Work for me this morning. A very lazy day really; for the first half hour I did some tidying and chatted to S who usually runs the homework club and does some relief work so was covering someone on holiday today. She’s really interesting – ex-teacher who has an interesting take on stuff. We talked about holidays in third world countries and emigrating.
Next I spent an hour on the enquiry desk. I was twice complimented on my ‘pretty top’ by the lecherous old men who are regulars (it’s one my more cleavage-y work tops), sent a fax, ordered a couple of books for people and gave out the papers lots of times.
I then had tea break, with J, the Saturday assistant and we chatted about driving; he’s just started riding a scooter.
After that I had an hour of working in the workroom which mostly entailed having a nice long phone chat with E, the camp library assistant from Shoreham about this year’s summer reading challenge and what displays we might do and more chatting to J this time about Home Education. He had some interesting questions about actually. I don’t think I’ve ever really discussed it with someone so young before. He’s from a pretty academic background and is expected to do well in his A levels and go to uni. He’s a really nice kid and the sort of son you’d be really proud of with his clean cut image and intention of studying hard and getting a good well paid job but I suspect he’s never really met anyone before who’s challenged him about whether that is what life should be all about. When I left he thanked me for such an interesting chat though so I’m hoping his mum won’t be after me for being a bad influence and leading him astray from his planned out life course ;).
The last hour was spent planning displays. I felt like I had a really dossy morning actually.
Home for lunch where the others had spent most of the time in the garden doing paintings and drawings on the easel in the garden. Ady suggested a walk at Woods Mill nature reserve as it was such a nice sunny afternoon so that’s what we did. We had a really nice couple of hours walking round there in amongst the bluebells. I like it there lots. Davies read all of the bridge names including words like ‘kingfisher’ and ‘nightingale’. He’s still hesitant but he tells me he is often looking at books in bed and trying to work out what words say so he’s clearly getting the practise in now which is what he needs to progress. It’s nice to see him wanting to have a go and succeeding. 🙂
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Back at home Davies and I watched last weeks Primeval on itvplayer just in time before this weeks was on. Ady made their tea and we watched Britains got Talent before they went to bed. I’m still coughing and it’s driving me mad, wish it would just go away now.
Bluebells! I must try and sort a walk.
Comment by Michelle — 20 April 2009 @ 12:24 am
we could meet at rspb some time?
Comment by HelenHaricot — 21 April 2009 @ 12:17 am