A Change of Schedule

The keen eyed amongst you, or the merely disappointed may have noticed that there was no blog yesterday. This was due to spontaneity, not a trait normally associated with our family. It was a fairly routine Saturday, we had done some chores in the morning, I had got my hair cut (boy is this blog at the cutting edge), and we were both sat reading at about 3pm. My mobile rings, it is my son would you like to come over and see the grandchildren. Well yes great, it always good to see those bright little things. Just as we are in the car the phone rings again, pack an overnight bag says son. So we rush back into the house and pack an overnight bag.

Of course in our hurry I forget to pack my laptop so no blog. I also forget to pack a number of other essentials for an overnight stay but that is another story. It turns out that we need to undertake a little babysitting as a new bunk bed is being constructed, but looking after the two girls is always a pleasure.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and it was all the better because we had not looked forward to it as it was at short notice.

The clocks went forward in the UK last night as we moved to British Summer Time. Now in itself that would not normally have impacted us as we would probably have had an extra hours sleep to compensate. However small children’s bodies are not regulated by real time, so it was still quite early when there was a little knock at the door and two beaming faces appeared for a cuddle, story reading, and educational games. When this was allied to quite a late night due to lots of talk over an Indian meal and a few beers mean that we are not quite as sprightly this afternoon as we might be!!!

This leads me to the necessity of changing the clocks. I think that it was introduced so that the agricultural industry could maximise production in the summer months. I am not sure that in these days of mechanisation this is any longer a factor. Any way from a personal perspective it is always depressing when the clocks go back and the light fades from the sky at around 16:30, just as it will be uplifting tonight when it is light to past 20:00. I am sure that it is easier to cope with dark mornings rather than gloomy evenings. Perhaps this is a reform that the next government would care to make, and perhaps we could harmonise times across Europe.