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Good Morning
Mar. 9th, 2017 08:36 am
Coffee first then free breakfast.
Mar. 9th, 2017
Coffee first then free breakfast.
In Ashford
Mar. 9th, 2017 01:48 pmThe free morning breakfast was lovely.Two eggs, two sausages,two rashers of bacon,mushrooms and beans and a slice of toast. A great start for the day.
The whole day is being spent in Ashford. I just finished a one hour observation in a charity shop, between midday and one in the afternoon,and then i will be doing a mobile phone shop visit, then at five a supermarket visit.So between the mobile shop and the latter i have a few hours to kill.
I may have to forgo the breakfast for the next three weeks ad this observation hour which must finish at one in the afternoon, and the company wants me to vary each visit time-wise for the next three weeks , so one week may be 9.30 am - 10.30 am. Still this job pays well, and i get to do three separate purchases of £ 5 each time. Also the company wants me to focus on books for these visits so that is what i did - five books and one item of men's clothing.
Right,off to my visit inside the mall.
The whole day is being spent in Ashford. I just finished a one hour observation in a charity shop, between midday and one in the afternoon,and then i will be doing a mobile phone shop visit, then at five a supermarket visit.So between the mobile shop and the latter i have a few hours to kill.
I may have to forgo the breakfast for the next three weeks ad this observation hour which must finish at one in the afternoon, and the company wants me to vary each visit time-wise for the next three weeks , so one week may be 9.30 am - 10.30 am. Still this job pays well, and i get to do three separate purchases of £ 5 each time. Also the company wants me to focus on books for these visits so that is what i did - five books and one item of men's clothing.
Right,off to my visit inside the mall.
Malcolm Gaskill "Witchcraft : A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford University Press)
This provides an informative introduction to the history of withcraft throughout the ages, though mostly focusing on persecutions, right up to modern times including the abuse of child witches in modern-day Nigeria recently featured in documentaries. It seems to take an unbiased view, and references many studies which investigate witchcraft and the circumstances under which accusations arose, including political and cultural.
An interesting introduction that opens up several avenues for investigating further.
He also wrote this book some time ago,and i have in my collection , yet to read of course.
This provides an informative introduction to the history of withcraft throughout the ages, though mostly focusing on persecutions, right up to modern times including the abuse of child witches in modern-day Nigeria recently featured in documentaries. It seems to take an unbiased view, and references many studies which investigate witchcraft and the circumstances under which accusations arose, including political and cultural.
An interesting introduction that opens up several avenues for investigating further.
He also wrote this book some time ago,and i have in my collection , yet to read of course.
Five Book Finds
Mar. 9th, 2017 11:05 pmWell,what a lovely sunny day it turned out to be. T shirt weather in the afternoon!
I have just finished my reports from the three visits in Ashford today.
Took longer than expected,
Anyways these are the five books from the charity shop visit.
I have just finished my reports from the three visits in Ashford today.
Took longer than expected,
Anyways these are the five books from the charity shop visit.
Steve Stack "21 st Century Dodos : A Collection of Endangered Objects (and Other Stuff)" (The Friday Project Ltd.)
f you remember sliding your home made mix cassette tape, recorded in silence from the Radio Top 40, into your Walkman and strapping your calculator watch to your wrist before disappearing to play unsupervised in the local park until dinner time, then the nostalgic appeal 21st Century Dodos will be a source of nostalgic appeal.
Subtitled “A collection of endangered objects (and other stuff)” this is a light and humorous tribute to the end of an era. At just forty it seems almost obscene that so much of my childhood is now obsolete – rotary phones, Polaroid cameras, 10c mixed lolly bags (Cobbers were my favourite), school blackboards and roller skates but I enjoyed the reminder of these simple pleasures, and treasures.
A trip to the past is a welcome diversion and if you like doing that then this book is for you.
f you remember sliding your home made mix cassette tape, recorded in silence from the Radio Top 40, into your Walkman and strapping your calculator watch to your wrist before disappearing to play unsupervised in the local park until dinner time, then the nostalgic appeal 21st Century Dodos will be a source of nostalgic appeal.
Subtitled “A collection of endangered objects (and other stuff)” this is a light and humorous tribute to the end of an era. At just forty it seems almost obscene that so much of my childhood is now obsolete – rotary phones, Polaroid cameras, 10c mixed lolly bags (Cobbers were my favourite), school blackboards and roller skates but I enjoyed the reminder of these simple pleasures, and treasures.
A trip to the past is a welcome diversion and if you like doing that then this book is for you.
Just Wondering
Mar. 9th, 2017 11:52 pmWho do you think it is easier to talk about your problems with: your friends, your family, or strangers?
What is your favourite holiday-specific candy or treat?
Is there anything in your family that has been passed down from generation to generation, or from family member to family member? What is it? And who do you plan to pass it on to?
What is your favourite holiday-specific candy or treat?
Is there anything in your family that has been passed down from generation to generation, or from family member to family member? What is it? And who do you plan to pass it on to?
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