Who, where, when, what for?

Welcome to my new and recent followers and here's an invitation to you and indeed all followers and viewers to join in with our Virtual Tea Party at the end of October. Details can be found by clicking on the Tea Party button to the right of your screen. We already have some contributors for the day with promises of visits from others. No great effort is involved - just treat it as a virtual playtime with the opportunity for others, old and new, to view your blog.

Joy

Frugal in Bucks

Johnny jumps up

Jane and Chris

Hope to see you there, Bloggy Bloggers, with your cake, sandwiches, scones, teapots, china, witty conversation, best clothes, floral decorations and whatever else or whoever else you might like to bring along!

xx

Everything but the kitchen sink

There are not many times that I can clean the kitchen sink and leave it pristine. There's too much going on around, on and in it. I've only taken pics of a few activities but the list is endless. Here we have the breadmaking utensils to wash,

the veg to peel.

the lights to take down and clean,

the cat sick to wash out (cat lovers will understand this one) ...

and the sandwiches to make.

I use the sink as a bucket for when the floor is mopped, to soak pots and pans so they will scrub clean easily, to wash clothes, to water plants, to bath the baby, to ...

what else?

As soon as I've cleaned the sink another task arises which necessitates mucking it up again. Hey ho!

xx

Musings

When we're old (I don't classify myself as there yet) and grey (I'm there underneath the colour) and unable to look after ourselves (debatable) do you think that the staff in the old folks' home will supply us with iPods, laptops, mobile phones (internet devices) so we can read our blogs?

xx

Done ...

... all the squares.

Now I've just got to crochet them all together and crochet an edge.

I should have 22 rows of 16 squares. There are some squares that haven't been done correctly. Can you spot any? One's got 3 clusters on one corner. Silly me. (I can't spot it now!)

Click on the 2012 label to see the story of this blanket.

xx

PS A very warm welcome to my new follower who is also enjoying her retirement. Yeah!

View of life in the 60s

More moments in time in the 60s rather than a story with a plot, but very readable.

xx

Quick snack

Choose the ripe tomatoes.

Red ones ...

and yellow ones.

Pick and carry back to the kitchen.

Cut up and fry up (I used chip pan lard - tut, tut) or ding in the microwave until soft. Eat on toast or with toast. Yummy, yummy says my tummy!

xx

No time at all

The corn has been harvested and most frozen (some kept back to eat today). The plants were shredded and composted.

Only about 30 minutes from start to finish. Fresh veg. quickly frozen and fresh veg. quickly eaten - zero food miles. Can't be bad!

xx