I Just Take Pictures

It looks like half my work offices are under quarantine since Michael has brought in a Cold/Flu virus on Monday. Here in the accounts, Sam and Cameron are spluttering away, June is practically coughing up a lung and Treena escaped with a couple of days off.

In Sales, John as usual has caught the bug and passed it on to Simon. Fortunately Laura and Suzy have yet to succumb to the cold although Leigh and Neil and the new guy (who I have yet to be introduced to whose name I believe is Darren?) seem fine for the moment. I think David and Andy in Stock are restricting their access as much as possible to the upstairs offices so are Paul and Jack although Jack is on nights this week so he has escaped so far.

So, I come back to work after a few days off and everyone is feeling very sorry for themselves.

And here I am hoping that I don’t compound my hay fever with a cold. It’s bad enough with the sneezing and stuffed sinuses but I don’t want to develop the cough everyone has.

Even with viruses and coughs and sneezes, everyone enjoyed cake. No one is too sick for cake. Comfort food! My cheesecake, lemon drizzle cake and chocolate, nut & cherry brownies went down a treat and I even had people asking for more.

What fun eh?

Nope I don't think I have escaped the dreaded lurgy!

You know, I don’t have an idea what to write today, I feel so out of sorts, but I am going to try.

Today is payday and most of it is already gone or reserved for the coming month. That is depressing right there. Everything keeps going up and up but my pay hasn’t. I haven’t had a pay rise since 2010, that was small in itself and was swallowed by tax and increased costs in EVERYTHING.

I am poorer now than I was 5 years ago. And I have no sight of a pay rise in the coming future either.

I so need something to liven me up, some time to get my head into gear and out of the doldrums. The weather isn’t helping either. I get headaches when pressure changes. If there is a storm brewing then I can feel it by the tension headache I feel starting at the base of my skull and front of my head just like right now.

I so want to get out with the camera on Saturday but I have not got the foggiest idea where to go and I don’t want to go over the top with cost for travel either. Looks like I will have to get the road atlas out and have a browse.

One thing I have to look forward to is another exhibition, this time at Patchings Arts Centre in Calverton, Notts at the end of April. My group are fortunate to be running our exhibition there at the same time as the brilliant David Shepherd. I remember first seeing his work at Dobbs of Nottingham Gallery when the company I work for used to reside at Wilford Street in Nottingham. Although most of the pictures I saw were prints I was fortunate to see one oil and believe me his animal pictures were amazing.

These are the links to the arts centre

http://www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk/whats_on_nottingham/patchings_exhibitions_and_events.php?id=158 28th April 2012 - 27th May 2012

Different Perspectives delivers this work into formal and glorious print bringing it to new audiences in the traditional format of a photography exhibition with a contemporary edge. The Nottingham Flickr Group aim to excite, communicate and collaborate with the audience through traditional print and digitally rich audio visual display. Forget fixed genres and photographic preconceptions, Different Perspectives is about collaboration, involvement and opportunities.

Patchings Arts Centre, Oxton Road Calverton, Nottinghamshire NG14 6NU

http://www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk/whats_on_nottingham/patchings_exhibitions_and_events.php?id=157 28th April 2012 - 5th June 2012

David Shepherd

Patchings Arts Centre, Oxton Road Calverton, Nottinghamshire NG14 6NU

Everyone is welcome to visit when its up and running.