I've just completed this online jigsaw.
It was only a few days ago I was saying to Daughter how, when I was little, the whole family would settle down in front of the television on a Sunday afternoon to watch a western or musical. My great-gran, my grandparents, my mum, me, and usually assorted other relatives.
The point I was making was that not only do we not have that regular family gathering time but that Sunday afternoons were meant for doing nothing. Sunday dinner was out of the way - at lunchtime - and it was time to sit down and relax.
If I sit down in front of the television of an afternoon it's because I'm unwell, or very rarely because I just need a rest. It's a habit I should revise.
That said, I'm getting on well with the list of things I need to do by tomorrow evening. I've done the online course, Level A, on safeguarding: easy and repetitive. I fear tomorrow's day-long Level B course could get boring. I've written out all my notes for leading bible study, I just need to go over them and get them in my head, and I even fitted in church, gardening, and puppy-visiting yesterday.
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| Look at that face! |
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| Another greenery grazer. |
13 comments:
That is just the cutest little puppy.
Sunday's have changed a lot since I was a child.
Family patterns have changed so much. People work odd hours and have different pursuits when they're not working.
Theo is beautiful.Puppies grow up so quickly - they're not 'babies' for long.
They have indeed.
He's delightful. And, yes, he'll be a big boy in no time.
TV was a bit of a no-no on a Sunday. As as teen I was reprimanded for the awful sin.
We didn't have a tv till my teens. Sunday was about church, big midday meal, adults went to rest, kids to church again in the afternoon, home to big tea. It was all go. I don't think we ever had a time for doing nothing. That sounds good.
Some households did forbid knitting and sewing because they were "work" and you weren't supposed to work on Sunday. And there was a huge to do when the town voted to permit Sunday cinema! Shock, horror. No shops open either except newspaper and tobacconist briefly early morning.
I think things started to change when the local "Blue Laws" (which forbid stores from opening on Sunday) were abolished.
No wonder you went off Christianity!
Much of Wales stayed dry long after England allowed pubs to open on Sundays. I think I must have been about 8 when we first had a television.
Now everything is open!
I am 81 now. I did not have a TV until 42. Instead I was outdoors having active fun : riding motorcyles 20000 km/year, flying planes and teaching others to fly, diving, swimming, shooting etc etc. Living not
passively watching others on TV. Nor going to churches.
We did not live really near our family but when we were with our grandmother it was a Sunday dinner and time outside. No tv for us either.
Cathy
I think this is one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen! Theo is such a cute name for him too!
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