Because my arm is steadily loosing all feeling…
… this will be a short blog. Ned is asleep on me and his weight is pulling on my neck. R. came 5th in the Junior Bowls comp. at the weekend:
Yet MORE chillis (grown by Rik):
I finished a sock (just need to do the other one now) made from lovely handpainted yarn:
I’ve also been busy knitting this:
The boys have also asked me to post this:
A large bubble - well, we thought it was impressive.
Over the past few days I have made some bramble and apple jelly (and have more apple juice waiting to be made into jelly on the hob), re-organised my paperwork (on the children’s info./OfSTED front) and been helping with the clean up effort at the local closed-down school which is where I’m hoping to take the family-learning centre project forward.
It’s looking increasingly likely that there will be space available at the ‘closed-down’ school for the family-learning centre to use which means that there will be space for a HE group if other local HE-ers are interested, space for the Pilates class a friend and I are trying to organise (not to mention the Indian dancing her daughter is keen to see take place), a possible location for Donny Nutters to work from (on a community level) and the various other classes that I’m hoping to organise. At the very least it is a venue that can be written into the feasibility study that I’m, now we, are applying for. Should that come back positive we will have a good base to apply for further funding from.
I’ve a meeting on Thursday to show the funding-support bod who has been working with the group the possible venue and then the week after next with the lease-holders to try to negotiate a good deal on taking on space. Signing the paperwork for the bank account on Thursday afternoon and from there we can go for the funding for the feasibility study - really excited!
Once things have moved forward a bit more I will put together a website with information on the project.
I forgot to gloat:
Wooden kitchen bought for £3 - consisting of sink (with tap and a little plastic washbowl that can be removed), fridge (with pull down egg holder and also a foldaway shelf on the door, plus inner shelves) and a washing machine. Salvaged whilst helping with the clean-up at the school they asked for a donation of £1 a piece. Nin is thrilled.
After a hard day:
(Slings'n'things)
sounds good.
Comment by jax — September 12, 2006 @ 9:31 pm
great- about the learning centre- sounds exciting- youre so busy!
Comment by rosie — September 12, 2006 @ 10:13 pm
Fantastic! Looking forward to hearing more.
Comment by Tech — September 12, 2006 @ 11:08 pm
Thanks for leaving comments on our blog
You are an inspirational woman, I look forward to hearing more about your projects.
sarahxx
Comment by Sarah — September 13, 2006 @ 12:56 am
Just ambing round the blogring for the first time in ages! Would be fab to try and meet up ‘for real’ again sometime - if you can possibly squeeze us in to what sounds like an amazingly busy time at the moment! (I have a three year old here who would definitely like to try out that kitchen!)
Comment by Stella — September 14, 2006 @ 9:51 pm