Am pissed and feeling somewhat blue. Not sure that Child Benefit was created to splurge on wine and fags but believe me, my child benefits from such perks.
Some freelance work I was really praying for has been rudely yanked from my grasp. Oh horrors - I will have to go on Income Support. Single mother living in Peckham, blah, blah.
Monday, 18 February 2008
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Dulwich Woods
Just come back from two hour walk in Dulwich Woods with the borrowed dog and a friend (didn't borrow him). It's an absolutely glorious spring day.
The bird song was wonderful - could hear wood pigeons and blackbirds and a woodpecker pecking his heart out. Saw crows, magpies, tits and parakeets - quite a colony of them in this part of SE London.
Must be time to wash down the washing line and start hanging out the clothes again but I am the Queen of Procrastination, so I'm sure I'll find something else to do.
The bird song was wonderful - could hear wood pigeons and blackbirds and a woodpecker pecking his heart out. Saw crows, magpies, tits and parakeets - quite a colony of them in this part of SE London.
Must be time to wash down the washing line and start hanging out the clothes again but I am the Queen of Procrastination, so I'm sure I'll find something else to do.
Saturday, 9 February 2008
Friday, 8 February 2008
King Alfred I
Have friend's dog for weekend. Went to Peckham Rye. There have been reports of a kingfisher on the duck pond. Sat for half an hour; saw canada geese, terns, ginger headed ducks, moorhens, pigeons, parakeets and ravens, but no kingfisher. Sad.
But a splendid day - so warm and loads of trees sporting blossom. It's good to walk!
Just burned pizza in oven - completely inedible. Absolutely nothing to do with the wine donated by dog-owning-friend consumed.
But a splendid day - so warm and loads of trees sporting blossom. It's good to walk!
Just burned pizza in oven - completely inedible. Absolutely nothing to do with the wine donated by dog-owning-friend consumed.
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Has Spring Sprung?
Still no job - beginning to panic. But I'm not feeling as blue as I was. The days are getting longer and I feel a little optimistic.
I took a friend's dog for a walk round Nunhead Cemetery last Sunday. There were heaps of snowdrops which are so heartening to see. A brisk walk must be better than anti-depressants. Note to self: get a dog!
Burgeoning spring reminds me that my garden is an utter mess. I started to relay the lawn last summer and gave up. Now it is a weedy, boggy morass. I am brilliant at starting projects but hopeless at finishing anything. Perhaps I shall just get chickens and pretend it's a farmyard.
That reminds me, I must go and finish the baby blanket I am knitting for a friend. She gave birth on Sunday to a bonny boy so I really must complete it before he is three.
I took a friend's dog for a walk round Nunhead Cemetery last Sunday. There were heaps of snowdrops which are so heartening to see. A brisk walk must be better than anti-depressants. Note to self: get a dog!
Burgeoning spring reminds me that my garden is an utter mess. I started to relay the lawn last summer and gave up. Now it is a weedy, boggy morass. I am brilliant at starting projects but hopeless at finishing anything. Perhaps I shall just get chickens and pretend it's a farmyard.
That reminds me, I must go and finish the baby blanket I am knitting for a friend. She gave birth on Sunday to a bonny boy so I really must complete it before he is three.
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