Catch-Up
Both house and garden have been blitzed this weekend – as well as contacting BT about nuisance text messages being sent to my ‘phone. This morning it was just before 8am, the dirty message un-repeatable and the service now cancelled! My answer machine can also skip messages – so I don’t have to listen to the rude ones on that, either. Both of my brothers, who live and work oversees in different countries, ‘phoned and it was great to catch up. They’ve been following the election results through the web and BBC - it was good to talk with them, I didn’t know they were so interested in politics! I’ll be able to catch up with one and family, whilst they are back in the UK for a few weeks over the summer and need to find time to go visit the other.
Next week is for supporting my students, their coursework marks go to the exam board shortly. Fed up and tired, they need huge amounts of patience and TLC; others some need a shove or two, to ensure that I get them to complete with the best possible opportunity to do well.
Politically, we have our Group AGM on Thursday eve. I’ve just talked with Tim, with my wish list of which committees I’d like to be on for our Area Partnership and Council Scrutiny Commissions. I also have phone calls to make and residents to see – to catch up with case work that I’d not been able to do last week. There seems to be an array of tree issues … fence problems and Council House Roofers leaving a messy trail behind them …
I’m frustrated with my tree issue too or at least with my inability to remove the base of the huge overgrown shrub (Cast Oil Plant) that was far too close to the fence at the bottom of our garden. The woody branches have been sawn ready to dry out and use on our log-burning stove; the roots are really stubborn. I’ve dug around and hacked with an axe but run out of energy. I’ve got a fir tree that I grew from a seedling, ten years ago, ready for the spot. Hopefully my son will feel sympathetic and put his youthful energy and muscles into it, next week (as well as cut the grass!).
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