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A reall chill in the air and a brisk wind or a "peerie breeze"! 🌬
Being as I have "Summer" tyres on my Skoda, I'm currently getting a quote to buy some "Winter" tyres in readiness for the hardcore months ahead! 🌨 ⛆ ⛄
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Met up with 'my' builder and the owners of the house I'm buying this morning. It was lovely to see this gorgeous little house in brilliant sunshine. After the builder left, the owners kindly invited me into their beautiful home for a cup of tea and home-made oatcake – the best oatcake I have ever tasted and lovely people to chat with! The owners showed me some fascinating old deeds and papers – written in exquisite ink handwriting on parchment paper – its a very old house with a very interesting history! Had a lovely amble around the village where the house is situated and quickly realised that I will have everything I need here for my elder years!
Sang Happy Birthday to Vivien! The rest of the day was spent driving to Reawick to watch Orcas in the late afternoon light, along with several others and also bumped into Jill and Rob. This is my third sighting of Orcas since I have been here – they were fairly distant, but so exciting to see!
With my excellent run of luck this week, I decided to buy a Lottery Ticket this evening. I have not bought one for many, many years. I got ONE number – waste of £2.00!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER VIVIEN!
" Enjoy Your Boating Birthday "
Lots of Love Penny
x x x x x x
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Superdrug will open in Lerwick on 24th November, which is close to BOOTS! Shetland really could have done with more clothes shops for the youngsters (not me). I would have put a TK Maxx store there or an M&S. Don't need another chemist, there are several other local chemists already too and Superdrug will now be in competition with them! I contacted M&S about the vacant M&Co store a while back and I was very surprised to receive a reply and they sounded very interested – they were obviously not quick enough! An M&S store would be good for all ages in Lerwick – oh well! One day maybe!
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Busy day tomorrow, preparing things for Saturday, when I'm meeting a builder at the property I am buying. Exciting times!
Lucy and Vivien (my sisters, for any new readers) met up for lunch today in King's Lynn, ahead of Vivien's birthday this Saturday, such a pity I was not able to join them. Hopefully I will get to see them early in the new year, after all the house situation has settled. Can't see me being able to get back for Christmas, but to be honest Christmas is not the same anymore. Christmas mean't gathering at our family home with parents, which is no more. Going back for Christmas now, will mean paying for a B&B, which I don't really want to be in over Christmas. Its not possible to stay with Lucy and I would drive Vivien and Ray nuts, staying on their small narrowboat and with limited water supply! Ray wouldn't be able to cope with two "Clarke's" on the boat! 😄😂
Had a lovely catch up on the phone with our close family friend Malcolm White (who lives in Heacham) this evening, who has been suffering badly with toothache and waiting to see the dentist. Hopefully you will feel better soon x
Huge thank you to all my readers and friends on my Blog, Twitter and Facebook for your congratulations for my job post and house find! Much appreciated 💖 xx
I did a completely crazy thing on Sunday, really crazy! I fell in love with a stunning property I stumbled upon, found out it was a holiday self-catering place from a lovely local lady. I googled and contacted the owners and asked if they would be interested in selling it. It turned out they only lived a short distance away – they came out and showed me around the property. I was smitten to say the least.
24 hours later on Monday evening, the owners said they would be happy to sell to me, stated their price and after further emails, we agreed a price. I couldn't believe my luck! A very good builder here, is meeting me at the property at the weekend, to give me any advice about jobs that may need doing in the next few months or years. I can't put into words how honoured I feel, to be able to buy this unique property, which has a fascinating history and with no bidding wars! I am not going to divulge where it is, until the day the sale completes. I don't want to jinx it or let anyone else know about it, until its mine!
Everything is now going extremely well! I doubt I will be moving until after Christmas, but hopefully it will be early in the new year, if all solicitors are prompt! 👍
When I started work at the Gilbert Bain hospital on 8th May, my post was a secondment post that finishes on the 4th December and of course this was a massive risk, but a risk I decided to take. It was a risk worth taking, as I immediately fell in love with the job as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, my team and all the staff in the hospital. Such a wonderful, warm and friendly place to be a part of. Also, how many hospitals have awesome sea views just below the windows! I didn't know this until this evening, but there was Orcas swimming past the hospital yesterday I was told! You couldn't make that up!
A few weeks ago I heard that my post would be advertised as a permanent position, which was extremely exciting to hear! As soon as the advert went live, I applied promptly! I put my application through on 18th October and was given an interview, phew! I have been very busy revising and preparing. Today my interview was at 10am with Denise and Karis (both OT's) at "The Independent Living Centre" in Lerwick.
Its very odd having an interview for a job that I'm already doing. I was asked a number of questions from each interviewer and I felt it went very well, I felt nervous, but tried to keep calm to a degree – who doesn't in an interview?! A few hours later I had a phone call from Denise who very kindly said we would like to offer you the post!!! I became very emotional, which was a little embarrasing and my lovely colleague Catherine (OT) gave me a little hug and a smile and offered to make me a cup of coffee. I adore Catherine, she is one very special young lady and simply wonderful to work with. I love working with Sidonie too, who is our Locum Band 6 OT, I will miss her very much when she leaves our team.
I can't tell you how happy I am to be a permanent Occupational Therapy Assistant in this wonderful team and hospital. I have no intentions of going through any more interviews! I will stay here until the end!!!
🎉 🥳 "Celebration Time" 🥳 🎉
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A stunning day of beautiful sunshine, mist, frost and magical light. Highlights whilst I was at work: Rose-coloured Starling, Dusky Warbler, Barred Warbler, American Wigeon, plus Waxwings, Mealy Redpolls, Northern Treecreeper, Northern Bullfinches, Siberian Chiffchaffs, Continental Coal Tits, Hawfinch.
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Two/possibly three house viewings tomorrow! There is a cracking albino Blackbird at Bigton, which I hope to see over the weekend.
BIG NEWS !!!
The DNA from the Western Olivaceous Warbler at Whalsay, confirms its identity and that this is a first for Britain!
https://twitter.com/RogerRiddington/status/1720364082195214586
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