New girl at the office

Living in new place + working at home = don't meet a lot of people at work 

None in fact. Well, except for the old geyser with grey hair who farts a lot.

So I decided to hire a desk two days a week. And it's in a rather cool building called The Storey Institute.



It's next to the castle. 

And it has lots of rather good things in it, like an art gallery, artists' studios, an auditorium and a cafe (bacon butty and a cup of tea £3 to desk hirers). Haven't found out what Wild, Wet 'n Wooly is yet though ...



It even has a secret garden, only open to the public one day a year (where I can sit at lunchtime - on the days it isn't bloody raining).



My desk is in the Creative Hub on the top floor. My journey there takes me up these stairs ...



Past this fantastic stained glass window ...

And through these old gates ...



All this for £7 a day 8.30am-8.30pm. Free tea and coffee  - and a shower - included. Even better, I use it till 3.30 and then go home for Lola, and Jim takes over the warmed-up seat after that.

The only snag? Hardly anyone seems to use the Creative Hub. In the two days I have worked there, I have met a grand total of three people: a woman who is introducing the Dutch mixed-gender game of Korfball to schools and clubs in the city, a man who gives training days in nuclear power stations and a woman who organizes the Light Up Lancaster festival. I often have the whole office to myself.

So tomorrow, I will also be trying out another office, which is in a whole nuvver world altogether.

Watch this space.