Cheers

Our neighbours started their barbecue season this weekend and the host was quite taken with the glass cosie I'd crocheted for DH so I made him some can cosies as a thank you for their hospitality.

That one had a bottom but this one is just gaudy and bottomless!

I'm on a roll again so I'm going to make a wine glass cosy for our hostess.

xx

I have arrived!

Yes, I have arrived - today I embraced being a pensioner. I'm there - at the forefront of this new age - raring to go and showing the world that I'm leading the way. This child of the sixties still rocks.

I spent one hour looking for my bus pass. (So much for my organising system.)

I bought a super-duper shopping trolley from the CS with built in seat and clip fastening bag (detachable no less). (It was not a colour of my liking so my next project is a super-duper shopping trolley cover!)

I received my copy of Heart Matters through the door and enthused with a Yeah! :}

It's all happening here. Stay tuned for some more riveting information from Mum.

Happy Day!

xx

PS I also sowed some seeds in the sunshine, went dancing, shopping, sold on Ebay and had a homemade fish and chips tea.

Not all is lost!

Stay warm

It felt like a planting day today so in went the mange tout, carefully regimented in 3 rows ...

which were covered over with soil. The wire climbing frames are ready to welcome the new plants as they grow.

It was warm enough to start the fence painting which I do every other year. 2 fences down and only another thousand or so to go! :) These were the tricky ones as the cordon apple and plums will get in the way later on. There seem to be plenty of buds forming after some savage pruning.

Weeding tomorrow!

xx

Nine to Five

It seems to have been ages since I posted a Nine to Five day. I shall put that right now.

9am

What am I wearing? 
Long, black, stretchy dress - do I wear anything else around the house?
What am I doing?
I'm tidying the kitchen while I keep my eye on the cat in the garden. Each morning I wipe surfaces, sort the re-cycling into compost, tins and paper, sweep and mop the kitchen floor, load or unload the dishwasher and then make a coffee and a lemon drink.

Where am I?
In the kitchen of course.

What's the sky like?
Cloudy and overcast and when I went outside it was cold, too cold to paint the fences which is what I was going to do if it had been warm.
What's motivating me?
Having a clean and tidy house plus the incentive of a sit down with a cup of lemon when I've sorted out the kitchen.

2pm

What am I wearing?
Same as before

What am I doing?
Listing some items on Ebay. I need to sell some more 'stuff' to feed my Filofax habit!
Where am I?
In the loft room where I read, crochet and work on the computer

What's the sky like?
Same as earlier on. I wish the sun would peep through.
What's motivating me?

Sorting, de-cluttering and the thought of doing more crocheting in a minute. I've already made 2 dishcloths with some cotton yarn from the stash. I thought I'd do some coloured ones which I can wash with our clothes, rather than white ones which 'fester away' in the laundry basket waiting for some light coloured sheets to be washed with them. Most of our clothes go in the coloureds or darks wash.

5pm

What am I wearing?
Same as before.
What am I doing?
Eating tea - fish and chips with tinned tomatoes.
Where am I?
In the back room
What's the sky like?
Same as earlier on. It's definitely been an 'in' sort of day.
What's motivating me?
Each mouthful of fish, chips, tomato juice, tartare sauce and vinegar. The flavours meld together creating a feeling of culinary satisfaction. I'm looking forward to a nice, hot bath and a relax after a non-busy day.

Actually I've done quite a bit so perhaps I should do a '9 to 9' post or an '8 'til late' post.

I'm linking to Thrift Deluxe's blog today as her blog is called Nine to Five.

xx

Collections

I think I'm making a another collection. Is there a name for people who do this? Is it one of my hobbies? Could I be a collectoholic? A look at the Collections label shows the makings of an addiction.

I seem to be collecting blogs at the moment - my own. My Filofax blog is a record for me and I'm quite enjoying my Filofax adventures but here's another blog - hot off the press - and, again it's for me but it may be of interest to others. (If it's not to you then read no further than its title and certainly don't click anything!)

Grandma's Crazy Crocheted Cat Couture

:)

xx

PS Welcome to my new followers - I'm not too sure about one follower so I've not visited their link, having read somewhere that it's not a good idea. Beware.

If it is a good link I apologise but I'm not taking the risk.

Happy Mothers' Day

Please share the joy of my flowers.

xx

From my seat

In front of me there is a large mirror showing what's behind me.

A bit lower down is some wood panelling which runs all the way round the room.

To the right of me is a shelf with some bakelite in the form of ink pots and a small round bakelite box. There's a small earthenware vase and above the shelf is a barometer.

What's it reading today?

To the left of me is the door to the room with lovely patterns in the wood.

Also to the left but a bit behind is an old sign from a pub. Now what does it say?

Here's behind me with a shelf full of unusual bits and bobs, a large pine cone, a bakelite thermometer, 3 candlesticks turned by a relative of a relative and some scientific bottles. Oh, and another pub sign. It's quite easy to read this one now.

I'll just flush and be on my way after my little sit today.

xx