Category: October 2015

Interview mk II

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5 October 2013

Monday was wet. Very wet. Streets running with water, can’t see out the window wet. Any plans I might have had for a morning walk went by the wayside and I spent my time putting things into my suitcase and taking them back out again. It’s one thing packing for a nice beach holiday where the main requirements are swim suits, sun glasses and things to cover my pale skin to stop it burning. Packing for New York and Toronto in mid October is a whole different ball game. The weather forecast didn’t help, it was changeable to say the least. Never has packing seemed like such hard work. Continue reading Interview mk II

Interconnected woods and surprises

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Sunday 4 October 2013

Leaving my chilly perch under the stand of pines I ambled back down the hill beside the avenue of limes heading for the place I’d first emerged into the clearing on that wet July Day. Back then I had no idea of the extent of the woodland and the rain stopped me exploring further than the little park by the road that had first caught my attention. When I plunged back into the trees I soon found myself at the meeting of three trails where I’d sheltered from the rain that day and there were the steps I’d climbed, looking less treacherous in the sun. Continue reading Interconnected woods and surprises

Risking the rain to explore Hatch Grange

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4 October 2015

Back in June, when I was visiting the dentist, I discovered a new park, Hatch Grange. In fact, the park had been there since the fourteenth century when John de Hache lived there but somehow, in all the times I’d gone past, I’d never noticed it before. Unfortunately, a torrential downpour cut my exploration short and I promised myself I’d go back when the weather was better. It seemed as if the trip was doomed because every time I so much as thought about visiting it rained. When Sunday morning started off bright and sunny I thought I’d give it another go, even if I did risk causing a rainstorm. After all I needed something to take my mind off my Monday interview even if it did mean getting wet. Continue reading Risking the rain to explore Hatch Grange

two buses and an interview

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2 October 2015

In the end I decided not to drive to the interview. For one I thought I might get lost or stuck in traffic and I didn’t want to end up late or panicked. Besides, it didn’t seem prudent to spend my savings on extortionate parking charges when there might not be a job at the end of it.  So I took the bus, after all I still have my free bus pass for the moment. It ended up being an interesting journey. Continue reading two buses and an interview