As I have been self isolating for the last nine months I have redesigned the shower and toilet area and done all the work myself (If your posh this is now known to most people as a wet room) But in essence its a shower with a toilet and wash basin in it. And I am really pleased with the way it has turned out (pictures will come later)
So now that is finished I have designed and made an industrial dining table that I am thinking of trying to sell commercially as I may now find it difficult to return to work. Standing up for seven hours in the day may be more difficult than it was when I was seventy seven and eight months ( I am now seventy eight and three months) and milling complex shapes in steel was never easy.
But I do need a way to earn some money.
I have lived in three open air schools which children with heath problems were sent to as a way to try to improve their health. We actually lived there for whatever length of time was thought beneficially and of course slept there.
The last one that I spent time at was called Hunters hill open air school for boys and while many boys hated it I thought it was amazing. I was thirteen and stayed there until i was fifteen.
It was in beautiful country side, the lessons were basic, as were the meals but I developed friendships that remained and still remain. Everyone had jobs to do when we were not in school. Len hardy and myself got up at six in the mornings and started the breakfasts before the cook arrived at around seven. The early start was not good but I enjoyed the independance.
Mrs Ross the cook was lovely but very old and not a healthy woman but I did really like her and she wanted to adopt me. My mom often told me that perhaps I would have had an easier life if she had agreed to an adoption. That was really amazing that she thought that way but I would never have left my mom ,I loved her to bits.
More on the characters another time.
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