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Post of Randomness
Mar. 9th, 2019 12:34 pmFor Lent I am giving up unnecessary use of the internet - no following amusing, but irrelevant twitter threads; no random quizzes like 'which Disney princess are you'; no online games like solitaire and 2048.
That being said, I had an email newsletter from the Tate Gallery this morning which included Which Woman Artist Are You? I know very little about women artists, and this seemed a good way to pick one to learn something. And therefore within my 'learn new things' ethic. I ended up with Vanessa Bell, who was part of the Bloomsbury Set, and the sister of Virginia Woolf. A bit of a search on the county library website and I've reserved two books.
Also, a couple a days ago I reserved the latest Kate Atkinson book: Transcription. I hadn't been sure whether I wanted to read it, but if I get it from the library I don't lose anything. I discovered I could reserve both the hardback and paperback version at the same time. The paperback isn't published yet, but the county has eight copies on order. So I am 101st on the list for the hardback and 13th on the list for the paperback.
Oh, and the vicar sent me an email the other day asking if I'd consider standing for church warden at the next church elections. I waited until I had finished laughing to send my reply: 'No!' I'm not even going to stand for the PCC this year.
In fact, I think we can safely say my time spent with the church continues to reduce. Brownies, as per yesterday's post, continues to take up time - which is fine in that I like to see the girls growing. (To that end, I have a particular problem with one girl, very outgoing and seems to want everyone's attention, but apparently unable to cope with basic challenges - when we were finger spelling our names she could not manage to learn hers, which is six letters long with four vowels - the easiest of the letters. If anyone has any suggestions I would be delighted to discuss the matter with you - PM or email.)
And last Saturday I helped with Gloucestershire Bundles (they provide baby and children's clothing and equipment for families in need) Nearly New Sale. They took in the region of £3,400 of which they got to keep just under £1,900. A great effort and a charity I'm delighted to support.
And there you have it - the many and varied life of The Small Hobbit!
That being said, I had an email newsletter from the Tate Gallery this morning which included Which Woman Artist Are You? I know very little about women artists, and this seemed a good way to pick one to learn something. And therefore within my 'learn new things' ethic. I ended up with Vanessa Bell, who was part of the Bloomsbury Set, and the sister of Virginia Woolf. A bit of a search on the county library website and I've reserved two books.
Also, a couple a days ago I reserved the latest Kate Atkinson book: Transcription. I hadn't been sure whether I wanted to read it, but if I get it from the library I don't lose anything. I discovered I could reserve both the hardback and paperback version at the same time. The paperback isn't published yet, but the county has eight copies on order. So I am 101st on the list for the hardback and 13th on the list for the paperback.
Oh, and the vicar sent me an email the other day asking if I'd consider standing for church warden at the next church elections. I waited until I had finished laughing to send my reply: 'No!' I'm not even going to stand for the PCC this year.
In fact, I think we can safely say my time spent with the church continues to reduce. Brownies, as per yesterday's post, continues to take up time - which is fine in that I like to see the girls growing. (To that end, I have a particular problem with one girl, very outgoing and seems to want everyone's attention, but apparently unable to cope with basic challenges - when we were finger spelling our names she could not manage to learn hers, which is six letters long with four vowels - the easiest of the letters. If anyone has any suggestions I would be delighted to discuss the matter with you - PM or email.)
And last Saturday I helped with Gloucestershire Bundles (they provide baby and children's clothing and equipment for families in need) Nearly New Sale. They took in the region of £3,400 of which they got to keep just under £1,900. A great effort and a charity I'm delighted to support.
And there you have it - the many and varied life of The Small Hobbit!
