Forget-me-not Monday

I am taking advantage of Sian at High in the sky’s lovely idea to tell you about something new I’ve learned or something new I’ve done over the weekend. And of course taking the opportunity to wave to her and her Monday wavers.

Its Memorandum Monday and I am able to contribute!

So, ages ago I told you about raising awareness of dementia by contributing to the Alzheimers Society’s idea to get (by fair means!) 3,000 forget-me-nots knitted or crochet or sewn and displayed on the pier during Dementia Awareness Week.

3,000+ is the number of people with dementia in North Somerset.

I would like to say Thank You to Helena and Sian who kindly crochet some beautiful flowers to add to the flower pool. Also, I had two Intstagram friends do the same. I was so touched by your generosity. The craft club I go to made loads and I made some too of course.

It wasn’t the easiest place to photograph! We had a great time though. I spent what seemed like hours looking for our flowers to no avail! The sun shone, the rain kept away, the people came and 3 Singing for the Brain groups were there to lead us in a sing song. I met up with some friends, colleagues and some of my ‘old’ clients.

There were forget me nots everywhere! on aprons, on jackets on pins becoming badges, in tubs, in a childs paddling pool! it was full to the brim (no water!) A children’s playgroup had drawn pictures of forget-me-nots and someone had made some pottery flowers, 2 of which now live on my desk.

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Oh! and how many flowers do you think they collected. (They were counted as they came into the office)

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Thank you again, hope you all have a good week.

Hello Monday

Hello week seven of 2013

This week I will see:
my last week at work
my last singing group
my last lunch clubs Tuesday & Thursday
my ‘exit (from work) meeting’
and my last Memory Cafe

Hello to Valentines day
Hello to watching The Bridges of Maddison County again. I am usually on my own for Valentines evening and love to watch this film with a box of chocs and a box of tissues

Hello to a weekend away

Hello quietly to my birthday as it is a bit scary but it’s only for a day then
a great big Hello to a new place in my life
the first day of retirement
never has my life been so exciting and sad and happy all at the same time…

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I think there is something kind of lovely in it’s creepiness but it is orange and I am linking to Mandarin Orange Monday

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Hello Monday

Hello Monday

Goodbye to Lotta who we said hello to only a few days ago
Hello to just three weeks until retirement day
Hello to work and a few ‘lasts’ this week:
• last coffee morning
• last team meeting
• last one to one with my manager
Hello to a visit to my nail technician
Hello to February
Hello to a hair appointment, long overdue
Hello to a forecast of more snow! Surely not?
Hello to a weekend away

Hope your week is good, dry, warm, sunshine and no snow! or if you have snow I hope it is photogenic for you.

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Supermarket tulips with a French Kiss texture

Hello Monday is a meme by Lisa Leonard

Hello Monday

Hello Monday and my first day back after the Christmas Holiday
Hello to having to get up early
Hello to driving my car
Hello to having to be places on time
Hello to having a structure to my week
Hello to my 400th post this week
Hello to 22 working days until I retire.

Whatever you are doing this week I hope it is a bit more exciting than some of the things in my week ☺

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Hello Christmas Week

Hello Christmas Eve, my favourite day of the year. The prep for tomorrow, carols from kings, thoughts of absent friends and family,
Hello Christmas Day, a day with my family: eating, drinking, being merry, a day of phone calls and skyping and thinking of you all.
Hello to the wonderful chill out that is Boxing Day, no cooking, maybe walking, go look at the sea.
Hello More family arriving and an Irish supper…everyone contributes to the meal.
Hello to a birthday meal
Hello Empty nest and time to myself.

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I have had the most wonderful day today, I thought of you whilst we were all in the kitchen, chopping, peeling, mixing, cooking, mashing, stirring, eating, listening to carols and drinking very small glasses of wine (hic) 😉 preparing for tonight and tomorrow.
Have you had a kitchen kind of day?

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