Thursday Ist August
Knew I should have washed yesterday when it was sunny, but did it anyway hoping the rain would go off. Washing machine didn’t spin properly, so put towels in tumble dryer ( which I’ve been trying to avoid to conserve energy) and ended up hanging them out dripping wet! Bobby’s coming up to try to sort things out. Other than that had a good day.Had a lovely afternoon at Rita’s and admired her latest knitting and patchwork. She bought cotton at Lidl’s and knitted two tops, which only cost about four pounds each and she made up the pattern herself. She inspired me a bit, so I looked out my knitting, which has been languishing in the cupboard for ages and have started knitting one of my baby hats again. They’re quite handy for a wee present, although hand knitted clothes aren’t so popular nowadays.
Listened to programme on radio about 100 years of Scouting and it brought back many happy memories of my time in the Brownies and Guides, I’m glad some of the principles have changed, such as now embracing all races, religions and colours,but some of the main values, I feel are still very relevant today, such as caring for others respect for the environment, learning new skills and how to work as a team. Learning to read an ordnance survey map in the Guides stood me in good stead, when I sat Higher Geography for University entrance!
Picture- Happy camping at Kinross, 1946. I'm fourth from right in front row (with black hair)
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