That was the year that was: December 2007

December is ushered in to a wail of “I’ll never get it done in time!” I enjoy my French course and I enjoy my job, but it would be nice to have time to do other things: maybe I could enjoy a relaxed conversation with Mr TLC or even chill out with a glass of […]

That was the year that was: November 2007

November and winter arrive pretty much at the same time. We see our first snow of the season, but happily it doesn’t last long. We celebrate bonfire night with friends and visit the continental market. I finish the Christmas shopping early and become unbearably smug about it. Mr TLC shows no signs at all that […]

That was the year that was: October 2007

October is a busy month with lots of birthdays, socialising, sculpture in the garden at Chatsworth and two performances of Cirque de Soleil’s Delirium at Sheffield Arena. Oh dear, I’m singing Alegria again.

October also means back to college. I have managed to forget how much work was involved last year and have signed […]

That was the year that was: September 2007

September is back to school time for me. Mr TLC still has no work to do, but is waiting for the outcome of the ‘consultation’ about the proposed redundancies. Given that the machines have been sold and it is obvious who is going to be made redundant, you wouldn’t think that this would take long, […]

That was the year that was: August 2007

We got home from France and suddenly it was August. Mr TLC went back to work, but of course there was still no work to do. The factory grapevine brought the news that the machines were being sold to China, so there obviously wasn’t going to be any more work. He went to work every […]

That was the year that was: July 2007

July arrives. Mr TLC soon has no work to do. The mud has been shovelled into an seemingly endlessly set of skips. The insurance company has sent in a team to clean the machines. There is no sign of production restarting. Mr TLC spends his days at work reading books and listening to CDs. He […]

That was the year that was: June 2007

June arrives and I’m still drowning in work, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. It’s still raining so I don’t feel I’m missing out on much – normally I’d want to be spending time outside at this time of year. Some areas in South Yorkshire have flooded, we feel some sympathy […]

That was the year that was: May 2007

May brings quite a lot of rain. Friends are colleagues are a bit grumpy about this, but I remain determinedly upbeat and extol the virtues of the English summer with its sunshine and showers.

I am back in Deadlinesville. I have essays to write for college, work to do for school and appear to […]

That was the year that was: April 2007

April flies past alarmingly quickly. S & P get married and we have a great time at their big day relaxing and catching up with old friends. This is a big occasion for another reason: we also finally get to hear P play the sax; it was worth waiting for, he’s excellent. I spend the […]

That was the year that was: March 2007

In March a lunar eclipse occurs. I make a total arse of myself by telling Mr TLC about a previous eclipse and how I bought special film (it was a long time ago), borrowed a tripod, blah, blah, blah, before falling asleep and missing the eclipse altogether. Mr TLC suggests I photograph this one. Whilst […]