Friday, 9 January 2009

old faithful


old faithful, originally uploaded by boo *.

It's Friday!!! I love the weekend - it gives me a chance to catch up on all the things that I love to do. Perhaps I should let you know a little of what I do - not too much - because I've left work now! I'm a lecturer at a college. I have a specialised role, in that I teach English and literacy to students who study creative arts. There's a huge variety of subjects in this department, ranging from fine art to performing art - but in every class there'll always be a few students who have either missed out somehow on a huge chunk of English language teaching, or who have specific problems such as dyslexia.

They are all lovely students - the one thing you find in this department is that the young people have a love of whichever creative art subject they've chosen to study. I've worked with outstanding musicians, artists, photographers, dancers - it just breaks my heart that even when they are 'good' at English - students today do not read for pleasure, or write for enjoyment. Therefore, it was a wonderful surprise when today, I went to work with a student I haven't worked with for quite a number of weeks (for the last half term I had been seconded to a completely different role). He produced a very long creative narrative which he intended to use as part of his final exhibition piece. The writing was strong and visual. That was a true surprise and a reward for two years of hard work!

Tomorrow I am going to try and get a last minute appointment for an eye test. I am so conscious of my deteriorating eyesight as I get older!! I hate getting into bed with a book and realising that I really can't see the words any more!! I do have some reading glasses - but they are no longer as effective as they once were.

I'm also going to teach the eldest daughter to crochet!! I taught both girls to knit, but the eldest really didn't get on with it - but she said she'd like to try crochet - so we're going to attempt that tomorrow! I didn't tell her that when my textiles students were taught knitting and crochet - they all achieved the knitting, but only one really took to the crochet!!

Youngest daughter has almost completed knitting two little animals for her baby cousins - hopefully she'll finish these this weekend as she wants to make a start on the cutest rabbit kit she got for Christmas!!

Today's photograph is of the moss on my front wall. My flickr contacts will know that when I'm uninspired, or the weather's too horrid to traipse round with a camera, I always turn to my garden wall - and time after time the tiny stalks reward me!!

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