Category Archives: Teaching

Results?

Posted on March 24, 2020 by notewords

My results are clear, and I am so thankful. However, it seems almost irrelevant against what is going on in the world. I thought we were in lockdown before. Apparently not. Just restrictions. Now South Africa will be in lockdown … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Learning, Life, Motivation, music, Teaching | Tagged challenges, Guitar, learning, Life, motivation, music | 13 Comments

Still Around.

Posted on August 10, 2018 by notewords

I have quite a few half-finished blog posts hanging around. I just never get one finished… They say life is what happens while you are making other plans. Life certainly keeps happening, no matter what plans I make. Bronchitis, abscessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Challenges, Dogs, Handwork, Health, Knitting, knitting, Lacemaking, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching | Tagged animals, challenges, dogs, handwork, health, knitting, lacemaking, Life, shuttle tatting, tatting | 20 Comments

All Things Come to an End

Posted on May 8, 2018 by notewords

I’ve been teaching guitar for more than 30 years. I teach at home, and was asked to teach at a local school in 2005. Pupil numbers do tend to cycle – when money is tight, people cut ‘luxuries’ like music … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, Health, Knitting, knitting, Life, music, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress | Tagged Guitar, handwork, health, knitting, lacemaking, Life, music, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, work in progress | 27 Comments

Happy 100th Birthday!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by notewords

No, it’s not me. I found this by accident. The page is too big to get into one picture. Look at the date of the stamp. One of the shelves on my bookcase collapsed. I should have realised when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Challenges, history, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, Memories, music, Teaching | Tagged Anniversary, books, challenges, history, humor, Humour, Life, memories, music, Teaching | 7 Comments

Left, write, left, write…

Posted on October 15, 2015 by notewords

My writing is still going steadily. Despite Titch’s efforts to the contrary. 😀 Just putting one word after the other. Not that I don’t have bad days, and even on a good day I often end up with less words … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, humor, Humour, Knitting, Lacemaking, Learning, Motivation, music, Rejection, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress, Writing | Tagged challenges, Guitar, handwork, humor, Humour, knitting, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, music, Perseverance, persistence, practise, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, Teaching, work in progress, writer's block, writing | 10 Comments

Crazy Tatting Lady

Posted on September 26, 2015 by notewords

One of the benefits of tatting is that it is so portable. I hate wasting time in queues or waiting rooms and always have my tatting in my bag. This has the added benefit of people coming over to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, humor, Humour, Lacemaking, Motivation, music, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress | Tagged challenges, handwork, lacemaking, learning, Life, motivation, Perseverance, shuttle tatting, submitting, tatting, Teaching, work in progress | 29 Comments

Silence of the Guitars

Posted on January 20, 2015 by notewords

Sunday 18th January. I mentioned in a previous post that I have been teaching at the same school for 9 years. I started out one day a week, then two and for a couple of years I’ve been there three … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Health, history, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, music, Teaching | Tagged challenges, changes, Guitar, health, history, humor, Humour, job, learning, Life, music, Teaching | 25 Comments

Resolving Resolutions

Posted on January 6, 2015 by notewords

I have a nasty tendency to tuck things away to ‘keep them safe’. This means that cleaning out cupboards can resemble an archaeological dig. Of course it also means that a lot of time gets wasted with ‘Oh goodness, I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Guitar, Handwork, history, humor, Humour, Knitting, Learning, Life, Motivation, music, Rejection, Resolutions, Shuttle Tatting, Submitting, Tatting, Teaching, Writing | Tagged challenges, Guitar, humor, Humour, knitting, learning, Life, music, resolutions, submitting, Success, tatting, Teaching, Tidying, writing | 15 Comments

Head Today, Gone Tomorrow…

Posted on November 28, 2014 by notewords

I’ve been teaching music at a local school for the past nine years. About a month ago we found out that the head of the music department is going on early retirement. The school hasn’t found any replacement yet. We’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Gifts, Handwork, Humour, Learning, Life, music, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Teaching | Tagged Bookmark, farewell, gift, humor, Humour, Life, music, retirement, shuttle tatting, tatting, Teaching | 26 Comments

Happy Tatt-iversary!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by notewords

It’s two years since I started tatting. I absolutely can’t believe it – it has become so natural to tuck my little tatting bag into my handbag wherever I go. Not that any of this was what I planned. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Handwork, humor, Humour, Learning, Life, Memories, Motivation, Shuttle Tatting, Tatting, Teaching, work in progress | Tagged Anniversary, handwork, humor, Humour, knitting, learning, Life, tatting, Teaching | 10 Comments