There are even some of these coming out in the garden! Such a relief after a really dire winter, even if it is not set to last. I woke up this morning, pulled back the curtains, and saw bright sunshine and a thin coating of frost on the garden and the cars in the street. Just as it should be on the 1st of March.Somehow it raises the spirits, which need some raising at the moment.
Yesterday was a bit of an ‘Ooops’ day! I was one of a team who had arranged to go down to the Museum to ‘mark’ some of the pots from a local dig. We turned up all enthusiastic and raring to go only to discover that the bags we had been given had all, already, been marked. A bit of a cock-up somewhere! There was supposed to b
e a photo here of all of us beavering away, but no go. So I’ve used this instead. I won’t attempt to put anything in the ‘thought bubble’. Not really suitable! We do have a lot of activities arranged at the Museum this year for our 10th anniversary, one of which is a ‘Tea and Cakes’ function tomorrow afternoon. Guess where we are going to be! There has been some debate about the future of the Museum due to the funding of the building we are currently occupying. When I did my ‘morning shift’ today I was given to understand that progress has been made. It seems the local library is to move in with us, and form a sort of Cultural Hub for the town. Now that is a sensible, brilliant, idea.
My great-grandson Callum is going to be all of one on Monday! They grow so quickly don’t they. It only seems like yesterday I was sorting out a present for my first grandchild, his father Michael. He and Jodie are such devoted parents. It’s a joy to see.
The bad weather has been a mixed blessing in some ways. The worst we got was some very high winds. Unfortunately the two worst days were succeeding Wednesdays, which meant I missed my Latin classes, (far too dangerous to drive along the country roads) followed by another week missed for half term. Back again last Wednesday I really noticed how much it had slipped, and I really struggled. My next job when I have finished this is to get on with the homework, and keep my fingers crossed that some of it comes back to me! On the plus side, some fence panels came crashing down in the garden, but on the side that belongs to a neighbour. Bless her, she has replaced the whole side with very high quality fencing, so we definitely came out ahead. Having good neighbours is such a boon.
This is the next proposed ‘serious’ visit, to the British Museum for the Viking Exhibition. If it is anywhere near as good as the Pompeii one was last year it will be well worth the trip to London. I was lucky enough to see that one twice. The cost of being a Member at the BM may not be cheap, but it does mean we don’t have the hassle of booking for the major exhibitions.
I start a new FutureLearn free on-line course on Monday. This one is about Shakespeare and His Time. I hope this means more about ‘his time’ and not quite so much about ‘his work’ as the Hamlet one I have just finished! I don’t find Shakespeare a joy to read, he is meant to be seen on stage. Having said that, with the high cost of so much further education, these free courses are a joy. But right now, it’s on with the Latin – also free!
