friends

Yes, Bonny is spoilt!! Here she is in my bed and enjoying a walk (off lead!) around the lake. It's hard to believe that she is already 6 months old.

I've had two visits recently that reminded me how great it is to have friends. Nigel and Jacquie from Devon happened to be driving up to Derbyshire and decided to drop in for a surprise visit - lovely. They even treated me to tea and cake.

Then Lynda, a very encouraging friend who actually leaves comments on my blog! came for an overnight stay. We used to share a house whilst we were training with Church Army in Sheffield. We haven't seen each other in ages, but as soon as we met it was as if no time had passed at all. We went out on the boat for the day. It was rather drizzly weather but Lynda was so busy learning how to steer the boat, she didn't let it bother her. She was a natural boat woman and took to it like a duck to water. It was great to catch up with all three friends and it reminded me how much I enjoy teaching people the arcane art of narrowboat operation.

Good news on the work front; firstly because my work colleague is going to Australia for a month and I am going to be covering his hours, which will really help with my finances over Christmas. Also, up to now I have been employed on a 'casual, temporary basis'. But from 1st January I shall be a proper employee with things like paid holiday days! It still only means 3 days a week, but they will be more secure days.

I hope all my readers are having a good Friday 13th!