{"id":194,"date":"2013-04-18T18:58:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T17:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/?p=194"},"modified":"2013-04-18T20:13:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T19:13:41","slug":"all-hail-the-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/2013\/04\/all-hail-the-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"All Hail the Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Well, we can&#8217;t deny that April is a month of showers.<\/p>\n<p>I went to aquarobics fairly early this morning &#8211; at the Athenaeum Club in Rochford.\u00a0 I enjoyed it but it probably wasn&#8217;t a good idea to eat a large bowl of muesli just before the class!\u00a0 Anyway, when I left home and even when I came out of the Club, the sun was shining, albeit half-heartedly.\u00a0 And all the way down the A127 to Ilford where my Hairdresser is located I needed my sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p>But as I left the Hairdresser two hours later large, dark clouds were gathering ominously.\u00a0 I drove to Eastbrook End Cemetery because I wanted to place some flowers on Mum and Dad&#8217;s grave to mark Mum&#8217;s birthday this Sunday.\u00a0 But by the time I got there the wind was blowing a real gale and it was pouring with rain.\u00a0 I sat in the car for twenty-five minutes waiting for it to stop but it showed no signs of doing so.\u00a0 There was no blue sky to be seen anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>So, I phoned the Brother and agreed to drop my flowers off at his office so that he could take them with his own at the weekend (I can&#8217;t go due to other commitments).\u00a0 The rain and wind followed me all the way down the A13 and as I crossed the A128 and onto the A127 the rain turned to hail; heavy hail at that.\u00a0 The Brother got soaked coming down for the flowers and then the weather continued on my tail all the way to the Leigh-end of Westcliff.<\/p>\n<p>Yet now, I&#8217;m writing this at 6.45pm &#8211; the sun is shining!!\u00a0 The weather is, indeed, schizophrenic!<\/p>\n<p>The visit to the Hairdresser was as enjoyable as it always is.\u00a0 He and his partner are close personal friends and very good entertainment value.\u00a0 But today I was delighted to see an iconic TV actress was also there.\u00a0 She was such a nice person and she recognised me from the Chase!!\u00a0 We chatted like old friends and she told me she has also taught drama for a number of years.\u00a0 I told her about my Actors&#8217; Factory that&#8217;s starting at Stages Studios in Romford and she offered to do some masterclasses!\u00a0\u00a0 How cool is that?\u00a0 I was thrilled and I know my actors will be.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I have an acting job &#8211; hooray!\u00a0 It&#8217;s with Lee Mack and I&#8217;m excited and I&#8217;ll tell you all about it in my next blog.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, yes.\u00a0 <em>&#8220;What about Singles in India?&#8221; <\/em>I hear you asking.<\/p>\n<p>Well, you&#8217;ll be pleased to hear &#8211;\u00a0things are\u00a0on the move again!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Well, we can&#8217;t deny that April is a month of showers. 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