This is a 3-day festival celebrating kindness to self, kindness to others and kindness to the planet. Date: 24-26 September 2021Venues: Various locations around Otley and online.
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A new home
A home with a porch! Wow, apart from growing carrots as Bon Bon would love to, what should I do with this space that would demand the least effort while not turning my home into the eyesore of the neighbourhood? I feel like I’m living my life for the second time. Everything has to be… Continue reading A new home
We are moving!
After weeks of searching, we have finally found a new place to live, yippee! I will have to pack everything back to my suitcases, which shouldn’t be too difficult. We are also looking for some secondhand furniture. May buy a brand new washing machine. And a hoover, but that can wait. I hope once after… Continue reading We are moving!
A walk up the Chevin
While we were getting ready to walk up to the Chevin again, I said, “We shouldn’t waste the lovely nature we have here in Otley. Let’s walk up the Chevin more often.” My dream is we will go for a walk at least twice a week, to train our muscles, and to leave behind all… Continue reading A walk up the Chevin
Meeting a football fan
We were in a phone shop looking for a charger cable. The shopkeeper asked us about the model of our phone, which we didn’t know, so we simply showed him my phone to try which cable we needed. When the cable was connected to my phone, the wallpaper appeared on the screen. The shopkeeper took… Continue reading Meeting a football fan
Online recruitment assessment
I have finally sent my first application letter for a job here in the UK. Did my first ever online assessment yesterday. Thanks Anita for providing me a quiet space to do the test. At one moment I felt hopeful, then the next the positive feelings were all gone. So which is more difficult, finding… Continue reading Online recruitment assessment
Fancy a cuppa?
I like my tea hot, with lots of milk and sugar. The Hong Kong style milk tea is one of my favourites. Now being in Otley, my choice of tea is the Yorkshire tea. I thought I knew more about tea than I knew about coffee. My volunteering work at the Otley Courthouse Cafe involves… Continue reading Fancy a cuppa?
The way animals are treated can always tell you something about a society
Water for dogs. I found this outside of a pub in York. Water bowls for dogs are a common sight here. Outside shops, pubs… People bring their dogs to pubs, gigs, book club meetings… I’ve met quite a number of doggies when we had cycling races in Otley last month. And of course I meet… Continue reading The way animals are treated can always tell you something about a society
Two boxes and live music at the Rookery
My first two boxes have finally arrived after being on the sea for almost three months, which are longer than the 6-8 weeks estimated by the Hong Kong Post. I’m in no hurry to open these boxes though. I don’t need the books and sketchbooks in them at the moment and I’m hoping I can… Continue reading Two boxes and live music at the Rookery
Day 60
I had already lost count of the number of days of my being in Otley until Uncle Tall brought up this topic. He suddenly said, “Tomorrow will be your 60th day in the UK since you arrived.” Day 2: Covid PCR test Day 8: Another Covid PCR test Day 10: Finished my quarantine And after… Continue reading Day 60