 . . . . but that is after I have linked up with Julia today, hoping to get round some of the desks and catch up with what is going on in the outside world . . . .

UPDATE

Thank you for the comments ref list getting smaller and meeting with friends.  

Back post will tell of the death of Peter

Clearing the veggie patch

 DDC came round today and we (meaning DDC) managed to clear all the green Beans, Nasturtiums and Sweet Peas.

The garden went from this . . .

to this space, ready for tidying up!

Our little helper today was rewarded with new slippers!

How he loved them . . . . . 

    

Altogether a good day except for the computer work (and Blogger of course!!) but DDN is coming round later to see if she can help out there . . . .

Catching up. . .

 I cleaned out the Chicken Ranch today, to the best of my able anyways!!  

The chickens seemed pleased with it although most of them stayed outside to see if they could find any more seed in amongst the straw . . . . This is the second bale Nade has helped me put down, the first bale was mixed in in no time as they found out they like Melons, spent ages scratching around to see if there was any more!!

My new curtains have gone up, they need to be hemmed at the new level and I prefer to do that whilst they're hanging . . . easier to see the level after they've dropped.

Found out we have a small visitor in the garage, maybe not visiting . . . . probably nesting in the old cat basket . . .  lots of food for him and shelter.  

He's been here for about six months but was nesting in the greenhouse until Peter started

clearing out the tomatoes . . . . we wondered where he had gone!!!

I see Blogger has still not improved much . . . still placing text and photos where it wants to.

ah! well!  least of my worries . . . 

Two weeks

It's two weeks since PJ died. 

I think I am beginning to realise that he isn't coming back home.  The funeral arrangements are nearly complete, most folks have been told, paperwork nearly sorted.  I didn't realise that so much was involved.  We had often spoken about what we would do if one of us was left behind . . . . . . we had no idea . . . .

We have had such exciting times together, God promised to show us wonderful things and take us to marvellous places . . . . and He did.  He gave us sooooo much . . . . . 

Thank you Lord for keeping your promises to us.  Enjoy Peter's company, cos I have for all of these years . . . .