My grandparents are getting older, but they are still pretty independent. They still live in the same house they bought when they were newlyweds nearly 60 years ago. They realize they do have some limitations though, and they don’t hesitate to call on one of us grandchildren when they need something. I was happy to help them when they asked me if I could get them a Christmas tree last year. I just did a quick search for Christmas trees delivery to W1 and found a reputable company that delivers gorgeous trees to people.

Since my grandparents don’t use the Internet, I took care of ordering it, and I was there when it was delivered too. The entire process was very easy. All we had to do was unpack the tree, and then the real fun began.

Our church has had a rather successful little theater in the basement for about a year and a half. It is actually a very nice little money maker for the Youth group, lots of people in the neighborhood show up to see the show. In fact we might add more if we have the people to put on the shows. I am supposed to help and since I am mostly retired I am learning about stage sets and that sort of stuff. I have seen a few plays, but until now I never really thought about what went into putting one on. You have to provide all sorts of things before the actors every step onto the stage. It is a lot harder to put together a proper stage setting than I would have imagined, but if you look around you can find the information and the products that you need to help you.

Of course I just use my jigsaw and plywood to put together anything that is within my means, but some of the stuff you need is very difficult to obtain. I needed an old fashioned microphone for one play and I had no idea where to find one until my brother introduced me to a nice gentleman who rents out sound equipment and owns a little recording studio. He had one exactly like I needed, but it was locked up in a steel cage. I asked him why and he just smiled, but I immediately realized that he was lending me something very valuable to use as a prop. It made me a bit self-conscious because I had not thought that we were asking a great deal of the man. My brother told me that that mike was probably worth at least three hundred dollars and likely more.

When I graduated from university, I was happy to receive a job offer in York. I had been there many times and was looking forward to actually living there and getting to know the area even better. The first thing I did was an online search for landlord properties to rent in York. I knew that I wanted to one day own a nice house on a sizable piece of property, but I would need to work my way up to that. I figured I could look for a nice flat or house to rent, and looking online would be the easiest way to go about this.

I did some research on York first because I only knew it from a tourist’s point of view. I wanted to make sure that I looked for a rental property in an area that is not constantly flocked to by tourists. I also enlisted the help of my cousin who had lived there for a few years while going to the University there.