November 16, 2009
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Secrets
I have a secret and it is doing my head in trying to keep it from you and almost everyone in the 'real world'! I can't say here what it is as Patrick might see my blog - though he doesn't usually read it. It is a nice thing I am doing and a thing I have wanted to do for a number of years and finally I am doing it. I just can't say anything about it yet!
I'm thrilled that I continue to be busy with my private teaching, my therapy work and the college teaching too. I need to focus more on pushing the business forward but it's tricky organising my time to make that happen. It's not so much that I am fighting fires more that I am just busy and then very lazy when I'm not actively busy.
Patrick and I are very excited because not this weekend but the weekend after we are going to fly over to London to see a play at the National Theatre. It's a new play by Alan Bennett called 'The Habit Of Art'. Alan Bennett's previous play 'The History Boys' started at the National before transferring to America and eventually onto film. I loved the film and when I heard about this play I determined to get tickets ASAP. I'm really looking forward to seeing Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths on stage. We're going to stay in a hotel overlooking the Thames and quite close to the Houses of Parliament and plan to visit Tate Modern and take the tour around Highgate Cemetery. It will also be a chance to see a few friends from my mad London days - I'm not the only one who came out the other end of all that reasonably sane!
Then after that we will be getting ready to go to Gran Canaria on the 14th December till the 28th (I think). As people who have been reading me for a while know I don't get too many holidays (!) and so the Xmas trip to the sunshine is important for me. No, really it is!! We have continued cutting back on food and I have lost one stone and four pounds so far - I WILL get into that kilt, I will!
While typing this up I just got a call from my mother to tell me that my nephew (my sisters son) has been rushed into hospital for an operation on an abscess on his brain. I'm praying that he'll be okay. I feel so sorry for my sister. She has had the strain of the rape trial and now this. I'd appreciate you keeping my sister and her children in your prayers and thoughts right now.
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Your sis has really had it so rough. Your family is all in my prayers and healing thoughts. I must see that film History Boys. I do not know why I put it off, now you have inspired me to pick it up. Have a great time in London. Christmas time and journey are just around the corner. You tease us with this secret and then you manage to keep it a secret. You are a brat! Have a wonderful week!
Where is grand Carnia?
thoughts to your nephew and sister my friend!
Hope your nephew is okay. I'll have to google gran canaria, unless it is also known as The Canary Islands I have never heard of it. Enjoy ur travels!
You are being a tease C.
not just about the " secret " but also the " few " holidays you have !. I loved the film of the History Boys - well actually any thing of Alan Bennet's so I'm sure you'll enjoy his new play. I will pray for your nephew and your sister, she must be VERY worried and scared. Marie
@queenie - The History Boys contains one of the funniest lines in a play I've ever seen: Teacher: "what is history?" Pupil: "It's just one fucking thing after another!" Alan Bennett is a god!
@dakota47 -
@Orlando - Gran Canaria is one of the islands in the group that make up the Canary Islands. They are off the coast of Africa but 'belong' to Spain. You lot should know about them because (a) Christopher Columbus used the island as a stopping off point on his trips to America, and (b) In December it is possibly the gayest place on Earth!!
@MSB - Thank you Marie for your prayers, I think they must be working!
Anytime you fancy a 'gay' old time in Gran Canaria let me know!!
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