I spotted some lovely red dogwoods coming home from the supermarket at lunch time and thought I would park up a distance away and then walk Monty over, but en route I spotted a tree with little cards hanging from the branches and changed my destination. All of the cards have little stories or fun facts on them - there's one about a cat called Sedgewick who got into a power substation, blacked out Cambridge, trapped some old ladies in a lift and arrived home looking 'like a burned tyre' and other more philosophical ones about 'classes of intellectual pleasure'. One of then says 'Happy happy birthday' and another 'Happy rubber duck independence day' (there is also a rubber duck hanging on the tree) 'with branches of fondness, Sylvie'. So I think it is a very elaborate and thoughtful birthday surprise. Looks like the sort of thing @arefin would set up!
On the subject of surprises I started the day with an invitation to the secret '20 years a head teacher' assembly at the primary school. This governor business is great - I love a bit of subterfuge…
Three GT:
1. Our wonderful head teacher who is not allowed to retire just yet (or ever if Michael Gove has his way!)
2. Random acts of kindness that make everybody feel happy.
3. Another 'fast' day almost complete. I am just hanging on as late as possible before I have my
@fueast It keeps deleting the end of my blurb - I've typed it in twice now - I know I go on but I don't expect random editing. Well I'm not doing it again - you'll have to guess!
Tea?
Perhaps you daren't even let the food word pass your lips!!!
I wonder if I should try that diet ...I am going nowhere with mine...at this rate I will have to sign on at weightwatchers again!
How lovely the human race is at times....love the sound of this tree & your photo shows the hanging card to perfection.
I'm thinking, "bath"? Wouldn't those notes on the tree get wet? I've heard of this idea - there is the "wishing" tree; the "memory" tree; the "friends and family away" tree!
...chardonnay and bubble bath? Love everything about this post. The message/story/knowledge tree is such a delightful and whimsical idea. I love it! And I love the photo. Such care was taken with the presentation...lovely handwriting and bow.
@happypat It's feeling very difficult at the moment - last time I woke up because I was dreaming that I was eating an ever growing bar of chocolate - one of those that is milk chocolate on the bottom and white on the top. Oh what am I doing even thinking about it. And the mention of chardonnay doesn't help either @peggysirk !!
@judithg@jantan tomorrow is the day .... It was going to be Monday but that has happened every day and will do until I get my Lardy self to weight watchers!
@lucypics well every time I open FB that gorgeous looking cake is at the top of my feed! Of course I can eat what I want tomorrow - according to the theory - but according to the theory I should be losing weight....
@lucypics not enough! 500 calories however you want. I have 100 at lunch time and 400 at dinner time - I've bought M&S so I don't have to calculate the calories. But oh I could eat that cake!
very surreal message here - and Judith, I'm with you - Today I had carefully weighed out porridge (150), 2 rice cakes, sardines and undressed coleslaw salad (230 ish) and a banana and tea with milk for supper, otherwise black coffee and water - roll on tomorrow and work provided bacon butties.
Lots of people I know are swearing by this - currently I'm swearing.
@judithg the semi-skimmed milk I'm drinking is 50 calories (kcal) per 100ml. I bothered measuring how much milk I wanted in a mug of tea just now and it was two tablespoons - 30ml - so 15 calories.
The tree sounds great. Love the tones in this too.
Perhaps you daren't even let the food word pass your lips!!!
I wonder if I should try that diet ...I am going nowhere with mine...at this rate I will have to sign on at weightwatchers again!
How lovely the human race is at times....love the sound of this tree & your photo shows the hanging card to perfection.
I love your 3GT today, especially number two
Lots of people I know are swearing by this - currently I'm swearing.