I have had a pretty rough day today. I am suffering from a very bad spell of insomnia at the moment; its lasted about 2 weeks. So, then throughout the day, I feel constantly exhausted. I used to jog about a year ago and I am thinking of taking up some form of exercise, which may…
Category: My Diary
Diary Entry-24/01/2017-Rive Gauche
My French Class was really interesting today. We were learning how to say: “Excuse me Madam, Is there a bakery here? ” or Bank, Post Office, Stadium, or place to ‘plante la tente’. French translation “Excusez-moi, Madam, il y a un Boulangerie ici? I am not very confident with learning the language, but my…
Diary Entry-22/01/2017 – Watercolour Tears
If any subject is suitable for rendering in watercolours, it’s tears.
Diary Entry ???? 17/01/2017 – Monsieur Sausage
Went to my French class today. It is the second term. I have learnt some basics, introductions, saying your name, and so on. My tutor always comes out with great little snippets. This week we all had a go at a French tongue-twister: Combien sont ces saucissons-ci Monsieur sanssouci? Ceux – ci? Ce sont…
Diary Entry-13/01/2017
I’ve had a busy day today. I love my job – I work in a nursery at the moment and I’ve had a wonderful day, as we were teaching the three-year-olds to begin writing their names. It was charming and they achieved so much, but they tired me out. I prepared a snack for my…
Diary Entry – 15/01/2017
Hard to believe, but I had a lovely conversation on the telephone this morning with the Call Centre guy from ‘SKY’. The purpose of the call was pretty trivial, but we had a little discussion at the end about Scotland, where the call centre is based. I’ve always wanted to visit Scotland but never have, and…