Pic of the week 6/10/19
My muse has deserted me of late, and I struggle to think of what to write.
Possibly because – whilst not quite overwhelmed – “the pension scandal” has come to dominate my time and thoughts over the last two weeks. A week last Friday I chaired a staff meeting to discuss ways forward and it would be polite to say the atmosphere was febrile. Whilst I appreciate that the ire and anger was not directed at me, I did feel like I was the lightning rod for the staff’s displeasure, and sat in front of 100+ angry people was not a pleasant place to be.
But everything looks better the next day. And even better a week or so down the line. The staff remain confused, upset and determined, and whilst it (our proposed withdrawl from TPS) still takes up a significant amount of time, I feel more rested and more on top of the other aspects of my work than this time last week.
The weather’s not been brilliant – its been a wet early autumn thus far – but today has been bright, if blowy. I enjoyed ref-ing Puriton v Huntspill in the Bridgwater Sunday league (terrible pitch, mind. (Puriton R.O.F) Narrow, and I think used for grazing sheep Monday to Saturday, and football only on a Sunday. A marked contrast from the carpet of Kingweston Pitch 1 that I was on yesterday.) and my game yesterday (U16A v Dorset Schools) two good games, no dissent, a perfect sorbet for the mind.
Mowed the lawn today, “vinegared” the front gravel (much to the annoyance of Becky) and failed to get Sam a Glastonbury ticket this morning.
Life rumbles on, but with a lighter step than a week ago.