still waiting ...knowing it is getting nearer

well still waiting ...November 13th ...middle of the month and the time is ticking nearer to the end of the month for the next batch of referrals we are crossing all fingers and toes that we will be included.

The weather has been unseasonally mild, Rob has realised that he had been saving up holiday days in the thought that we might have been going to China this year, so we decided that there was time for a weekend away. so quickly emailed friends by the seaside in Swanage and went down there for a couple of days ...we were on the beach every day in the sunshine , there were people swimming in the seas on Sunday! Had a great time with Lesley and Stephen and then back to London for my Mandarin class...

Mandarin - tackling tones can be fun, did you realise that the word ma can mean four things depending on how you say it --- could be confusing horse, hemp or mother!!!!!!