Still no snow

I just read my entry for two years ago. I was snow bound. No taxi would take the dogs to Frensham; we didn’t go to Paris. It was a very cold winter. Not so this year! I’d call it mild – Mirinda will probably contradict me though.

The weekend has been mainly about Mirinda’s essay for her DBA. Being the bibliography whiz, I was tasked with making it all look pretty and consistent with what the uni expects. I also read it. Here are some salient points:

• The government wants more kids at university
• The UK doesn’t have enough university places
• The government can’t afford to subsidize university students
• Prospective students do not like having to pay for stuff
• The capitalist system works as well as any other
• Profit is the result of supply and demand
• So, the UK needs for-profit universities

But she said it in around 9,500 words. With one fantastic looking bibliography. Actually it has now been sent off. So that’s that…now on to the next one. I get a break till it’s nearing completion.

As for me, I completed my first DIY job since breaking my wrist. I discovered that although my wrist feels strong and types really well again, it can’t do the simplest of things. Like hold a nail while my right hand wields a hammer. It’s irritating, to say the least!

Anyway, I managed with a bit of straining, unnatural twisting and swearing each time I dropped something.

Our new dinner gong

Mirinda bought this Arts & Crafts gong on ebay a few months ago and it’s just been waiting for me to put it up. I was wondering where it could go and then, last night, I had a stroke of inspiration. Rather than in the dining room, how about attached to the bannister in the hallway? I think it fits in perfectly.

It also beats yelling upstairs when it’s time to eat. Given we normally eat in the lounge, I can just strike the gong as I walk by. How very civilised.

I didn’t manage to get any photographs of wild beasts today – the weather was quite gloomy and I think they all went away for the weekend – but I did manage to get quite a good shot of the clock on the building at the bottom of Castle Street. This was the site of the market square (a very long time ago) but is now an impressive building with a big sailing ship weather vane (I’m sure I’ve posted a photo of it before). Under the ship is a bell and under the bell is this clock. I’m surprised someone hasn’t stolen the copper sheeting.

Clock on Castle Street

I listened to my sports report from Thursday’s Talking Newspaper and think it’s quite funny. It’s important to note that the other readers were all trying not to laugh. Here it is:

Farnham Sport