Just Turn It Off, Again

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2 August at 2017 at 16:02

Inclusive/accessible trampolining at the Parks Sports Centre has changed from 10am to 1pm.

"Great" I thought "When term starts Ferretfingers can do Recycled Art in the morning, then I can take him trampolining".   

We were there at 1 sharp today and he got straight on one of the four trampolines before anybody else arrived.   

He had 2 good 15 minute sessions.   

Then the music started.   

Ferretfingers got straight off the trampoline, put on his ear defenders (trampolining and sleeping are the only times he voluntarily removes them), put on his shoes, picked up his bag and walked out.

The sports hall is divided into 4 by nets and curtains. 

Great for stopping balls etc. 

No hindrance to James Blunt turned up to 11. 

Apparently they've begun a new-mums exercise class. 

Which is great. 

But why can't they do circuits without deafening themselves, their babies and anyone else within earshot?

In order for him to get a decent amount of time on the trampoline we're going to have to get there by 1pm sharp every week.

Talk about two steps forward and one step back!

FifiD  Or buy a trampoline. Best investment we made for my daughter  xx

Woolerwoman  I suppose you have spoken to them asking for a quiet period??

Bentonbag  I had a quiet word and the new mums session starts at 1.30, so there is quiet before that. Which is why we shall have to get there at 1. To be fair most of the other people attending get there around 1.15 because it's quite relaxed on timing. Inclusive is followed by Rebound Therapy but with the same staff so the two sessions run into each other.

Miss Fiddle  Inclusive should mean including those who can't cope with noise.

Sandy  Absolutely; they've missed the point.

Bentonbag  There appears to be a universal belief that "music is a good thing", wherever and whatever is being played. And that no physical activity can go on without it. 

We have a similar problem in yoga at Heaton Community Centre with a Skinny Pigs exercise class in a nearby building playing pumping pap that pervades the whole premises. Goodness knows what it's doing to the nursery kids' ears, let alone the exercisers’.

Sandy  I hate the fact that piped awful pop music is so universal there's no need and its offensive. I'd personally prefer foul language. At least a full on Fester rant's funny!

Bentonbag  His younger son occasionally follows suit and Ferretfingers has been heard to say "Sodditt" appropriately

Woolerwoman I think people have come to be afraid of quiet and darkness.

 

 

 

Busy Morning

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1 August 2022 at 12:59

The blog is short and sweet today.

It's been a busy morning.

The day centre rang us on Friday to say the minibus was going in for its MOT this morning so they were collecting everybody early and could Ferretfingers  be ready for 9am.   

Which meant the time I might have spent blogging was spent getting him up and ready far too early.

Then I loaded the washer and set it off.

Then had breakfast (a slice of melon, toast and coffee).

Then Thunderthighs and I drove to Wallsend to take all Saturday's craft fair stuff (table, boxes, stuff) back to LDNE.

Then to Sainsbury's.

Then unloading the washer and hanging out the stuff; today was trousers and dark coloured.  

The next load will be whites and undies but there's no room on the line until the first load is dry.

I got caught up on Ferretfingers' ironing yesterday, 3 pairs of summer pyjamas, a pair of shorts and a dozen t-shirts.

There's still his duvet cover and some of my and Fester's shirts to do.

Thunderthighs has just done his backlog of t-shirts and I can hear him doing the dishes.

Fester has gone to the library.

Who knows what pleasures the afternoon will bring ...

 

After The Fair

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31 July 2022 at 11:24

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Yesterday morning's craft do at Earsdon was interesting if probably unprofitable, but it was good to get the charity's name out in public. 

As usual there were a few people who are probably in need of LDNE's services. 

The problem is raising hopes that might be unfulfilled.

Anyway it was nice spending a morning with Mrs Pattern, Mrs Workyticket and 

Ms Dachshund and I bought myself a little bit of Delft for only £1 - like I need another bit of blue&white china! 

I even got Fester and the boys to come along on the bus for some cakes and bakes. 

He actually bought some cards and 'stuff for you' which I will no doubt get on my birthday. 

The next one is at Blyth, so they may appear at that too.

Today's blog was freshly written this morning.

Ironing awaits.

I haven't done any for weeks, Ferretfingers is half way down his pile of clean and is running out of summer pyjamas.

And I've promised myself a nice soak in the bath.

Miracles

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30 July 2025 at 10.52

He brings me coffee and as he's leaving the office pauses to say 

"You'll be glad to know that I'm wearing three - THREE - clean items of clothing."

I notice he has NEW trousers on and comment on that.

"Yes, thanks to the demise of the white ones.  44 inch waist.   

I tried some other 44inch ones in that wardrobe and they didn't come over my thighs."

"As long as the other two clean things aren't socks."

"No; underpants and shirt."

Compo lives.

And a trip to St Oswalds with full carrier bags is in the offing

30 July 2025 at 11.18

Today we shall be mostly shifting bits of spare carpet about.*

Yesterday evening Fester, Thunderthighs and I worked as a team on the loft landing putting back all his boxes of books, my boxes and bags of yarn, the crib Fred (Fester’s father) made for Ferretfingers, and other stuff.

Somehow we managed to use less space; nobody bashed their head on anything and there was no shouting or swearing.

Miracles do happen.

*see yesterday’s blog