Today was the most beautiful 'spring' day with clear, clear blue skies and warm temperatures. We had an early appointment this morning at the cemetery. Monday is my usual day for visiting Dad and having a chat, which I normally do either before or after art but today I was not going to art.
The grave to the right of Dad's is being prepared for its permanent memorial. Now that we know they are trying to get some uniformity in the rows at the cemetery we need to use its location as a guide for Dad's and apparently according to the guys we met last week each plot is allocated around 147 centimeters width which includes a 17cm gap/walkway between each plot. We needed to get Garry down from Angel Guardians to ensure that what we had hoped to have erected would still be ok and the concrete plinth which has been put in next door actually makes it easier to envisage what is going to happen. We have agreed to match in with what is there which leaves sufficient room for the marble work and the 17cm gap to the left - it will look nice and neat and tidy and leave the right amount of space for the grave to the left. The man that cuts the marble will need to come and take the final final measurements but Garry was able to confirm with us exactly what will happen next and we are very grateful to him for taking the time to come up today on his day off so that he could talk things through with us.
John is flying back to the UK today for a short visit to catch up with family, friends and football - this time he has scheduled it so that he will be able to get to see his beloved Blades at Bramall Lane. He hates packing and so there was no urgency in him today to get a bag out and get it done!!! My birthday is now a thing of the past and I will pack away my cards shortly but not before I see whether or not there is anything I can reuse to make some of my own. I remember that when the Book People used to come round to work you could sometimes get a Greetings Card Book where you could record the dates of peoples' birthdays and anniversaries etc and then there would be pockets to put in cards in readiness. Now that my craft cupboard is more accessible I want to be able to make more cards and thought this would be a brilliant idea so had a quick look in tintyweb where they were horrendously expensive to get sent over so I have tasked John with finding one to bring back - I tracked one down at The Works for a massive £4 and they have plenty of those shops in and around where he will be staying - he had better remember!!!
Amongst the lovely gifts that Jane brought with her for my birthday were some incense sticks and a pretty little holder. I quite like the smell of incense although when John was in the Navy and we were living in married quarters he was always nervous about me lighting them because he thought they smelt like cannabis or smelt like they were trying to hide the smell of cannabis (although how he knows I have no idea because you couldn't meet anyone more anti drugs than John).
These, however, have a fabulous smell - according to the packet they are called Magical Dreams and are a blend of Bergamor, Orchid, Jasmine and Violet which is actually very delicate. I have mounted the holder onto a wooden heart that I had in the house (it will catch the ash) and it will also match the two little heart shaped tealight holders that were also a gift from Jane.
With the prospect of John being away for 10 days I am busy putting together a list of jobs I can get on with without him peering over my shoulder cringing at my lack of preparation. I am more of a 'roll my sleeves up and get on with it' person which can sometimes (for which read often) lead to a bit of a mess!!!
The case came out eventually - to be fair he is only travelling with hand luggage but apparently that requires as much, if not more, thought than packing a full sized case and to cap it all the recent glorious weather in the UK has now turned Baltic and John is flying into Manchester, picking up a car and then driving across to Chesterfield. His mum informed him that there is snow around and Snake Pass was closed and as John has to traverse the Peak District then other roads might follow suit. Last year the fog was so bad he was reduced to travelling at 10 miles per hour so he was prepared for a slow journey.
The cats are unsettled - they don't like to see suitcases and Chivers has sussed that it is John that is going away so he is doubly concerned because his Dad is leaving him and I don't figure very highly in his affection.
John decided he would rather get to the airport early so that I could get home in relative daylight bearing in mind the catastrophe that befell me last year when I picked up his cousin and her daughter and then hit a scaffold 'knuckle' and got a puncture and it was really late at night and I was on a stretch of road where there was nothing, now of course there is a petrol filling station nearby although I have no idea whether it is manned that late at night.
Leaving in good time meant we just tootled down to the airport - good job we weren't in a rush to get there or for me to get back as I saw seven lots of Police cars which were either sitting in wait to pull people or getting set up to do so.
John checked in and got through to departures quickly and I got home in daylight and without incident and all four furbs were waiting for me to open the cupboards and feed them even though we had fed them just before we left.
The grave to the right of Dad's is being prepared for its permanent memorial. Now that we know they are trying to get some uniformity in the rows at the cemetery we need to use its location as a guide for Dad's and apparently according to the guys we met last week each plot is allocated around 147 centimeters width which includes a 17cm gap/walkway between each plot. We needed to get Garry down from Angel Guardians to ensure that what we had hoped to have erected would still be ok and the concrete plinth which has been put in next door actually makes it easier to envisage what is going to happen. We have agreed to match in with what is there which leaves sufficient room for the marble work and the 17cm gap to the left - it will look nice and neat and tidy and leave the right amount of space for the grave to the left. The man that cuts the marble will need to come and take the final final measurements but Garry was able to confirm with us exactly what will happen next and we are very grateful to him for taking the time to come up today on his day off so that he could talk things through with us.
John is flying back to the UK today for a short visit to catch up with family, friends and football - this time he has scheduled it so that he will be able to get to see his beloved Blades at Bramall Lane. He hates packing and so there was no urgency in him today to get a bag out and get it done!!! My birthday is now a thing of the past and I will pack away my cards shortly but not before I see whether or not there is anything I can reuse to make some of my own. I remember that when the Book People used to come round to work you could sometimes get a Greetings Card Book where you could record the dates of peoples' birthdays and anniversaries etc and then there would be pockets to put in cards in readiness. Now that my craft cupboard is more accessible I want to be able to make more cards and thought this would be a brilliant idea so had a quick look in tintyweb where they were horrendously expensive to get sent over so I have tasked John with finding one to bring back - I tracked one down at The Works for a massive £4 and they have plenty of those shops in and around where he will be staying - he had better remember!!!
Amongst the lovely gifts that Jane brought with her for my birthday were some incense sticks and a pretty little holder. I quite like the smell of incense although when John was in the Navy and we were living in married quarters he was always nervous about me lighting them because he thought they smelt like cannabis or smelt like they were trying to hide the smell of cannabis (although how he knows I have no idea because you couldn't meet anyone more anti drugs than John).These, however, have a fabulous smell - according to the packet they are called Magical Dreams and are a blend of Bergamor, Orchid, Jasmine and Violet which is actually very delicate. I have mounted the holder onto a wooden heart that I had in the house (it will catch the ash) and it will also match the two little heart shaped tealight holders that were also a gift from Jane.
With the prospect of John being away for 10 days I am busy putting together a list of jobs I can get on with without him peering over my shoulder cringing at my lack of preparation. I am more of a 'roll my sleeves up and get on with it' person which can sometimes (for which read often) lead to a bit of a mess!!!
The case came out eventually - to be fair he is only travelling with hand luggage but apparently that requires as much, if not more, thought than packing a full sized case and to cap it all the recent glorious weather in the UK has now turned Baltic and John is flying into Manchester, picking up a car and then driving across to Chesterfield. His mum informed him that there is snow around and Snake Pass was closed and as John has to traverse the Peak District then other roads might follow suit. Last year the fog was so bad he was reduced to travelling at 10 miles per hour so he was prepared for a slow journey.
John decided he would rather get to the airport early so that I could get home in relative daylight bearing in mind the catastrophe that befell me last year when I picked up his cousin and her daughter and then hit a scaffold 'knuckle' and got a puncture and it was really late at night and I was on a stretch of road where there was nothing, now of course there is a petrol filling station nearby although I have no idea whether it is manned that late at night.
Leaving in good time meant we just tootled down to the airport - good job we weren't in a rush to get there or for me to get back as I saw seven lots of Police cars which were either sitting in wait to pull people or getting set up to do so.
John checked in and got through to departures quickly and I got home in daylight and without incident and all four furbs were waiting for me to open the cupboards and feed them even though we had fed them just before we left.
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