By jingo, we couldn't have picked a better time to have brought you the Windguard Umbrella could we?! In fact had Michael Fish been better informed on 15th October 1987, we could all have battened down the hatches!!!
I hope you ordered yours and are now experts in the use of this amazing technology, which not only opens but closes the umbrella at the touch of a button! What I find most useful is being able to open the door of my car without stepping out - I simply press the button to open the umbrella and am then protected from the torrent of raindrops that seem to be constantly hailing down on me.
May I just issue a word of warning though... do make sure that the person parked next to you is not leaning into their car to stick their parking ticket to the windscreen at the same time that you're opening your umbrella... not a good way to make friends or influence people...
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Having read all about my colleagues' New Year's Resolutions, it's made me feel somewhat ashamed into admitting I haven't come up with anything very original!
If I'm to believe all that I've read in their blogs, I'm up against some mighty competition to attain maximum fitness, stop eating chocolate, drink more water, improve my tennis skills and to try not to let the ironing pile reach the ceiling..! I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Last week I had some truly enjoyable hours in the company of Leonie Pujol for our Craft Outlet hours. I'm still in awe of her incredible skills and although she very modestly says she's been doing it for years to be able to transform a plain piece of paper into a work of art is amazing. With Dawn Bibby as her mentor though, anything is possible I know. Of course I also realise so many of you are also experts - the beautiful cards you sent to me at Christmas are a testament to that.
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Well, happy New Year to you all!! I seriously have to do a double take when I write anything with the year 2009 - as the window cleaner pointed out when I gave him his cheque!
I managed to get to see my friend Jo before work on New Year's Day as it was her birthday, and I was initiated into a rather strange but challenging game called "Rip One Off". It's cheap, cheerful and it involves an empty cereal box and a lot of stretching...
Basically you have to be able to pick the box up with your teeth but without putting your hands on the ground. Amazingly Jo and I came joint first with Libby - who's only 9 and managed to pick up just the flat bottom of the box unaided.
It was because of this that you may have noticed me laughing hysterically when on air with Glen Campbell during our Dennis Basso hour at 11pm. Having hopped off my stool to get a sip of water in the break my knees were so stiff I was having trouble getting back up there again! The delights of ageing eh?
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