Oh Candleflame! Maths!
First day at Grammar School and Maths teacher - an ogress , said we must ask if there was anything we did not understand as we were all from different schools ( no National curriculum in those days)and had done different things.
So when she was putting , what to me were full stops in the middle of numbers I put up my hand and asked why?
Oh ye gods, the explosion of wrath! She was screaming,spittle flying about etcetc.I never asked amother question,and she never did give the explanation of Decimal points!
By the third form I had enough ,so just put anything down on the exam paper, rubbish, got ,wait for it —- minus two
Had to see The Headmistress, told her the story from day one etc and said I was too afraid to ask questions ever again.
Next year our form had another Maths teacher and I did better but never really caught up ,however when working with the little infants reception class I started all over again with the foundations I never had even at the first school I attended nor the next where I sat my ElevenPlus exam.
I was doomed to always gave rotten Maths teachers from my first day at school!
So cold here , and no incentive to do any gardening.
Now! My big oven is clean, so stupid,a drop down door which is in the way when you lean in to clean,I suppose I could take the door off but would I ever get it back .
I do find if I have baked I can clean it before it goes cold but with a roast well you are busy and want to eat whilst all food is hot .
I bought a good quality counter top oven “ Sharp”, but that is dreadful to clean as the finish in parts comes off if you use anything slightly abrasive .
However it is good ,a super grill and exact temperature ,
My big one can vary and the service engineer said twenty degrees either way is acceptable ,well not to me it isn’t !
I ought to get it taken out and replaced but came with a new fully fitted kitchen,what wouldn’t I give to have my old Cannon,self cleaning gas oven back!
At a loss what to prioritise today,I won’t be bored that is for sure , ought to get rid of the boxes taking up precious storage room in the built in cupboards like box rooms in the big bedroom , all the cards etc from schools,retirement and 60th Birthday etc, why do I keep such things!
Well because my last house had four bedrooms and in three there was one full wall of floor to ceiling storage cupboards ,a floored attic with proper staircase etc etc etc .
For a hoarder,paradise!
I must be ruthless though .
I will keep family stuff and let school stuff go ,but only after I have read them all again ,I mean I retired in 2002, !
Well post arrived so into isolation for a few days .
Cheerio.Look after yourselves.
Viktoria.