Heartwarming

My mother in law phoned me yesterday to tell me I was on the radio... strange I thought as I was crocheting hexagons together while eating redcurrants and playing play dough with Little M all at the same time, I simply can't have been on the radio and been breathing as well.

It turned out there was a feature on local radio about what things people have found to be a real achievement in their lives (it was linked to Andy Murray winning the tennis) and one of my crochet ladies had phoned in to say that at the age of 62 she had learnt to crochet with me! Straight away I phoned the station to say Hi to her on the radio and get a quick plug in for more enthusiasts.

 

Yesterdays allotment gatherings

Isn't that wonderful. She was really under-confident when she first came as she had lost her husband and wanted to get out and meet people in the town. She greeted me on the first day with "Loads of people have tried to teach me since I was 5 and no one has managed it yet" What a challenge I thought at the time. In the second week she turned up with a nervous rash on her neck and said she couldn't do it and thought she was wasting my time. I kept going but more importantly so did she.

I saw her today at our last class before the summer break and it made my tummy feel all funny.

Thanks Rose. You are what makes teaching people really worth it.

Jo x