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Edited by Gill Burrell, Monday, 25 Sep 2023, 13:49

Finally finished parts 1, 2 and 3 of the TMA 01 of E302. All I have to do now is to tidy and polish them up , then to type them on the computer, easier said than done! 

Found it all very interesting,  because I really  like Poetry, so it was a great discovery, to find out all about the different literary devices, used in analysing  poetry. 

Thing is, I am very busy at the moment, and I will also be busy again  next week,  with lots of appointments and other family commitments, which will keep me occupied!

I will have to just try to squeeze some studying time in,  somehow,  whenever I get the chance. Anyway hubby's now  been jabbed with Covid booster today,  but I will have to wait a bit longer for mine, even though I am 50 + so I don't know when.

I decided that I now prefer studying in the mornings,  because I feel fresher and have much more energy and strength. After breakfast and medication times,  my son can entertain himself for a couple of hours. 

This afternoon when I finished studying,  I went off for a walk to the far end of the village. I bought some organic veges. Kale, carrots, courgettes,  onions, leeks, broccoli spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms. 

I came home and made a family favourite, some chinese pancakes,  filled with rice and soy sauce, ginger and wasabi. I made  batons with some of the veges I bought today. and stir-fried in the Wok. A Soy sauce to dip them in.

I put some  quorn chicken and veggie sausage inside pancakes and make them very savoury. Desert was poached pears in red wine, vanilla, sugar and a sweet berry sauce (all from the garden) with fresh  cream. Very tasty! I ate well as I was so hungry,  after the brisk walk in the cold fresh air!

Feeling revived ! so I am now going to plod on and do some more studying!  So it's Onwards and upwards as they say!

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Hi Gill,

I hope your son recovers soon from his infection it is always worrying when they are not well.

The food you made sounds delicious and comforting.

I also find the mornings a good time to study my focus tends to come and go so learning to break up my study days into blocks, l  have started  to listen to my body more and take note when it shouts, 'No more today' instead of ploughing on and being fit for nothing for a couple of days afterwards!

Hope the appointments  go well.

Take care and l hope you have a good weekend .

Hèdè

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Hi Hede, 

Thank you for your support. It's just a rough patch I hope. I try to think positively,  like I have a lovely warm fire,  and enough food to eat, so thats the main thing.

I hope all is well with you and that your health is ok at the moment and that you managing alright with life.

Best wishes

Gill