This week got off to a cracking start with a well-received talk I gave about the Blue Streak, after which the artefacts and photos got people up and talking. It is a great privilege to show the wind tunnel model of the rocket. And meet someone whose father was out in Woomera at the same time as one of the design engineers whose rocket this was.
Sadly, this was followed by a morning of absolute frustration in my local branch of Lloyds Bank. This branch will be no more next year but, in the meantime, it is buzzing with people using it. However, having spent 10 minutes waiting at the customer service desk, I was informed that it was no longer customer service but only for people with ‘digital’ queries. And that I should have ‘booked in’. Er…no sign, how was I to know. The bank is to change something on our cards, which we do not want, nor we were given any say in, yet it is up to us to have to be proactive to prevent it. Not good customer service.
Have you noticed how many ‘self-styled’ (!) style gurus there are out there? Who are these people? I must admit, some of their ideas for adding accessories to lift an outfit are great, but telling me what to wear. No. And have you seen any of them wearing orthotic shoes and trying to look ok, let alone stylish? No. Here are my red shoes:
Sadly, they pinch and I wear the less attractive blue ones more often until I can have them changed. With their great thick soles, it is not so easy to wear skirts and dresses. It does not help to see women wearing ridiculously high, thin, heels when presenting the news or weather.
The week ended well though with a birthday celebration for a family member which necessitated making a cake of some sort. I decided to opt for a birthday pudding/cake combo: a sponge filled with cream and raspberries. A trip to the bluebells rounded off the day where we were rewarded by the sight of many nuthatches.
I suppose with the hour change, the dawn chorus is not too early although it does make for very chilly mornings.
Karen Hedges 