"The fairies only left Orkney when folk stopped seekin' them" - Anonymous Orcadian
"Never be afraid to seek" - Ally

Saturday, November 10, 2007

No Work, And Some Play

Wait for it, wait for it... you'll never guess (well, actually the first two words of the title of this post sort of gives it away) - I'VE HAD A DAY OFF TODAY!!!! WOO-HOO!!!! I don't think I can remember the last Saturday I had off, but today I had the luxury of a long lie in, and then a very long and leisurely shower, before I headed down town at the back of 12 to go to the reason I had a day off (god, that's some bad grammar!)...

Every year there's a Charities Christmas Bazaar in our Town Hall, where lots of charities have stalls to raise money, selling Christmas cards, homebakes, raffles, you name it - and every year for the last 15 years or so, I've gone to help the organisers serve teas and coffees at it... ever since the days before I had a proper job, and I was a part-time volunteer receptionist for them. It's about 12 years at least since I left there, but I still go back every year to do this with them. It was a good place to work, and I like to catch up with them.

So, I was there from 1pm til just before 4pm, by the time everything was tidied up, and then I had a wander round the shops (which are already heaving, coming up to the dreaded C-word), before going down to see my brother.

Picked up a cheap DVD for tonight (the film version of "Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy"), and I think I'll go off now and watch it... mainly because it's cold here, and my fingers don't want to type properly anymore. So, I'm off to curl up on the sofa with my film, at least one cat probably, a hot water bottle, a glass of wine, a pizza, and a bit of cheesecake for afters... perfect!

Ta-ta!

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