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Pleased with my effort today .  I tried  to write ✍what looks like a decent essay for part 1 also for part 2 the PDP. 📒
😴Feeling tired but 🙂happy with that. next is type   👩‍💻 it out on computer with a reference list. 📃Well that's the plan anyway but I may tweak it again a bit more but so far so good, over all it is looking ok.👌
Hope everyone is progressing     👍well with their studies. 🌺

Bonne contination.

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Today I am getting onto the final lap 🏎🛣for this years L222 module.    At the moment I am tackling the translation for the main EMA essay part on the "environment and economy."  🌍As usual it is about getting the word count right as well as accuracy of meaning. There is more than one way of rendering the same meaning. Will be listening to audios 🎧📻 again and reading 📖 vocabulary notes. There is also the PDP to write out and I can get this from tutors feedback plus some notes of my own.

Must keep on keeping on!

What a day it has been!
Another 💧Leak in the bathroom, a missing cat🐈 mix up with a missing parcel 🎁 something I ordered weeks ago  completely disappeared ! then having on top of it all to vote  ✍  but for who? the least of the two evils? 🥶👺 I feel confused? Red or blue, yellow or green?

Then there was a complete mix up with a doctor's appointment.
Dr cancelled my son's phone appointment 🩺👩‍🚀without letting us know, then we found a vague text message telling us to ring the surgery back.only after the 🕒 appointment time had passed ! 🕓 I  Rang surgery they said they didn't know, will try to find out what had happened 🕟 but then she finally rang ☎️ us 1  3/4 hour later.
Had to hang about 🕠 waiting since 3 until 5.30 not knowing .

In between all this chaos of politics ,voting and doctors appointments  I have to find time to study! Managed an hour mostly reading and tidying up notes in notebook.

Missed my walk to the park this afternoon. Good job went to shop earlier on🏪 this morning then post office then had to ring ☎️ about🎁 parcel. Fed up🙄now! I 🕡

Had to wait for 🕕 husband  to 🕡come home, to make tea, so we could then dash out together and register our vote! ✍🕖 I still don't  know why I bother!🕗 I think I need a lie down. lol! 🕘🛌

My garden is where I like to go and sit out in when the weather is good and when the sun is shining. A garden is very good for mental well being.
In the bad weather, like today, I like to just sit and look out at it through the windows. My home has two gardens.
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At the front I can see a large green lawn. There are trees at the right hand side, well maintained by my neighbours as they like to have plenty of light 

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There is also a beautiful display of peonies 🌺 on the right hand side, with the most brightest, pinkest flowers ever. It really cheers me up every spring to see this. A pink cherry blossom tree is at the far bottom right  corner of the garden which is very pretty and is now in bloom.  Sadly it doesn't last for long.
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To the left of the lawn beyond the footpath there is a picket fence along which there is a border with various flowers. This changes throughout the year.
At the moment there are the marigolds, daisies, yellow proimroses, blue forget- me- nots, 
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Near the front door is a trellis where red roses are just coming through at the moment, by the summer hopefully, there will be a wonderful display of red roses, all around my front door. 🌹🌹 🌹       A bright green bench overlooks the lawn on the left..🌳 🛋🌳

I have a cottage garden beneath the front window.  There is a large rectangular border with different pots of plants some planted last year and some this year.  Hopefully these will soon all be coming out in the summer.
Rows of bright red Geraniums, pink geraniums & whites. purple and white. 🌸🌼🌻⚘

🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲The back garden is much more secluded, and is more private for sitting in,  as it is surrounded by lots of tall trees, some forming a natural canopy under which is a pic-nic table.
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There is a patio area in front of the french window with rattan seating and plants. There are pots of plants around the patio area.  In front of this a small lawn with small plum tree that holds the bird table.

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Beneath the tall evergreen trees
there are placed two white chairs on the small lawn with tubs of flowers either side of them. There is a pebbled area to the right of footpath with lots plant pots some flowering, and a fountain.

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The best feature of the back garden is the seclusion and all the huge overhanging trees at the side(needs lots of attention!) but it's good because it just feels like I'm living in the woods!
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It feels like winter yet it is spring. One of the coldest April's for sixty years they say. Every morning I am having to switch on the fire and I am still feeling the cold! ❄
Get myself in the mood for studying. Computer on, I-pad at hand, notebook, pens, pencils at the ready.

The last EMA of the year is coming up and it feels very important like a milestone along this journey of gaining an education more than halfway there now. Next term English (creative writing.)
It seems like another era since I decided to take on this language course.

I was slightly younger then, feeling a lot stronger, fitter and still full of beans, like I could still do anything I wanted to, but it was a risk. "Why not go for it!" I was told. So I did.
Now the years have flown by and time has moved on.

 A pandemic has struck, getting older, the body more tired, frailer and slower. Some family deaths, family illnesses, loss of employment, the heavy weight of family responsibilities. Personal set backs,.

The loss of enthusiasm for new projects. Just wanting to keep safe, which I once would have found really boring but now it seems like the best option!

I am sure others must feel the same way. High spirited youth seems to have vanished away and what is left is a steady slow determination to just plod on and finish what I started, doing what I set off to do all those years ago that is to obtain a degree in languages. Just hope I haven't left it too late! 🤔 lol!

I have spent the afternoon preparing the second part of the EMA for L222 the personal development plan. I listed all my difficulties as well as my achievements.
I wrote it in English first to understand what my meaning is and what I wanted to get across. Now I just have to translate it.
It was cold outside when I went out earlier on. It has been raining and the cats came in. They are now curled up asleep one on the armchair, the other on the setee. I had to put the fire on because it was so cold. I don't know what has happened to the weather lately. I don't think I ever remember such a cold spring as this one.

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This morning it looked sunny but when I got outside, I soon felt very cold. I had arranged to meet my friend Sally for an outdoor activity of walking across the field( according to the rules we can meet up with one other person) I had a free day as I was up to date with ema research and almost finished taking notes.

I met my friend 👩‍🦱Sally outdoors and we were socially distanced.  She was pleased to go for a walk but she is even more out of condition than I am! and quite a few years older too! She told me she needed a good walk she only ever walks in the town. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️
"Don't you go too fast I know you!"
She laughed.

The first field we crossed seemed very long, way longer than I had remembered. She was out of breath and we had to stop half way.  "You ok? " I ask "I'm ok but where can we sit?" She replied.
"The next field" I told her "Sorry it's not too far now!" she tutted a bit but carried on determinedly. I pointed out the wild primroses, forget - me -nots, cellandines and bluebells. She replied "there are so many bluebells this year it's amazing!"
"Yes they are prolific" I answer. She is really a townie (like me) but loves nature and flowers, She has a beautiful garden. "This is going to be a good walk for us" I say laughing. She laughs a bit nervously "yes, I already feel a lot warmer with the activity." She panted.

The second field and I found the tree stump and covered it with one of my knitted shawls because she had her  posh clothes on. She was out of breath and I admit so was I and ready for a sit down.
Then suddenly she says "oh isn't this lovely!" She looks about and she can hear the sheep 🐑in the field nearby. She smiles and closes her eyes as she has never been very often in a field except on holiday.  We picked a few wild flowers to take home with us.⚘🌾🌼🌺💐

There was a slight breeze and a misty haze as the sun tried to shine through the clouds. Birds 🕊sing and a bumble 🐝bee is very close by buzzing busily around on a patch of bluebells. 🦋After a long rest and a drink we continue walking again. She now looked more rested. On the way she told me her life story which was very interesting. She ran a small business ran a business with her husband but they had to sell it.  Now they are both on their pensions and they have had to downsize on their home.

We reached the little village but I told her"There is not a lot to see here, it's only a hamlet with a few houses 🏘a church ⛪no shops but there is a lovely stream 🏞with a bridge"  🛤she nods "That sounds good" she said.

We reached the stream and go across the bridge very carefully!
Following the path alongside the stream, we then veered to the left that leads to the long stretch of woods, 🌳🌲🌳there you can sometimes see deer! 🦌but we didn't  see any today. From there, we could see that we were almost back to our village, just a small field to go across. She looks at me and begins to laugh "what's so funny?" I ask her "you have rosy cheeks!" I laugh too "So do you" I reply. "That was good we must do it again sometime!" And she nodded enthusiastically.
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This morning I studied so just having a break now. I downloaded information for reading and understanding. I will quote some parts from the module and the rest I will get from my own research or it may be a mixture of both plus my own thoughts.

 I then have to translate it all into french language  except the parts from the french module ( which is already done) . Getting all my notes together and other bits of info and decide what is most important or not. Putting together an essay plan.

It is going to be a big job getting it all in order, but just doing it bit by bit until I get there eventually!

Lets hope I don't get too many interuptions while I am working on it.

✝️❤️🧚🏿‍♂️💪 Be strong and very courageous!

I don't live in a big palace I just live in a village in the countryside. My humble little abode 🏠is rented from the HA. It may be small but I like it it has a big garden, it is just a few minutes to the shops and village and is very close to the church. Most people have bought their house around here. Except for a few.
The fields are about 5 minutes away.
The buses run to the towns and city regularly, although the city is 30 miles away, so it is quite a long journey. I usually go just once a month.
The beach is quite nearby but is much better out of season!
It is very quiet here in the village and you can hear the birds singing.
I like my little garden here so I don't need exotic holidays to far away places.
I have my family, friends and my cats. I am grateful to God for all that I have. I maybe poor but I am happy!    🙂 👑

Samedi matin et j'ai fais un petit tour de mon village.🏘
J'ai commencé par le parc et j'ai pris le chemin qui atteint les champs. II n'y a personne à l'entour. 🌄
Aujourd'hui tout le monde fait leurs emplettes. Il fait chaud et le printemps est enfin là. Mais les nuits sont encore très froides. Et je retourné à ma maison tout suite.
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The power of prayer

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Found this helpful !

"Don't worry about anything....pray about everything"

Philipians 4v6    (TLB)

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

At that point train your mind not to worry...Don't try to find answers straight away.

You have solved the problem by giving it to God, now wait for his leading. He will direct your thoughts to the next step you should take. If there is nothing he leads you to do - then do nothing more. He will take it from there.

"Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you shall find"

Matthew 7v 7

From the Bible.

   🕊 🙏 Peace! ✝️☮❤

(BGass)

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Le brouillard des bas-fonds

La lune qui décroît

Les fleurs de cimetiere

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