I decided it was time to catch up on my personal journal. Thursday was busy as Eli had to go to Freeman Hospital in Newcastle for a check up (she had heart surgery last year). I did not go with her this time so some friends met up with me and we had lunch together in the Woodrow Wilson Pub in Carlisle. After Eli returned from the hospital, we had our first Japanese lesson with Harumi Sensei. It was very interesting, with Harumi Sensei speaking almost entirely in Japanese and Eli and I doing our best to understand what she was teaching. We had to learn how to recognise some of the basic hiragana and katakana, for the names of countries and some simple and useful everyday phrases.
I am really looking forward to next lesson, and am making a strong effort to learn all 46 of the basic hiragana by then.
On Friday we had a quiet day as Eli was tired and I was not feeling up to doing much, but in the afternoon we visited my sister-in-law. It was the first time since she and my brother moved into their new home that we had a chance to go and see her so it was good to have the opportunity.
Saturday.. football day of course. I was not feeling well after a bad night with toothache so I slept a bit later than I wanted to. I eventually got up at lunchtime and Eli and I went to the football match for a 3pm start. Sadly, Carlisle lost to Oldham by 2-1 but it was a sunny day and we were with friends so it wasn't all bad.
We are hoping to attend the under 18's schools international England v Scotland match which is being held here in Carlisle on Friday. I hope to post about that next time.
I feel like I haven't had any time to do any writing or artwork for so long now, because of my health being poor and having such cold weather I haven't been out much. I really must make the effort now spring is here and get writing again and creating installations.
Watch this space :)
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