Friday 25 March 2016

Friday thoughts

We've been making the most of the Good Friday sunshine and taken a walk around Salcey Forest near Northampton (see pic). Lots of people out and about on bikes and horses, and generally taking the air. It's done me the world of good.

I've been missing from Blogger for a while, I know. The thing is, I had a horrible flu-like virus that laid me low for a fortnight - thank heaven for NetFlix - and it's taken me until now to catch up with myself. That's the trouble with being self-employed, of course: all the work I should have been doing was still there was I resurfaced from my pit, and what with that and putting the house back to rights I haven't had time to write a blogpost.

Now, that's what I call a log stack!
There have been some good things in the last month though, including playing my uke at a concert in aid of our local hospice at which we raised nearly £2,000; and cashing in my Christmas present gift voucher for a weekend at the local Buddhist Centre. Bliss!

So now I'm raring to go - and I hope you all are, too.


Celebrate the Small Things  is a blog hop. Visit Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week. Originated by VikLit) and co-hosted by L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog.   

10 comments:

  1. Sorry you've been ill but glad you are feeling better now.

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  2. So happy to hear you are feeling better, Julia. Congrats on raising that money for the Hospice. Wow, a weekend at a Buddhist Centre, how lovely! I hope you and yours have a wonderful weekend! ~Lori~

    Lori's CtST @ As the Fates Would Have It

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  3. Good to see you back and feeling better. Beautiful sunshine here too today so got out and mowed the lawns before the rains!

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  4. Yay for your return to health! I swear I've known more people to get sick this winter than any I can remember. I think it's the weird vacillating temperatures. Glad you're better and how awesome to have raised so much money for the hospice. Your ukulele group ROCKS!

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  5. Pleased to hear you're back to full health again and many congratulations on raising £2000 for the hospice - what a great achievement :) Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace

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  6. Suzanne, Ravyne, Maggie, Lexa and 'Senco Cat Herder': thank you for taking the time to oomment. I'm grateful that you haven't abandoned me.

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  7. Hi, Julia, I've had an awful cough as well. These viruses are strong aren't they? That sunshine lasted a day, now it's raining here. The birds seem to be tweeting well though. They're fed up with facebook:))Glad you're feeling better.

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    1. Thank you, Susan. The virus has gone, but now I've got toothache where a filling is 'misbehaving', as my densist put it. There's talk of root canal treatment...

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  8. Sorry you were poorly but glad you're on the mend now. The amount raised for the hospice was very impressive! Hope you are having a good Easter.

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    1. I've heard this morning that the final total raised was £2322.25!

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