Strange thoughts and a good deed ... Tuesday 8th Oct

It was fairly busy in the library this morning. At least one chap needed a lot of help. He was trying to get some business cards designed and ordered online, and didn’t really know how to go about it. You would have thought the government Jobseekers group could have helped him. But, no. They provided a poorly designed introductory letter to prospective clients only. Surely some basic understanding of marketing would be of use to those seeking employment. Maybe it’s a step too far for the advisors.

Having read my book through lunch, I find I’m now into the last 100 pages. The end is in sight. Strangely this makes me slow up. Having taken every opportunity recently to read this book, now with the end in sight I’m easing back. One of two reasons springs to mind. One I don’t want to finish it too soon now, I want to prolong the enjoyment. The other is I have no idea what I’m going to read next. It reminds me of when I ride up a steep hill on my bike. I’m all huff and puff at the bottom, but as I near the top and I know I can make it the challenge fades. I’m sure a psychiatrist would have a field day with that explanation.

The eldest is out at work (driving herself), and the youngest is on his xbox, and so I spend some time watching TV with Mrs P in the evening. I feel I may have been neglecting her a bit lately with my reading, and so I sit with her to watch The Great British Bake Off. Halfway through it Mrs P is sound asleep, and I’m watching people make cakes shaped like toadstools and lumps of cheese. It must be my riveting company. Sometimes you do wonder why you bother.

Yours awake.

Jay