Summer's over!

The excellent weather of the last couple of weeks has fizzled out into more typical Cornish mode this morning - it's damp and miserable, grey skies as far as the eye can see. Still, I'm sure it's a lot worse in plenty of other places, so I'll try and stop being the stereotypical Brit, moaning about the weather.
(Spoiler alert - Champions League result coming up)  I was disappointed that Barcelona were beaten in the Champions League semi-final last night, not just because they usually play the most spectator friendly football but because of the cynical tactics Inter Milan employed against them - there was more foul play, time wasting and, especially, feigning injury than I've seen in a major game in a long while. Without wishing to get too deep and analytical about it, those kind of tactics seem to mirror the way the so-called civilised world is going - achieve your selfish ends at all costs, trampling any decent or worthwhile people or values underfoot as necessary. No doubt I'm being naive in thinking that any other methodology would be used, especially where money or power (or both) are involved. I get the feeling sometimes that being nice to people is seen as being a sign of weakness rather than any sort of a virtue.
More positively, we went to my daughter's parents' evening at school last night, her first at senior school. She worked really hard just over a year ago to pass her 11-plus exam and get a place at grammar school, so it was reassuring to hear from virtually all of her various subject teachers that she's doing well and up to the expected standards. She's not top of the class, for the most part (except in ICT), but she's nowhere near the bottom, either. On top of that, she's really enjoyed her time at the school so far, so it really looks as though the hard work has been worthwhile. There's no way we can afford to send her to a fee-paying school, so the fact that she's thriving at what is arguably the best state school in this part of the world is very encouraging.
Finally, many thanks to Andy for becoming my latest follower. I know virtue is supposed to be its own reward, but the fact that some people are taking an interest in my ramblings is a great encouragement to carry on.

Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B