The Day after Summer

When I woke up this morning I thought I was in the middle of a storm. The wind was howling and it didn't stop all day; is this really Summer? The world's weather is going mad. I'm not complaining, India is having some horrendous floods at the moment and I send them light, it must be an incredibly frightening  and terrible time. The wind and rain here is nothing compared to that.

Here's a short video of the wind blowing the Welsh Flag ..... by the end of the day all that was left of the flag was a few threads of material..... 

I sat at my computer all morning. I felt incredibly satisfied when I sent off my third application form. There were three tutoring vacancies of the Direct.gov website that I wanted to apply for. And all three applications are written to the best of my ability and sent! I know that I have chosen the right path because I am finding more and more information, courses and vacancies in tutoring adults. I will have to study some more, but life is all about learning and my path has always been to study and learn. As I want to teach Post 16 students, it is the Certificate in Education or an Education Diploma that I will have to achieve. I haven't found the right course yet but if I am successful in one of my applications then I think it is probably best to wait until I know what my prospective employer requires. There's a GO Wales event in Carmarthen on the 3rd July that I have registered for, they may be able to help me to choose the right course. In the meantime I will keep applying for jobs and hope to start work in September.

                       A picture of the Welsh Flag and a Flower blowing in the Wind

As the weather was pretty awful today I didn't venture out at all during the day, apart to ride my bike to the shop to get some eggs! There was a Poems and Pints evening at the Yacht Club tonight and everyone takes along some food to share. I decided to make a savoury tart. My pastry was a bit of a disaster, it didn't stick together and kept falling apart while I was rolling it out but it kind of came together in the end  and actually turned out to be pretty tasty! My daughter enjoyed the small tartlets that I made for us, and the Poems and Pints revellers I think enjoyed the tart! Well they were very sweet to say they did anyway!

I went along to the Poems and Pints evening and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I sat with a couple from the village and everyone was very welcoming as always. There were a few poems read, a few songs, and we all danced The Teddy Bears Picnic which was a hoot! Confusion reigned for a while as we learned the steps, the bows and the twirls but we got it in the end!

The day comes to a close and I am feeling more and more settled in the village. I feel more inspired since I finished Uni. The final year wasn't as enjoyable or productive as the first three years and I'm glad to be able to just enjoy life without stress .... at least for the moment!

Revellers at the Poems and Pints Evening!