Day 80


Tiling issues!

Some have to be taken up as they sound hollow - no idea how that happened as K so meticulous. Decisions to be made re bathroom tiles wall and floor. Done.

Suddenly we have Big W back full of glory at another Liverpool victory over Chelsea and the painting twins! A sheet goes over the utility room door - I can hear them nattering away, but can't see them now. Apparently, they want to get the grouting done today so that Kevin can hang the doors tomorrow and theres 'nothing more irritating than getting sawdust in wet grouting'! You heard it here first.

Lovely walk down to the old town this am for pilates and back again - in the words of my friend W60P60 (Walk60mins,pilates60mins)!


Went to a new members meeting of Chiltern U3A - I ran out after 10 mins. It was like a Freshers Fair for the over 70's or the Occupational Therapy Unit in an old peoples home. O M G! Everyone looked v well meaning and rather earnest - not quite for me just yet - I did try!

Drooped round to SA a photo book P made of the christening - she was dead chuffed. Everyone happy!

We return to find that all 4 of them had been working away to get the grouting done, and it looks amazing - what a difference. I suspect things were slipping due to little W on maternity leave etc, so the troops were brought in. Promise of woodwork tomorrow - that is exciting.

Off to Beaconsfield tonight to hear Eric Knowles (Antiques Roadshow etc) talk on Moorcroft - courtesy of JP. We are taking along some pics of a vase S and D have which is beautiful, and v early Moorcroft. It will be interesting to see what Eric says.
Update - fascinating evening, excellent raconteur - loads of Moorcroft on show - mainly focussed on its renaissance in the past 25 years. Nice to catch up with S and J .

We did not 'strike' today as we have been sensible enough to sort out our own pensions, which have devalued over the years (lets not forget the Equitable Life debacle), but we accept that one should be responsible in life for ones wellbeing, and do the best we can to preserve it! Yes things have changed and we have lost money - but that is because the economy is bust. So suck it up and get on with it - things change and no one has died! End of rant!