Why?

Date: 18 March 2013 16:09:06

Why haven't I written anything on here? If I am supposed to be 'practicing my craft' and that's a laugh in itself, then I really meant to try and write something every week, if not every day..

So what have I done? Ye gods nothing of any real use when I look back, but the days are so enjoyable!

I can play the first 4 notes in the 'New Tune a day for Clarinet' book - a few squeaks here and there but that's not bad - first of all I had to learn to put it together!

I have written some 'Christmas' letters - you can't beat the old snail -mail -fountain -pen -on -paper type of letter - I love to write them and I know they are a little late but they are sort of once a year letters so there's plenty of time.

I have knitted a chunky sweater for a small grandson and posted it off, plus two hats, had some lovely friends round for a good old fashioned English Sunday roast here in deepest rural france, and been to my Saturday morning group of ladies doing knitting, tapestries and various other creative work that includes stitches of one sort or another. Actually its more talking that goes on and that's good for getting me tuned in for listening and trying to understand.

I have walked 4 km most days even though I had to do it on my own, since the doglet tore her second cruciate ligament chasing a cat and Bill sprained his ankle by missing the bottom step. However my BP was still high last week and so one of my tablets has been doubled - again!

And the other news in a nutshell - the snow has gone!

Although the weather is warming up a tad we are still having the feeding frenzy every morning outside the living room window, dozens of siskins and goldfinches, some green finches, blue tits, willow tits and great tits, occasional bramblings, nuthatches and at one time there were four hawfinches and a very shy bullfinch. I spend a lot of time at the window...ooops when I could be doing something useful!

The photos are not great - taken through the window.