She washed her hair, did her face, put on a short sleeved dress, took out a favourite summer jacket, checked my food and water, blew me a kiss and left the house. Rotary evening, I thought to myself and settled down.
Only to hear the sounds of her keys opening the front door and her greeting whistle less than ten minutes later! "Cold GeeGee, very chilly-billy windy with rain in the air" changing into a long sleeved jersey dress, taking a quilted winter jacket, goodness me, I'm glad I don't have to go out in weather like this!
A kiss on Beaky and she was back out of the door. Taking the bus to Streatham Hill, the roadworks are finished at the roundabout and she didn't fancy dealing with Victoria Station at rush-hour, it takes longer by bus but there was plenty of time and she could finish an excellent book by Susan Isaacs called 'Red White and Blue'.
The Rotary agenda was busy, a much beloved member has recently died so her funeral arrangements were being discussed and finalised, our fundraising morning for the Dementia Support Group in the Catholic Church was next up, it will be on July 12th and it will start at approximately 09.30am after the first Mass and will finish at about 1.00pm after the last Mass is heard.
This means an early start for us, as we have to be in the church hall at 09.15 to settle me into my large travelling cage and close it with a padlock! We know everyone at the group meetings on Friday but with hundreds of strangers, it will be safer for me if naughty fingers know they cannot let 'Polly' out!
This was the first meeting since the day that Susan and she went out and about giving the information and posters about the Streatham Dementia Support Group, she had to stand up and give a full report about where they had been and the reception they had received.
The meeting ended at fifteen minutes after after nine o'clock, she blew goodbye kisses at everyone and flew out of the door, ran like a hare down hill (thank goodness) onto Streatham Hill and a bus came along in two minutes. It was bitterly cold evening and she thanked her lucky stars that she had changed her clothes earlier!
Home again home again jiggedy-jig! Late but hungry.. haha-hoho.. cold barbecued chichen in the fridge with a bit of salad and hummus! For both of us, it certainly did the trick, with a handful of nuts and a big glass of water and after washing her face and teeth, we were both in bed with the lights out before 10.45 past midday (pm).
Today she HAS to find that sign maker in Tooting in order to get a SDSG banner made, they've brought forward our fundraising event in the church and it needs to be ready for July 1st.
Also has to talk to the team at The South London News about a journalist and photographer coming to see a Friday meeting at Woodlawns, them doing an article on the group and putting news in the paper about their fund-raising events which are happening in July and August.
Back to Morrisons on Streatham Common to talk to their Community Champion about becoming a sponsor and donating food and money to the SDSG - Streatham Dementia Support Group - for these local community events.. food and money is what she wants.
As Baloo sang in the Jungle Book.. "The bare necessities of life.." a charming film, even if Disney did spell his name wrong!
A busy day, so we're up and off into YumYum HQ to start it!
GeeGee Parrot.
June 23rd, 2015.
Only to hear the sounds of her keys opening the front door and her greeting whistle less than ten minutes later! "Cold GeeGee, very chilly-billy windy with rain in the air" changing into a long sleeved jersey dress, taking a quilted winter jacket, goodness me, I'm glad I don't have to go out in weather like this!
A kiss on Beaky and she was back out of the door. Taking the bus to Streatham Hill, the roadworks are finished at the roundabout and she didn't fancy dealing with Victoria Station at rush-hour, it takes longer by bus but there was plenty of time and she could finish an excellent book by Susan Isaacs called 'Red White and Blue'.
The Rotary agenda was busy, a much beloved member has recently died so her funeral arrangements were being discussed and finalised, our fundraising morning for the Dementia Support Group in the Catholic Church was next up, it will be on July 12th and it will start at approximately 09.30am after the first Mass and will finish at about 1.00pm after the last Mass is heard.
This means an early start for us, as we have to be in the church hall at 09.15 to settle me into my large travelling cage and close it with a padlock! We know everyone at the group meetings on Friday but with hundreds of strangers, it will be safer for me if naughty fingers know they cannot let 'Polly' out!
This was the first meeting since the day that Susan and she went out and about giving the information and posters about the Streatham Dementia Support Group, she had to stand up and give a full report about where they had been and the reception they had received.
The meeting ended at fifteen minutes after after nine o'clock, she blew goodbye kisses at everyone and flew out of the door, ran like a hare down hill (thank goodness) onto Streatham Hill and a bus came along in two minutes. It was bitterly cold evening and she thanked her lucky stars that she had changed her clothes earlier!
Home again home again jiggedy-jig! Late but hungry.. haha-hoho.. cold barbecued chichen in the fridge with a bit of salad and hummus! For both of us, it certainly did the trick, with a handful of nuts and a big glass of water and after washing her face and teeth, we were both in bed with the lights out before 10.45 past midday (pm).
Today she HAS to find that sign maker in Tooting in order to get a SDSG banner made, they've brought forward our fundraising event in the church and it needs to be ready for July 1st.
Also has to talk to the team at The South London News about a journalist and photographer coming to see a Friday meeting at Woodlawns, them doing an article on the group and putting news in the paper about their fund-raising events which are happening in July and August.
Back to Morrisons on Streatham Common to talk to their Community Champion about becoming a sponsor and donating food and money to the SDSG - Streatham Dementia Support Group - for these local community events.. food and money is what she wants.
As Baloo sang in the Jungle Book.. "The bare necessities of life.." a charming film, even if Disney did spell his name wrong!
A busy day, so we're up and off into YumYum HQ to start it!
GeeGee Parrot.
June 23rd, 2015.
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