Friday means taking a pause and finding the good things in the previous week and then linking up here on our host Susanne's site.
1) Firstly I'm extremely thankful that our car didn't get stolen last night as Hubby had left the keys in the car! He was obviously in the process of locking the steering lock because that's where the keys were and he must have got distracted. Anyway thankfully no harm done.
2) A couple of get togethers this week - Knit and Natter on Tuesday and the evening book group on Wednesday. Always nice to get out and socialise with other people.
3) Dry weather last Sunday for the Highams Park Spring Festival. It clouded over at one point and was quite blustery but the rain held off until the early evening and it was a good day for the local community. We also raised over £400 for the Foodbank.
4) For the last few weeks we've had 3 or 4 students helping out at the Foodbank from a nearby Special Ed school. They are all between 16-18 and each one has a member of staff with them and I think they've all enjoyed their time with us. I'm grateful that we can give schools the opportunity to visit and help out at the Foodbank. Also grateful for a local group that stepped in with a donation to replace one of our freezers that had stopped working last week. The new one arrived on Tuesday and we were up and running with it by Thursday.
5) Dry, sunny and very hot weather forecast for this weekend which is a bank holiday weekend (no work on Monday for most people). In fact they're forecasting that the temperature may be record breaking - it will be over 30 degrees. (The record is 32.8° C.) The washing is on the line and the garden furniture uncovered and ready to use. My son and his family are arriving tonight for a few days. All good here.
Have a good weekend all.
I am glad the car did not get stolen as well. YIKES!!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed time with your family.
We are to get warm here too, a bit too warm for the end of May. Hopefully no storms.
xo
We have a long weekend here, too!! Good news for the food bank and the new freezer! Enjoy your weather, your long weekend, and your son and kiddos!! Have fun!! xo
ReplyDeleteOh thank God your car wasn't stolen!! I can say that if that were here in the Albany NY area it probably would have been!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time with your son. When is it that you come over to Vermont?
book groups are fun and I enjoyed mine on Tuesday evening even though we were missing 2 of the ladies.
our weather has cooled back down from high 80s/90s F to 60s. I like it cause now I can have the windows open and let in that fresh air and cool nights for sleeping are a blessing. I'll have to google what 32 C is. I'm no good at knowing celsius. Happy weekend!
Oh gosh! That was lucky your car didn't get stolen and I am glad it stayed dry for the Spring Festival. How wonderful to give those young people the opportunity to help out. Have a wonderful time with your son and his family.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your car didn't get stolen. My husband and I have both accidentally left house keys in the door overnight. But thankfully not in a long time. I think our first disagreement as a married couple involved him leaving the keys in the car ignition--on purpose! He was from a small town in Idaho where his dad always left the keys in the car, and no one bothered it. I told him it's not like that in most other places! I'm glad you had some fun get-togethers and the festival went so well. That's great to have students helping at the Foodbank. Have a great time with your son and his family!
ReplyDeleteI hope you did get the warm (hot?) weather for the Bank Holiday. And that you are enjoying family time with your son and his family.
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind group to replace your foodbank freezer. You did have a busy week with the foodbank, Knit and Natter and Book Club. They are all good events to be part of.
Happy Weekend to you!
Yeah it was lucky your car wasn't stolen, it is good to have the students help out my granddaughter Sam did something like that during her last two years of school.
ReplyDeleteIt really has turned warm! Please send some sunshine (and warmth) across the pond!:)
ReplyDeleteSo glad your car was not stolen! That is definitely a blessing! Glad your spring festival had dry weather and that you were able to raise that money for the food bank. It's so great that you have those students from the special ed school come in and help. Hope you had a nice long weekend. We've had a pretty hot week here. It's threatened rain but nothing has come of it. I wouldn't be mad with a good rain, it's so dry here.
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, it is so nice that you work at the food bank. Nice that kids from the school can help out too. I agree with you about getting our and socializing. Our married group meets Wednesday and then we break until Sept. I am glad your car did not get stolen!
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