Family

It was my uncle’s birthday on Monday, on Sunday, everyone descended on the garden to eat, drink and of course help Ian celebrate his birthday.

MandyKate and RyanEllis

Daniella and KateStephen, Ellis and Nichola

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Martinis

What makes the perfect martini??

There are various schools of thought on this and I’m not going to be a hater.  But for me it has to be gin, and for preference, Plymouth, Hendricks or Martin Miller.  Never Gordons and not vodka.  The only thing that I will insist on is that you never, ever shake it.  James Bond may have had shaken not stirred but he was wrong, wrong I tell you…..

I don’t like olives and I don’t like dirty martinis….you may but don’t ask me to drink them…and make ’em dry

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My brain needs a holiday

Since the beginning of the month, instead of being a deputy team manager, I have been a team manager for half the week and a deputy team manager for the other half.  The other deputy team manager (Sabrina) has been doing the same thing.  As for the half of the week there is only one deputy team manager, we have another person (Manjinder) in to be the other deputy, but she is still being trained.

I know it’s confusing, I understand what’s happening and writing it out confused me.

What this mostly means is a huge learning curve for me (and the other two – but they can write about that on their blogs!).  But being a team manager is not all we do, we manage a building, so Sabrina and I have inherited a project each.  The one that I have could seem a bigger project but it was mostly planned out by someone else.  It does require some tweaking but not a huge amount. And training, I know how to do what I do but having to show someone else is a way that makes sense to them…is hard (for me anyway)

So I am mostly tired with all the work thinking I have to do…and…my brain needs a holiday…..

that is all

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Labyrinth

Great time was had..

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The labyrinth is up and running until the grass is cut (though no candles!) and there’s a ‘how to’ poster just next to it, if you think it might be your thing and you’re anywhere near Ealing, here are the details…labyrinth

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Female Bishops

Hurrah, I can’t think that God would want it any other way…but I am sad to see the fighting and anger that this has provoked.

I really struggle to understand why it’s important that the person standing on the altar is a man or a woman and remain convinced that what matters is commitment and faith they hold.  My personal conviction is that we need to look at the whole concept of ‘priesthood’ and how church works.  I can’t see why, just because the disciples were men, only men can be priests. If we want to get specific, priests should only be Jewish converts, mostly ex-fishermen from Galilee.

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Bloom

Despite the weather, we went to the Crem yesterday and found that Grandad’s rosebush had produced some roses.  As we have never seen it flower before, it made us very happy..

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Psycho Buildings

Jillian and I went on Saturday.  It’s a great exhibit and worth a look. My only moan is that they closed the top of Air-Port-City because of the rain..

AboveOn the waterShow Room
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Picnic

So this is Gill’s last week working for Ealing (after 27 long years).  There isn’t a lot to do in Greenford of a lunchtime but there is Northala Fields.  Next to the A40, by the Target roundabout, a piece of wasteland has been turned into a park, with some very impressive looking hills.  Gill invited her team to ‘climb’ the hill and have a picnic.

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Dorset and camping…

It was nice to be away and even though the weather was interesting, I had a really good time but next time I’m taking an airbed with me…

ClubsAdam jugglingJonnyGone for a paddle
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Discovery

I-pod earphones, the ones that no-one seems to like, survive going in the wash really well!!

Who knew?  And yeah possibly I am the only person who would put her earphones in the laundry and wash them (look I was in a hurry and I didn’t notice!!)

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