Lily Waddington's Journal

I thought I would put this picture up to get you into the mood for today's post. This photo is of the Bank of England in 1890 take by George Washington Wilson (source: bbc.co.uk).

My dad and I were going through some of his old collections, when we found a journal dated back to 1890 belonging to Lily Waddington. She was my dad's great aunt, born in 1868 on the 10th of July in Dullwich. Lily died of Bronchopneumonia and Hypertension at the age of 80 in 1948, on the 12th 0f November in Camberwell. The journal is a compilation of various poems, messages, and pieces of art written and drawn by her talented friends and of course Lily herself.

Reading the journal for the first time that night, with my family at the dining table was a truly magical experience. I could imagine them scribbling the messages so many years ago, with their calligraphic handwriting, each so unique and beautiful in their own way. The poems and messages have so much emotion and meaning, that we can relate to even today. The journal, over a 120 years old, has pressed flowers neatly stuck in it, still in perfect condition. I even found a tiny squashed fly that was sandwiched between two of the pages over a century ago!

I've kept the treasure somewhere safe... so safe that I seem to have forgotten where! But I will definitely hunt it down and put up a few pieces for you to read.

I was also thinking of getting it published... if you know any publishers who might be interested please drop me a message!

Until next time... keep =) -ing.

Just changes...

It's been oh so very long since I've written, so I thought I'd quickly make a post tonight. Well, a lot of things have been happening in a very short period of time. Big changes happening to a small person like me - but that's life, eh!? It's all for the best, so I don't really mind.

Can't tell you about the big change, but what I can tell you is that I'm going to Madrid on holiday again! Yeepee! The last visit was great, but as it was during Ramadhan and I was fasting, I found myself too tired to properly enjoy our outings. So, I'm going again for seven days this time, to get a better glimpse of the sunny & lovable country.

I start Uni in October and am very excited. Can't wait to see my friends and get into a regular routine again. I'm not quite sure about the workload though. No doubt second year of medicine will bring a load of deadlines, especially with the two SSCs (Student Selected Components) - for which I'm doing something about the Ear and patients with dizziness, we'll have more indepth lectures and will be learning lots of new material too. For sure anatomy and physiology will be much harder.

Last year went by so quickly. I didn't believe the Junior Doctors when they said, they remembered first year as if it was yesterday. 6 years, how could that go like a breeze? With all the stress, long hours and terrifying exams.

It's getting late now. I'd better get ready for bed, besides I've got work tomorrow.

Until next time... be good!