Hmm

I think I have found a way to retrieve DB's lost journal, will see later, at the moment he is in bed with a dizzy......

Yesterday I managed to get quite a bit done on the drummer boy, the last piece is very 'bitty' hope to finsh him later today or tomorrow.

Stuff is coming through for the retreat, I have to cross my fingers and hope that DB is ok........I stand to loose £500 if he is not. I hope by March we will have seen the specialist that DB has been referred to.

Dull grey morning and cold, people going by with coats, hats and scarves on.

Supper poached smoked haddock and poached egg, with bread and butter.

 

Another day

DB is driving me nuts he has managed to wipe out his journal, I have tried to get it back but to no avail.

DD2 messaged yesterday to say that DGD is to have a Ceaser in 2 weeks, so a November birthday rather than December.

A decent night again last night, could do with a full week of 8hrs +. A grey morning, have washed a load of whites, no breeze at all so they are in the dryer.

I did not get to the Dummer yesterday, will hopefully manage it later this afternoon when DB goes for his siesta.

Joint of pork in the oven to cook, once its cold I will slice and freeze it ready for when we need it.

Supper tonight mac and cheese and jacket spuds.

Nothing really to report, so will be back tomorrow.

Thank goodness

At last a decent nights sleep, 8+ hours, I need a few nights like that.

Very cold grey morning, glad I did the laundry yesterday although at least I now have the dryer back, I did use it quite a bit in the winter. Will take the whirly out and store it in the garage.

Collected Trevor for his last day here until the spring, he has done a fabulous job in the garden, looks a lot better than a year ago.....

I plant to try and finish the Drummer today, not going to kill myself though. I need to sort out a quick easy design for some extra bits for the fair at the end of the month.

Not sure about supper tonight yet, the left over chicken will go in rolls at lunchtime. 

Another

lousy night, topped off by DB tipping a tray of fruit cup and orange juice all over the bed...............so had to change the bed without help this morning. Sheets etc in the washer.

M arrived just after 10am, he moved the dryer and freezer, the plug was out of the dryer........how I have no idea, however we pulled the dryer out, moved the freezer over and put the dryer where the freezer was, I can now get at both plugs. He cut up the pallett we had by the garage door and the dryer is also stood up off the floor.

Once the sheets had finished I put them in the dryer and they are now ready to go to be ironed later this week.

I am so tired I decided to leave sewing the last bits of the Drummer boy till tomorrow, its the bottom of the tuntic, hands, drum etc so quite a bit to do, the last bit is doing the satin stitch round him, might get him finished on Tuesday.

Prepped the veggies for supper, cooked the gammon joint and made soup with the liquor, will cook the pork tomorrow, then I can slice it and the gammon.

Rather cold day and over cast, winter cometh........

So roast chicken, cauliflower, brussels and roast potatoes for supper tonight. No dessert.

They said

it would not rain, I have just been out and collected the small load of laundry I did this morning. The sky is very grey so I guess we are in for a downpour.

DB seems to have recovered from his dizzy bout yesterday, to make sure I have given him the medication this morning and will do again at supper time.

I have the legs attached to the boots on the Dummer, tomorrow I have the lower part to sew, his tunic hands, drum stick and drum and then connect the top to the bottom......should be fun. He will then be finished apart from being tidyed up and threads snipped on the back. I have been mulling over the new machine that has come out, like cars, they loose value once the box has been opened, if then we have to move in 3,4,5 years time it will possibly only be worth £8 - £9 thousand I am sticking with the one I have. I will sell it when we move and just use the NV2700.

We have both been for our flu jabs, will leave it a couple of weeks and then go for our covid jabs. We are then protected.

I have a joint of pork to cook tomorrow, I will carve some of it for supper and then slice and freeze the rest for either supper with veg or rolls at lunch time.

Tonight is ADB, its a couple of weeks since we had it last.

Not good

 We were awake at 2am drinking tea. I went back to sleep, DB woke this morning with a bad dizzy, he was still in bed at 11.30.

I plant to do the legs and boots for the Drummer this afternoon, if I have time.

Its a fine but cold day, we have a problem with the lock on the garage, it is not turning properly, so had to put the roller door up and go in that way to get bread from the freezer.

Fish and chips tonight........

Done and dusted

So DGD and his partner came this morning, the boxes are up in the attic which is insulated and floored. DGD did a bit of moving round, he says there is room for a lot more stuff. I do not want to put anything else there, it is all going to have to come out eventually.

Morrisons were early with their delivery, so I plan to do the drummers hat and get it sewn on today. One bit a day till he is finished.

Supper tonight garlic chicken, new potatoes and salad. I have printed off the menu for next month and stuck it on the fridge door. Have a pork joint and a gammon joint to cook and slice.

News flash........Drummer Boy now has a hat on!!