well far too much to write here but very briefly - in august dawn got the back stage manager's job for Cirque du Soleil's new show OVO and eventually after being given work permits and visa went out to join show in Washington - she is now in Atlanta - will hopefully load a couple of her comments and photos at some stage.
joy is as we speak holidaying with andrew in brisbane - staying with family before going away for a few days up the coast - unfortunately expecting sunshine hasn't quite happened - its raining! i think the weather is due to clear up and it is in the high 20's so not too bad overall.
and chris is in yet another continent - but not much to be said about that at the moment i'm afraid
and i am in yet another continent - 4 continents - not too bad.
well that's enough for now
take care
Thursday, 4 November 2010
hi again - its been a while!!
hi everyone
i am re-activating blog in order to relay my three's travels - at the mo they are on 3 different continents!!
i am re-activating blog in order to relay my three's travels - at the mo they are on 3 different continents!!
Monday, 11 May 2009
Are Things Settling down?
Hi everyone again
Photos are on way - honest!
I now have my curacy place - The Church of the Epiphany, Oxley - very exciting!
I also have clerical shirts, etc ready but need to buy a cassock alb, however, a dear friend of mine wants to buy some of it so that is really lovely.
Perhaps there may be photos of ordination on here at some point!
If there is anyone out there who desperately wants to come and hasn't told me - do let me know and I will see if there are enough tickets left. If you cannot come please hold us all in your prayers and thoughts - 28th June 10.00 at Lichfield Cathedral.
For those of you who know Mal - I eventually caught up with him last week which was wonderful - he's looking well and about to move to Yoxall.
Last 2 Tuesdays of Queens coming up - last weekend was last week and final essay to be handed in tomorrow - yippee!!
I am having a very short break in Milan courtesy of my daughter, Dawn, she is working out there for a couple of weeks - all I have had to do is buy flights so that's great - really loooking forward to it.
well that's all folks for now - will try to update on a weekly basis letting you know how curacy is progressing.
thanks for reading and take care
roberta
Photos are on way - honest!
I now have my curacy place - The Church of the Epiphany, Oxley - very exciting!
I also have clerical shirts, etc ready but need to buy a cassock alb, however, a dear friend of mine wants to buy some of it so that is really lovely.
Perhaps there may be photos of ordination on here at some point!
If there is anyone out there who desperately wants to come and hasn't told me - do let me know and I will see if there are enough tickets left. If you cannot come please hold us all in your prayers and thoughts - 28th June 10.00 at Lichfield Cathedral.
For those of you who know Mal - I eventually caught up with him last week which was wonderful - he's looking well and about to move to Yoxall.
Last 2 Tuesdays of Queens coming up - last weekend was last week and final essay to be handed in tomorrow - yippee!!
I am having a very short break in Milan courtesy of my daughter, Dawn, she is working out there for a couple of weeks - all I have had to do is buy flights so that's great - really loooking forward to it.
well that's all folks for now - will try to update on a weekly basis letting you know how curacy is progressing.
thanks for reading and take care
roberta
Sunday, 8 March 2009
update on decorating
hi again
Been a while since I last updated this - partly been ill and also had several essays to write!
Well decorating is finished at last and it looks good, even though I say so myself. I will update photos at end of week as I still have essays to write!!
Joy was up a couple of weeks ago and helped to put up paintings and pics on landing and bedroom.
Dawn has helped me this weekend with lounge paintings and pics so it is looking more like home again! So thank you girls - much appreciated.
Now I'm waiting for Mick, my neighbourhood builder to start the front door repair and replace the rotton floor board by the front door - houses never stop do they?
Other news is that I have been for first fitting for cassock, surplice and clerical shirt, so that is exciting. Will post more on that when I have photos etc to show.
Thanks to everyone who has told me they have read my blog - I was even asked yesterday when the next post will be happening so here it is.
There are a few more things in pipeline - to be revealed!
Well I will post some photos of house in a couple of days - do post a comment - it is fun to read them.
more soon and take care.
Been a while since I last updated this - partly been ill and also had several essays to write!
Well decorating is finished at last and it looks good, even though I say so myself. I will update photos at end of week as I still have essays to write!!
Joy was up a couple of weeks ago and helped to put up paintings and pics on landing and bedroom.
Dawn has helped me this weekend with lounge paintings and pics so it is looking more like home again! So thank you girls - much appreciated.
Now I'm waiting for Mick, my neighbourhood builder to start the front door repair and replace the rotton floor board by the front door - houses never stop do they?
Other news is that I have been for first fitting for cassock, surplice and clerical shirt, so that is exciting. Will post more on that when I have photos etc to show.
Thanks to everyone who has told me they have read my blog - I was even asked yesterday when the next post will be happening so here it is.
There are a few more things in pipeline - to be revealed!
Well I will post some photos of house in a couple of days - do post a comment - it is fun to read them.
more soon and take care.
Thursday, 5 February 2009
lots going on - some good some not so!
Decorators have started! I now have a house that is completely turned unside down and in utter chaos! Most of the building work is finished but still waiting for some stuff to be finished off outside.
Inside: kitchen is now finished I think - I hope!
Lounge is still in progress.
I have managed to put all my stuff back under the stairs and so can now walk through my study but that is filling up again with stuff from little bedroom as they want to paint that tomorrow.
Stairs and landing have stripped and woodwork painted but have had probs with wallpaper - the anaglypta I chose was going to take 4 6 weeks and although I had asked at Christmas if they wanted pattern numbers no they had to wait until decorators are on site so then 'chose another one' was the answer - I spent ages trying to find I liked in the first place!
Anyway top bedroom has got to painted still and my bedroom - for some reason I have agreed to mix up the colours on monday as I did them originally - just another thing for me to think about.
I have to climb over things in bathroom and you can't move in my room - I am so looking forward to having my house back - especially as when they are here, it is very difficult to concentrate on anything serious such as essays and reading books.All I can do is plan school work - I am moaning a lot but it is at this time one wonders why? I didn't want subsidence in the 1st place and I know it will be lovely when it is finished but that is when it is finished.
And in the great scheme of things I really do not have anything really to moan about except that it is getting to me.
More photos to follow and the good news is that Dawn is coming home on Sunday only for a day before she has to go on to Norwich but it will be good to see her.
Also my darling son come home last weekend - it was a shame I was at queens and so only got to see him for an hour or so - he reckons he did try to phone as it was a last minute thing - hey ho that my chris.
speak soon
Decorators have started! I now have a house that is completely turned unside down and in utter chaos! Most of the building work is finished but still waiting for some stuff to be finished off outside.
Inside: kitchen is now finished I think - I hope!
Lounge is still in progress.
I have managed to put all my stuff back under the stairs and so can now walk through my study but that is filling up again with stuff from little bedroom as they want to paint that tomorrow.
Stairs and landing have stripped and woodwork painted but have had probs with wallpaper - the anaglypta I chose was going to take 4 6 weeks and although I had asked at Christmas if they wanted pattern numbers no they had to wait until decorators are on site so then 'chose another one' was the answer - I spent ages trying to find I liked in the first place!
Anyway top bedroom has got to painted still and my bedroom - for some reason I have agreed to mix up the colours on monday as I did them originally - just another thing for me to think about.
I have to climb over things in bathroom and you can't move in my room - I am so looking forward to having my house back - especially as when they are here, it is very difficult to concentrate on anything serious such as essays and reading books.All I can do is plan school work - I am moaning a lot but it is at this time one wonders why? I didn't want subsidence in the 1st place and I know it will be lovely when it is finished but that is when it is finished.
And in the great scheme of things I really do not have anything really to moan about except that it is getting to me.
More photos to follow and the good news is that Dawn is coming home on Sunday only for a day before she has to go on to Norwich but it will be good to see her.
Also my darling son come home last weekend - it was a shame I was at queens and so only got to see him for an hour or so - he reckons he did try to phone as it was a last minute thing - hey ho that my chris.
speak soon
Saturday, 17 January 2009
hello again
Tuesday pm and 1 phone call later - the men will start tomorrow on the brickwork - however, it includes the internal brickwork as well, which I wasn't expecting.
Again three very nice men arrived at 8.30ish Wednesday, and having warned school I would be in slightly later as I needed to show the men some new cracks that I had discovered in the lounge, after deciding to rip the paper off the wall above the door! The project company is coming to see the new cracks today as well.
After showing them around I left with a heavy heart, I have to say, as I didn't really know what to expect. But I went back at lunch time to discover exterior brickwork mortar having been scraped away and these long drill-like metal bars put in. I have asked them to replace the top bedroom lintel as well while the scaffolding is up. So far, so good.
Wednesday evening and more pictures went to friend Chris's house along with a cup of tea and putting the world to rights!
Thursday morning - 7.40 and the vans arrived! I left them to it and went back after finishing at school. The stairs were covered with this sticky backed non-slip plastic stuff and wall paper was ripped off here and there and plaster was being replaced. Unfortunately a problem with the lintel - the brickwork above needs replacing and the mortar between that and the eaves needs repointing - all under MY costing unfortunately as the insurance insists it's wear and tear! I do still wonder if the subsidence has made it worse? Oh well!!
Again the men are very nice and seem to know exactly what they are doing. There is brick dust and plaster dust in the air and your mouth feels horrible as it settles on it. They think they might be finished tomorrow depending on how the lintel work goes.
Spent two hours looking at wallpaper books to no avail - everything seems to be huge florals and I'm not keen on huge florals!! Oh dear!
Then I had a phone call from a close friend - she had been involved in a car accident and could I fetch her from Stafford Hospital and stay with her over night.
She is ok, especially concerning what had happened; bruised and shocked. So Friday I got up BEFORE 7am - that is unheard of for me! But I had to get back home in time for men and to feed the cats and to make certain decisions concerning the lintel and brickwork and pointing under eaves. I have said yes. Also I had to empty under the stairs in order for the men to do the work in there - it's only very small in there but a lot gets packed in!
Work and then at lunchtime - popped in to see friend to discover that she and another friend were going to see the car - so I invited myself after going home to sort cats out and speak to men (Kevin is lead man). They will be back Monday to finish lintel work - it had needed 2 lintels rather than the one they had originally thought - I feel the cost going up and up! They will also have to replace the plaster board inside and then I have to decide about whether to leave that plain or have it artexed. I will think on as there is a small part elsewhere that needs artexing; I will talk about it then. If it costs too much it may be fine to leave in painted as curtains will be there - we'll see. Too much to think of at the moment.
Saw car and friend is very fortunate that no-one else was involved and other things but we will not dwell on that - she is ok and her daughter is spending the weekend with her, so that's good.
Weekend and I'm off to London to help Dawn move - will continue next week.
bye for now.
Tuesday pm and 1 phone call later - the men will start tomorrow on the brickwork - however, it includes the internal brickwork as well, which I wasn't expecting.
Again three very nice men arrived at 8.30ish Wednesday, and having warned school I would be in slightly later as I needed to show the men some new cracks that I had discovered in the lounge, after deciding to rip the paper off the wall above the door! The project company is coming to see the new cracks today as well.
After showing them around I left with a heavy heart, I have to say, as I didn't really know what to expect. But I went back at lunch time to discover exterior brickwork mortar having been scraped away and these long drill-like metal bars put in. I have asked them to replace the top bedroom lintel as well while the scaffolding is up. So far, so good.
Wednesday evening and more pictures went to friend Chris's house along with a cup of tea and putting the world to rights!
Thursday morning - 7.40 and the vans arrived! I left them to it and went back after finishing at school. The stairs were covered with this sticky backed non-slip plastic stuff and wall paper was ripped off here and there and plaster was being replaced. Unfortunately a problem with the lintel - the brickwork above needs replacing and the mortar between that and the eaves needs repointing - all under MY costing unfortunately as the insurance insists it's wear and tear! I do still wonder if the subsidence has made it worse? Oh well!!
Again the men are very nice and seem to know exactly what they are doing. There is brick dust and plaster dust in the air and your mouth feels horrible as it settles on it. They think they might be finished tomorrow depending on how the lintel work goes.
Spent two hours looking at wallpaper books to no avail - everything seems to be huge florals and I'm not keen on huge florals!! Oh dear!
Then I had a phone call from a close friend - she had been involved in a car accident and could I fetch her from Stafford Hospital and stay with her over night.
She is ok, especially concerning what had happened; bruised and shocked. So Friday I got up BEFORE 7am - that is unheard of for me! But I had to get back home in time for men and to feed the cats and to make certain decisions concerning the lintel and brickwork and pointing under eaves. I have said yes. Also I had to empty under the stairs in order for the men to do the work in there - it's only very small in there but a lot gets packed in!
Work and then at lunchtime - popped in to see friend to discover that she and another friend were going to see the car - so I invited myself after going home to sort cats out and speak to men (Kevin is lead man). They will be back Monday to finish lintel work - it had needed 2 lintels rather than the one they had originally thought - I feel the cost going up and up! They will also have to replace the plaster board inside and then I have to decide about whether to leave that plain or have it artexed. I will think on as there is a small part elsewhere that needs artexing; I will talk about it then. If it costs too much it may be fine to leave in painted as curtains will be there - we'll see. Too much to think of at the moment.
Saw car and friend is very fortunate that no-one else was involved and other things but we will not dwell on that - she is ok and her daughter is spending the weekend with her, so that's good.
Weekend and I'm off to London to help Dawn move - will continue next week.
bye for now.
Saturday, 10 January 2009
hi
It's 2009.
I have been dreading this to be quite honest but I have some very good friends who have helped me tremendously. It was difficult at first though, when they insisted that we start clearing my house in time for the building work to be done.
However, I have now sorted out the top bedroom and ALL my fabric and art materials are all stored there in a better order than ever before, so far so good.... after cutting the shelving units in HALF in order for them to fit under the eaves!
Wednesday and I was convinced by a friend that we had to clear some of my stuff ready for the builders, so after humming and harring we started.....
Then as we were getting boxes ready, I had a phone call. Earlier in the week I had been told that due to the icy weather, other jobs had been put on hold and the work would probably start next week. sigh of relief. BUT then they phoned back on Thursday, they were waiting for a window for another job, could they come tomorrow and do the piling. er er er......
OK. So having been convinced by my two friends that all my glassware and ornaments and pictures would end up on the floor smashed - we had to put them away in boxes until after all the work is done.
It was upsetting, I can tell you. In fact, don't tell them but I have sneakedly put the photos and some pictures back! However, most are away in boxes in other people's houses, so I can't get to them. Charity shops have also done quite well out of me, with my one friend's car boot being filled with assorted items to be given away. In actual fact, it's quite nice to have got rid of stuff.
So now the first stage of the work on the house has been completed! It was very quick and very efficient. The three men who came were very thoughtful and nothing was too much trouble.
The actual work was done in a morning, which was amazing: first they drilled in the metal pegs into the ground, then the metal supports were fixed and attached to the foundations. After being checked by building regs, they were then concreted over and now you would not know that anyone had done anything!Except that now my house shouldn't fall down.
Attached are photos of holes in ground with metal piles before being covered for ever, I HOPE!
It now has to set for a few days, before they come back next week to do all the outside brickwork.Here hoping.
I will continue next week... all being well.
It's 2009.
I have been dreading this to be quite honest but I have some very good friends who have helped me tremendously. It was difficult at first though, when they insisted that we start clearing my house in time for the building work to be done.
However, I have now sorted out the top bedroom and ALL my fabric and art materials are all stored there in a better order than ever before, so far so good.... after cutting the shelving units in HALF in order for them to fit under the eaves!
Wednesday and I was convinced by a friend that we had to clear some of my stuff ready for the builders, so after humming and harring we started.....
Then as we were getting boxes ready, I had a phone call. Earlier in the week I had been told that due to the icy weather, other jobs had been put on hold and the work would probably start next week. sigh of relief. BUT then they phoned back on Thursday, they were waiting for a window for another job, could they come tomorrow and do the piling. er er er......
OK. So having been convinced by my two friends that all my glassware and ornaments and pictures would end up on the floor smashed - we had to put them away in boxes until after all the work is done.
It was upsetting, I can tell you. In fact, don't tell them but I have sneakedly put the photos and some pictures back! However, most are away in boxes in other people's houses, so I can't get to them. Charity shops have also done quite well out of me, with my one friend's car boot being filled with assorted items to be given away. In actual fact, it's quite nice to have got rid of stuff.
So now the first stage of the work on the house has been completed! It was very quick and very efficient. The three men who came were very thoughtful and nothing was too much trouble.
The actual work was done in a morning, which was amazing: first they drilled in the metal pegs into the ground, then the metal supports were fixed and attached to the foundations. After being checked by building regs, they were then concreted over and now you would not know that anyone had done anything!Except that now my house shouldn't fall down.
Attached are photos of holes in ground with metal piles before being covered for ever, I HOPE!
It now has to set for a few days, before they come back next week to do all the outside brickwork.Here hoping.
I will continue next week... all being well.
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