Monday, September 22, 2025

Feet up in front of the telly

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.

Look at that face!

Another greenery grazer.


6 comments:

Ann said...

That is just the cutest little puppy.
Sunday's have changed a lot since I was a child.

jabblog said...

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.

Liz Hinds said...

They have indeed.

Liz Hinds said...

He's delightful. And, yes, he'll be a big boy in no time.

Anvilcloud said...

TV was a bit of a no-no on a Sunday. As as teen I was reprimanded for the awful sin.

Boud said...

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.