A busy week!

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Last night I really did sleep like the proverbial log. I went to bed at 10:15 (which is really early for me) and the next thing I knew it was 7:00 am. It’s been a busy week here. One day I was ushering at the theatre for a performance of the pantomime. It’s pretty good this year so I didn’t mind that this was the third time I’ve seen it. Another evening I was at a different theatre for a candle-light concert of Queen songs performed by a string quartet – it was really good and I got to listen to that twice! (and I will actually get paid for that!) Then I spent two evenings being Father Christmas’ elf assistant – three hours each time walking around the village accompanied by the sleigh, lit up and playing Christmassy music, while Father Christmas met the little children and handed out some small gifts. Then there was an evening at the ceilidh (where I worked on the bar for an hour in return for free admission). Then another day I drove a nice man to an outpatient appointment and then took him home again later. Then I spent one evening plus the whole of Sunday at the amateur dramatic group making sets and painting scenery. I also had some of my regular work to do in between times of course, plus taking Big One to and from school as she has hurt her leg and can’t cycle at the moment. And finally we actually paid to go to a brass band concert of Christmassy music where Big One’s music teacher (plus someone else we know) were playing. So I certainly haven’t been bored! I can’t imagine what it must be like to have ‘nothing to do’. The last time I remember thinking that I had nothing to do I was about seven years old. What about you? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.