You cant have one without the other;-
This blog will take us up until the New Year 2010.
The Country Park in Daventry where I cycled most days during the summer break.
A make over at the saffire Studios in London on Bank Holiday Monday in August 2009;- unsure what I had let myself in for when I arrived I stopped for a coffee in the cafe nearby. I plucked up the courage and found myself in this large studio with many others and given a glass of juice and relaxed in one of the large sofas.First there was a consultation on the makeup they would be using. I never wore much makeup so this was new to me and it did make a difference to the finished photographs.My hair was given some soft curls as one of the outfits I would be wearing a hat.I had taken four changes of outfits and chose just four photos to go onto disc and one gave a photo for letter heads wearing a suit.
I planned to attend the party conference in Manchester and was offered to stay with a friend in Stretford where I could take the metro link into the City each day.
I enjoyed Manchester and met many friends. Anne and I attended the concert at the Town Hall and then went for an Italien where we we met others at the same resturant.A standing joke that everywhere I go I meet Leonard and Judith even as far as BuxtonI met them sat on a bench overlooking the river near the Opera House where David Cameron was speaking and then another time at a lunch in Nottingham.
I began to travel alone again after the divorce in 1997/8 and visited france with the twinning in 1999 and then I decided if I was going on holiday it was going to be good and booked to go on the cruise down the Nile in November 2003. I discovered the the cabin boys had regular access to my room and left the clean towels in different shapes each day.I decided if they had access that I would leave leafets out to read some of my recent campaign In Touches and others of a retrest at St Augustines in Daventry, after all their Council and Catholic church was not far from the harbour in Luxor. And everywhere I stayed after that I made sure there was something of interest to read including work that I had written during my stay.
I was pleased to be of help in Manchester and kept my memory sticks close to hand and recent work I had written during my stay.I found myself in a queue for the final speeches at the conference but everyone was soon ushered in and a seat was found with a good view.
I managed to capture photos of the entrance to the Midland Hotel before I left in the direction of the station. bought some sandwiches for the journey and got to the station in time for my train home.
Back home from the conference and I had NHS meetings to attend and a day with the head of CAHMS visiting the Princesss Marina, the PCT HQ and then St Marys in Kettering where I was introduced with all the team.
I received a call from the Rugby Cons office and was asked to call in for an interview with the candidate and chair of association.
I spent the weeks before christmas assisting in different areas of the campaign and meeting the team there. " Getting Back to Work" it was decided 4th January I would start in the mornings.
Christmas and I was busy both at Church and home meeting friends and family.
Tonight I have watched Pride and Prejudice with many Horse and Carriage throughout the story some of which was set in Derbyshire. I had spent many weekends in Derbyshire back in the 70's and knew the are well.
I shall attend the leisure club each day this week before New Year and tomorrow see my youngest sister Sam and her son Cameron at the Heart of Shires for lunch.This cancelled until next week.
The candles flicker in the lounge of my ground floor flat where I moved into on 17th December 2004 just five years ago. I had moved back into Daventry in October 1997 and purchased a flat in the Albany, finding this a struggle I sold and bought a smaller one downstairs in the Albany.and then with back problems I found this one on groundfloor level and attend the leisure club to exercise in the water most days.
I have helped Voluntary since 1993 when I finished work and helped in different areas of Education and Childrens services but getting back to work will help finances.
A recession which had effected everyone this year has been a struggle but at this time each year I balance the accounts and forward plan into 2010
The New Years message has just come through on e-mail which I have read and returned a message.
I studied recent photography and found a delight in the smile visiting the hospice where children were playing with hands in paint. A charity run captured a photo which was terrific and a sense of determination, another relaxed photo meeting the minister of foreign affairs for Poland,the excitement of appearing on stage in Leamington and the serious photo taken when a New Years message was videoed.The visual aspect of his work was important to capture that impact with his audience but the content of his recent speeches have been excellent and will help to build trust amongst anyone who reads them.
Here in one paragraph I have shown the man working at his best in different areas, at times difficult to find a smile but a sense of sensitivity that will carry us forward with the strong emotions that effect us all.
The emotions I have taught young children in their Communication;- from September - December I have attended Nursery and Childrens Centre and taught different areas of Communication that is important to us all.The photos that have been captured during my work will have had an impact on those young childrens listening /looking / learning.
How Close we Are;- Happy and Sad ;- we can't have one without the other.
My Voluntary Work since 1993 has been important but today getting Back to Work is important for obvious financial reasons, you cant have one without the other.
Health and Wellbeing;- an interest through personal experience ;- we cant have one without the other.
Mapping Out Crime / Mapping Out the Environment / Mapping Out Our Childrens Future
Discussion with the foreign minister / a personal experience of the environment /. hands on with children
Communication;- Stages of development. ;- we cant have one without the other.
(Lev Vigotski / Piaget / )
How Close We Are;- ..........................................................
Working in Leadership / Working from Ground Level/
In my formation group I was asked to draw the image of God ;- I drew a tree with roots to hold on,the strength in the bark with the motivation and determination to carry on and branch out and eventually reach the top of that destination and the light shinning through to guide.
Everyone has a journey at sometime in their lives and writing and networking has given me the opportunity of sharing mine with many others in similar situations.
The candles will flicker later to remember the memories of 2009 and I promise you I'm always there.
Annette Rosaline Dunn December 2009
Vice Chair of Daventry District Council May 2009- May 2010
Vice Chair has kept me busy with additional events to attend as Vice Chair for most weeks since last May, meeting and networking with many people.
We cant have one without the other ;- working from ground level delivering,canvassing and meeting the public but also being prepared for important guests to arricve to be show your area.
The photos I collected had improved this month with sheer determination and a boost in moral, the run with sport relief and talking in Church, visits with children or just coming home from working and announcing their "Good News"
