Mundane News

[rockyroller]

Took Beautiful Daughter to visit the local Gymnasium (Grammar School) to see if it is for her. She really likes it, so now we have two possibilities.

Local state schools are very different from the local schools I went to in Manchester and the West Midlands in the 90's. For one thing, they look pleasant: Architects seem to have been involved in the planning, and the building was light and airy and fitted into the hillside.

It also appeared to have been repainted in the current century.

What astonished me personally, apart from the amount of glass, and none of it boarded up, was the almost complete absence of graffiti: I couldn't find any anywhere, not even scratched into the tables or the oak (oak!) benches in the corridor. In my school there was hardly a desk where you could see the cheap melamine surface through "Cheryl 4 Barry"; and "Spurs United city are tossers" or drawings of human anatomy. Here the only graffiti was in the art classroom.

In short, it looked like somewhere you might actually want to go to every day.

Also, the head teacher (who had a sense of humour, egads) actually seemed to grasp that there was a social part of being in school. The school had built a concept around the idea that some afternoons were there for students to socialise in a semi-formal environment.

What really threw me, was the teacher saying goodbye in the middle of the school; inviting us to "have a look around for yourselves" and leaving us there.

If you need me I'll be getting over the culture shock...

fwiw - we were lucky. our kids got "socialization" from other sources besides school. sports & their religious congregation's events. also had mentors besides Mom & Dad & Teachers. good on that school of yours for seeing the value

side note, I just remembered a near death experience for our Son. while at a gym or recess gym session, the kids were playing some game where they kicked a rubber ball, like the size of a soccer ball but not a soccer ball. anyway, 1 kid kicked the ball, it flew up & struck a big heavy lighting fixture directly above our Son. everyone looked up at it & then it dislodged immediately & came crashing to the floor. fortunately our Son jumped out of the way. it was enormous, surely would have killed him. someone has to double check those ceiling light attachments!!!

 

[Jenkins]

The overnight bag has been restocked and is by the front door ready for Thursday's away day - just need to add a couple of snacks and drink from the fridge before I go. Hopefully it'll be warmer in the east midlands than it's been round here for the past few days.

Time for a hot chocolate.

 

[tyred]

The good weather continues and it's actually warm now too. Except in work, where I sit under the air conditioning vent and would nearly need to wear a winter overcoat!

I've been to my Wednesday night dance class so just sitting relaxing now.

I'm undecided whether to go to the office tomorrow or just work from home.

 

[tyred]

I"m coinvinced my typong skillas are gettimg worse alk tge tuime.

 

[Reynard]

It's been an overcast and blustery day here chez Casa Reynard, but not quite as chilly as yesterday.

Slept well. Had a choresy morning, which included jazzing up some Polish curd cheese (twarog) with shallot, garlic, parsley & chives.

Lovely luncheon of sourdough toast, turkey, said cheese, fruit and a (I don't tend to "do" breakfast if y'all were wondering)

Had intended on doing some gardening, but ended up working on some writing whilst watching the coverage from Rome.

Pasta with the last of the ragu for supper.

Now just relaxing by the fire. Don't want to turn the storage heating back on.

 

[Reynard]

I used the Recipe Keeper app to download it. It strips out all the verbiage and just leaves the recipe. Can’t fit the whole of it into a screenshot but this gives you an idea

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Oooh, thanks for that heads up. That's useful.

 

[classic33]

I"m coinvinced my typong skillas are gettimg worse alk tge tuime.

They're not too bad.
Maybe increase your speed a wee bit.

 

[Reynard]

I have decamped upstairs with the laptop, the cat and a

 

[Reynard]

And it's time to turn everything off and get some sleep.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[biggs682]

Time to do a few miles

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm nearly up.

 

[biggs682]

Nice little bimble completed
Overcast but a bit warmer than last couple of days
First cuppa brewing

 

[biggs682]

I got asked last night if I had finished off the haribo's in the cupboard.
My Answer I don't even like them that much

 

[Gwylan]

Seems I'm escorting a house guest for a sea swimming outing.
They get to use the recently acquired "house bike". That should deter them from wanting to go again.

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well.
Work is dragging