Ukelele and Learning Turkish

Was very lucky to get a ukelele for Christmas as well as a book and CD for learning Turkish, thanks to Sue and Terry and Linda. They must have been peeking at my 101 list. So now i know whqat to concentrate on in January and all the way up to May when I have my next trip planned to Turkey.
Have a DVD with the ukelele as well as the loan of a CD and DVD from Joy. So will give it a good go. Utube here I come lol.
Forgot all about the free rice so did 4,000 today.

Free Rice

Haven't had a go on this in a while but realise will need to get a wiggle on if am going to reach my target of 1000.000 grains. Am going to try to do 2000 a day for a while to see if can get my figure up. May do calculation to see how long that will take. Its something to do in the winter anyway. Some of the words are very hard too. Ig you don't know what it is it is a word game and for every one you get right you donate 10 grains of rice to hungry people in the third world.
Its multiple choice with one word sand four possible meanings. I believe a man made it up for his children to play but decided it could be used to make money for charity at the same time. Have done my 2000 for the day.

Making Cards

Have had a go at making cards and have made 2 Christmas cards and 7 birthday cards. Could do with a bit of help and advice on this but maybe taking my bits next week to lunch with Joy and Joyce.

Ordered lots of fairly cheap items from mad about cards some for as little as 25p but still managed to spend 17 pound, hopefully will be able to make at least fifty cards from that though. Tried some with stickers, painted a few and some with stamps. Think they look better if stickers are used for Happy Birthday/ Merry Christmas etc and stamps better used for inside the card.

Will do a bit of research on internet for ideas but enjoyed the session and something to do on a cold wet snowy day.

Talking Books

Have now managed to put 13 talking books onto itunes and only have to look at the instructions fleetingly ;-).
Am really enjoying listening to them but am going to try and read a few more books as I think that only listening to books has made me less aware of the strucutre of books and I think I will need this skill when I get around to editing the book "what I wrote"

Write a Song

It's a bit cheesey and may need editing but this is my attempt at a song.

It takes a special kind of man to care for a woman like me
Are you that special kind of man to care for a woman like me?
You are that special kind of man that I need

I neeed to be pampered
I need special care
I need care and attention
and to know that you're there

Chorus:
It takes a special kind of man.....

I need love and reassurance
each and every day
I need you to be there for me
no matter what I say

It takes a special kind of man.....

I need you to know if I'm feeling OK
I need you to be right here for me
each and every day

It takes a special kind of man....

I know you can't fix me
I know you can't help
But knowing you're here for me
Is all that I need

It takes a specail kind of man.....

Book Hotel on Friday go on Saturday

Had a lovely night way in a hotel on Friday booked Thursday, think this fits in to above criteira anyway as I just mean something last minute. We went to stay at the Hurtwood Inn in Peaslake which is also one of my pubs with fires and we then visited two more pubs with fires so that task it getting along too. Was very excited when found out that one pub with real fire also was a comedy club so was thinking not two but three birds with one stone ;-) but although in Surrey it wasn't that near where we were staying so will do that one another time.
It is quite hard to get the photos of the fireplaces because people are sititng in front of them or they are not lit. You also feel a bit self conscious taking the pics but the last one we were in I just snapped it on the way out only to hear a local say "What was all that flashing about". Have laso forgotten the camera and had to take ot on an ipod nano video so will need to transfer it. Anyway now have done 6 out of forty so getting on with it.

Writing a Book

Well if you can believe it I did it. 50108 words. It was hard going but have managed it. Have put it away now and will not think about it for a while but will edit it in a few months time. Feel like carrying on writing now like some short stories but am fresh out of ideas so will just stick with blogging for a while. Hoping to restart other blog too, have been unwell and lacked motivation to carry on but will start it again soon.
Anyway it is a fantastic achievment I think even it nothing happens to it but it sitting on my computer as one enormous file.