Hello. It’s once again time for me to write an article for this magazine. I do apologise if I sometimes repeat myself, but at my age, it’s hard to remember everything I have written in past articles.
Today, Monday, it is a very cloudy day and looks like rain is on the way. We’ve had a couple of really sunny days recently – so hot that we had to put up the garden umbrella. It was very enjoyable if not a bit too warm. We’re a funny lot, aren’t we? – we complain when it’s raining and then again when it’s too hot!
I hope everyone is keeping well.
In this article, I’d like to write about when I was a lot younger. At 4 or 5, I attended nursery school in Three Lane Ends, Castleford. Every afternoon, we all used to have a nap for an hour or so, but one day, I got restless and got up off the little bed I was on, and as there were no teachers there, I ran out of the door and towards my home in the Potteries. It was about half a mile from the nursery school, so, I was soon knocking on our front door. My mother answered and looked surprised to see me there and a teacher following me. I got a severe telling off from my mother and made to promise that I would not do it again.
Our great-grandson Harlow, was 2 years old on the 19th of April. it doesn’t seem long since we were commenting on how all his teeth were coming through. How time flies! My granddaughter Zena, found a lovely venue for his party and he had a wonderful time. It’s so lovely to have him in our lives.
Well, the sun is still shining and my washing is almost dry, so, I’ll get on with my ironing.
I mentioned in a former article that one of my grandsons had to gone to live and work in Australia, but he came home after about three weeks as he wasn’t enjoying himself, and was lonely. He was working for the same company as in England, but no one really bothered with him which didn’t help as he’s a very quiet lad to start with. He was very unhappy there, and so, he managed to organise a job with the company mending lorries and cars in Leeds. He is happy to be back in Yorkshire and really enjoying his work again.
We haven’t arranged a holiday yet and, when it’s sunny, we’re happy to sit in our lovely garden away from crowded beaches and noisy kids. This is a sign that we’re getting older! However, we do still visit a lot of places.
As I’ve told you before, we go to Halifax, once a month, to visit Dean and Brenda. Recently, Brenda had a fall and spent a week in Calderdale Royal Hospital. All the staff there, treated her so well but, obviously, she was glad to get home.
The weatherman has just told us that it’s going to rain by 3 o’clock, so, all my washing should be dry by then. In my opinion, clothes smell fresher when they have been dried outside. It’s not quite hot enough to take a picnic around the river at Allerton Bywater today, so, we’ll have to do it another day.
If we do decide to go on holiday, we’ll go to the Lake District as we haven’t been there for a few years and it is incredibly beautiful. It would be great to see the lakes and see the mountains. We know out limitations and won’t push ourselves too much, like when we were younger. We like to go on boat rides and appreciate the views around places like Keswick.
In Keswick town, there are some good shops from where we can buy gifts to take home. On an evening, we sometimes go to a pub, listen to music, and have a drink. There’s only one cinema and a small theatre though. We went to see The Importance of Being Earnest and thoroughly enjoyed it.
We are looking forward to our next visit to Halifax as we love going to Marks & Spencers and the incredible, restored. Piece Hall. Halifax is such a lovely town.
Well, that’s it for now. Until next time! Love June. X.
