Plans for schoolroom upgrade

Nick and I were in the schoolroom yesterday afternoon to discuss plans for a kitchenette in one corner. How exciting – we are going to install a sink, countertop and cupboards, and tile part of it! The government actually has some sort of fund, which we can draw on up to ₤1000, for improving facilities intended for use by children, or arts and culture. The schoolroom is used for both of these, so we actually have some funding for this building project!!! In order to use these funds though, a plan must be submitted, so yesterday was simply to make a start so Teddy’s friend can draw up a plan and do the costing. I don’t know when we will actually start with this, but it will be wonderful to have running water in the schoolroom – and a place to wash dishes!

Supper last night was our regular Friday-night-pizza. There is a cheese shortage though - I couldn’t get a block of cheese anywhere, but happily I found a reduced-price, outdated package of tussers processed pre-sliced cheese, which I half grated, half crumbled. It worked! Hopefully the shops will be better stocked for next week’s pizza after the ship has returned from the Cape on Monday. To make the evening a bit more fun, we turned out the lights, and lit a gas lamp and four candles, and the boys set the table with a tablecloth and serviettes. After the boys were in bed, Nick and I watched “Miss Potter” - the story of Beatrix Potter, the famous children’s author. We can definitely recommend this movie – good, “wholesome” viewing!

Good News Club this morning was pretty good – a good turnout. We are going to be awarding Bibles to some of the kids in a special service next month, so this morning we had to hand out letters to the appropriate kids to give to their parents, inviting them to the service. Almost all of the kids who will be getting Bibles were at GNC. Nick did his last talk in the “Our Father” series. As the sun had come out during the afternoon, and Nick didn’t have a band practice (he thought he did, but found out when he arrived at Tammy that he did not), we decided to feed the fish at the docks. We were very surprised to see two life-sized Elvis dummies outside Sally’s video shop, and have no idea why they are there. The fish were very grateful for their popcorn, and it was great to be outdoors together for a while, enjoying the sun, which didn’t last for long.