Red Nose

On Monday evening Chelmsford EG had a fantastic talk from Lee Ault on 'Rights of Passage.' She talked about traditions and myths linked to births, weddings and death. At each stage she showed us lots of beautifully embroidered garments that had been made and worn. the garments were so small in comparison to the sizing of people today. Gifts, such as embroidered slippers were made to give to future husbands. I had to laugh as I would still be single and trying to complete the embroidered top ready to give to the shoe maker.

As the evening progressed so did my cold/flu. By the end of the talk both my nose and eyes were streaming. Sorry if I passed my germs on. I had been fine before leaving home, just a slight sniffle. I have been in bed for two days with plenty of "how are you feeling?" or "can I get you a drink?". But, none of them would think to ask " can I hoover, do some ironing or put some washing on?" Good job I'm feeling better now, I expect they would help if I was ill for longer. Off work today, which makes me feel really guilty. We are so busy at the moment and I had a full teaching day. Hopefully I will be back to work tomorrow as I need to complete all the projects as my groups of children change at the end of next week.

My dog is trying to get into distructive mode. He even managed to perch on top of the sofa to reach something he wanted. Not sure where the Xmas tree is going to be this year. I think we will have to move his bed out of the lounge at night and never leave him on his own. I love decorating the tree and have a collection going back 25 years. If he were to touch just one! Think a muzzle over Xmas is needed because training isn't working fast enough at the moment.