Feeling like a kid in a Sweet Shop with a £10 to spend !

Feeling like a kid in a Sweet Shop with a £10 to spend !
At 47 am I allowed to feel like that ? Well it’s all because I am starting a Radio Ham Course Monday, since being a small boy and going to the ‘Show’ on the common in Southampton, as seeing the radios in the RSGB tent –
I wanted to be a Radio Ham.

Never managed to find a course when I was a kid or Young Adult, but have found one now and I cannot wait.

It’s all very funny because the other tent which I used to enjoy visiting was the bee keeping tent and have just got the families okay to having a hive in the back garden, just need to find a course for that too !

Camping keeps you happy

Just had two weeks holiday, am not normally able to take so much at this time of year but working in a School now may mean low wages – but the main benefit is those holidays!

As I have spent most of my life in industry I have got used to the 20 or if you are lucky 25 days off a year. Not sure how the teaching staff here would cope with only 20 days off – but that’s another issue.

Managed to take some time out and review what’s important to me over the last two weeks, which we spent camping in the Wye Valley and the Derbyshire Peak District.

Over the last 7 years have been spending a lot of time a in a voluntary role working with young people, now I need to spend more time with my children and wife.

Been reading about Camping making you happy, well it does for me – even a weekends camping is so stress free! –

SMS Gateway Server

Just been building an SMS Gateway Server on my fav brand of Linux, using SMStools and playSMS.

The install went like a dream and its already up and running ! Using and old Samsung D900 phone to send the SMS messages.

Funny thing - being away on Camp, I have had time to do some more baking. Bread, Bread Cakes (rolls), and this morning some Iced Whirl Buns.

Still had no luck with the sour dough however, tried boiled water and fresh spring water. The Leaven never appears to work. Had hoped the change of air this week would have done some good.

Need to find someone local to me - who this works for .

Any one for child care

Found three training weekend we like to go on. ! but non of them take into account that some parents need child care or activities for children Ahhhh !

And there it was gone !

Spent four hours making some focaccia.

Stuffed with Olives, ham and cheese. Took it to a friends for New Year.

It looked and smelt lovely, put it on a Kitchen work top. Only for their Dog to
eat it!

Carols and 14 to 18 year olds

Been to two Carol Services this week. The second I went to, to see a friend pick up an award.

They were both good services, however the second one had a large number of Explorer Scouts, now anyone who works with the 14 to 18 age group will know that Carol Services are not at the top of the list when it comes to events that young people want to go to.

So why the difference ?

When both sets of leaders are very good, but the second grouping have created a cross district community - is this the key to why so many attended ?