Yesterday started out with a plan! I was meeting up with Bev Jessup, a speech and language therapist who like me lives in Ryde. We met recently and met up for coffee so she could tell me more about her bid to win the Barclays £50,000 grant in the "Take on small step" competition. I have a 30 year teaching background and was very keen to learn about her work. She has been shortlisted in the last 3 and voting starts on Monday - she will certainly be getting my vote. She also joined my network group Wightbuzz. From Bev's it was on to the Isobel centre to discuss how I could help them become a community fundraising - very easily raising funds for themselves while helping their supporters save money on the household bills - a win win win situation set up by The Utility Warehouse (Lyn's Utility Biz) Before my meeting I decided to eat my lunch at the Isobel centre as they serve very reasonably priced meals! Good job I did - at 12 o'clock - my friend Jo of Blushing Blooms Florists in Ryde rang me! I had said only a couple of days earlier - if ever you get stuck for a delivery driver let me know - and she did! (unfortunately she wasn't given much notice by the non appearing delivery driver!!!) Bridal flowers to get to Ventnor by 1.30!!! Oh heck - I was just about to have a meeting in Newport and the van's diesel tank was on empty! Ok so the meeting went ahead - all the facts presented then off on my way - off to the nearest diesel station then over to Ryde, picked up Jo and flowers and then off to Ventnor where I deposited Jo and the bridal flowers leaving her to calm the bride and arrange the flowers in the brides hair and sort out the other arrangements. The flowers looked gorgeous (and smelt lovely) Not quite sure how we made it in time but we did!
We returned to Ryde where it was most definitely time for a well earned cuppa then I did a further delivery of two very beautiful arrangements before heading home for a well earned rest. In fact I had my tea and fell asleep in the chair for about 3 hours!!!!! I love days like that! Makes it all more exciting.
