Back to school

[wiseheart]

... to visit E., our art teacher, with whom I've been causal friends since 1995. She has a workshop for upper primary pupils on Monday afternoons, which basically means she offers simple craft possibilities for whoever might be interested. Today, there only were about ten or so kids - all girls - so we could chat while they worked.

I've been considering getting a smartphone for some time, and E. has one that I think I might be able to handle. She offered to accompany me at Telekom's customer service, with her phone, so that I could get something as similar to hers as possible. Good friends are a real blessing!

Not much else got done today. I've finished two more tiny teddies - only six more to go - we watched some telly, ate leftovers and had the pre-scheduled visit from the exterminator. Profilactically only, thank God.

Comments

[meathiel]

Good luck with the smartphone.
I'd need a new one but I don't wanna!!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

New gadgets are always frigging hard to get used to. *sigh*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Glad she's going to help you.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So am I!

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the new smartphone.
You know, it’s a little sad that there are no boys in your friend’s craft group. I’m sure it would have marvellous benefits for them too, not to mention the development of life-long skills. I hate the way society genders things, “this is for boys, this is for girls”. Things like crafts are gender neutral, it’s not like you need certain genitalia or a certain identity to accomplish such things. It’s all so strange. I often feel like I’m out of sync with accepted practices.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

There are boys sometimes. It is an open group, everyone can come if they are interested. But girls are in the majority, that is true. Boys prefer electronic gadgets.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I've had a smart phone for a couple of years now and am still getting used to it. That said, I wouldn't be without it. A also helps me out with discovering functions occasionally.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The best thing is having a skilled layperson near you who can help without confusing you with all the technobabble. *g*

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I contemplated calling an exterminator to fight the moths, but hubby said no. He must have read the tariff list...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

We have a contract with the exterminator: they come four times a year to spray our flat profilactically. A different company did the spraying in the entire building on the same day (mere coincidence), so I hope we are well shielded for a while.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

You'll find the Smartphone handy once you get used to it.