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December 2018 (at last)
Jul. 26th, 2019 02:15 pmOn the 1st J & I went to T's 60th birthday celebration (from our ballroom dance class), it was supposed to be fancy dress and we went as The Blues Brothers! not many others bothered with costumes.
Ballroom and Line dance classes continue. Discovered the step sheet for Night Fever - which is exactly the same as I learned it 40 years ago! Danced it again for the first time in over 35 years!
Ticketed Line Dance Christmas social - with Rancher supplying the live music. The following day J collected me and we went to the Pastiche dance at Steyning.
On New Years Eve I went shopping then off to Crawley for the annual New years Ever Ballroom Social Dance with Jane from 6:00 to 00:15 was as usual great fun, demo from David and Rosie, and raffle (I won a prize!), then to stay the night a J's place.
I've been tracking all the line daces I've learned, and created a booklet of all the stepsheets, unfortunately I discovered an app on my phone that did the same thing (but without the cut and paste I needed to create the booklet), only after spending the time creating a document by hand.
Sent out those few Christmas cards I wasn't delivering by hand. After seeing GP, started taking pills for allergies, though cough remained.
My original Kindle Fire died, it lasted over 2 years, with constant daily use. The monthly cost of purchase was less than £2.50 which is pretty good value.
I ordered a similar spec Kindle Fire tablet which cost £20 less and was slightly better specified (Alexa included by default).
Continue to regularly Skype D on Thursday, it's nearly a year since he moved the last of his stuff out.
I renewed my annual train season ticket, now £2336.00 which allows me to effectively travel anywhere on the rail network between Durrington and Gatwick Airport.
The difference in price between my home station and Gatwick is only £72 and this allowns me to get to dancing in Crawley for no additional cost. (a day return would be £7.30 so I'd save the extra cost in 2 months!).
The SF reading book club went for an Indian Christmas meal, prior to discussion of the book, but we had such a good time we were unable to discuss the book! A decision was made to discuss it in January.
A Work Christmas outing was also organised but this time the menu was Chinese, we has two circular table with a revolving centre, allow the sharing of the various selections.
Joined Amazon Music Unlimited; for 99p a month for 3 months, able to listen to almost all line dance tracks, and ballroom too. Not sure if I will continue to subscribe after the initial trial. Amazon kindle unlimited however has been an excellent bargain.
I finally took my winter duvet to the laundry, as it appeared to be too big for my washer, but once wet is would have easily fitted (I'll remember that I can use my own machine next year).
After work, on Christmas Eve, I made my way to my sister's house (with my brother-in-law & parents) for the holidays.
On Christmas Day my niece & her husband, arrived in the morning and we all opened our presents. My sister had prepared a full Christmas dinner for 10 people (the additions were 4.5 members of my niece's in-laws).
After dinner played quizzes, and trivial pursuit. Then watched the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
On Boxing Day I helped move all the furniture back to their normal configuration. My BiL and I play a head to head Harry Potter trivia quiz he won 26-16
Went home on the 27th and watch the recorded Royal Institute Christmas Lectures.
Ballroom and Line dance classes continue. Discovered the step sheet for Night Fever - which is exactly the same as I learned it 40 years ago! Danced it again for the first time in over 35 years!
Ticketed Line Dance Christmas social - with Rancher supplying the live music. The following day J collected me and we went to the Pastiche dance at Steyning.
On New Years Eve I went shopping then off to Crawley for the annual New years Ever Ballroom Social Dance with Jane from 6:00 to 00:15 was as usual great fun, demo from David and Rosie, and raffle (I won a prize!), then to stay the night a J's place.
I've been tracking all the line daces I've learned, and created a booklet of all the stepsheets, unfortunately I discovered an app on my phone that did the same thing (but without the cut and paste I needed to create the booklet), only after spending the time creating a document by hand.
Sent out those few Christmas cards I wasn't delivering by hand. After seeing GP, started taking pills for allergies, though cough remained.
My original Kindle Fire died, it lasted over 2 years, with constant daily use. The monthly cost of purchase was less than £2.50 which is pretty good value.
I ordered a similar spec Kindle Fire tablet which cost £20 less and was slightly better specified (Alexa included by default).
Continue to regularly Skype D on Thursday, it's nearly a year since he moved the last of his stuff out.
I renewed my annual train season ticket, now £2336.00 which allows me to effectively travel anywhere on the rail network between Durrington and Gatwick Airport.
The difference in price between my home station and Gatwick is only £72 and this allowns me to get to dancing in Crawley for no additional cost. (a day return would be £7.30 so I'd save the extra cost in 2 months!).
The SF reading book club went for an Indian Christmas meal, prior to discussion of the book, but we had such a good time we were unable to discuss the book! A decision was made to discuss it in January.
A Work Christmas outing was also organised but this time the menu was Chinese, we has two circular table with a revolving centre, allow the sharing of the various selections.
Joined Amazon Music Unlimited; for 99p a month for 3 months, able to listen to almost all line dance tracks, and ballroom too. Not sure if I will continue to subscribe after the initial trial. Amazon kindle unlimited however has been an excellent bargain.
I finally took my winter duvet to the laundry, as it appeared to be too big for my washer, but once wet is would have easily fitted (I'll remember that I can use my own machine next year).
After work, on Christmas Eve, I made my way to my sister's house (with my brother-in-law & parents) for the holidays.
On Christmas Day my niece & her husband, arrived in the morning and we all opened our presents. My sister had prepared a full Christmas dinner for 10 people (the additions were 4.5 members of my niece's in-laws).
After dinner played quizzes, and trivial pursuit. Then watched the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
On Boxing Day I helped move all the furniture back to their normal configuration. My BiL and I play a head to head Harry Potter trivia quiz he won 26-16
Went home on the 27th and watch the recorded Royal Institute Christmas Lectures.
