Coffee Morning

We ventured out to the coffee morning and to get our haircut, it took a couple of goes to get out of the drive, but managed it. The roads were largely clear, but plenty of snow still on the pavements.

A couple of people asked for things, 4 book marks with the cross on for one lady and 4 tissue holders for another. We called at CC for lunch, scrambled egg on toast. C the chap who owns the garden centre

Came in for his lunch, I showed him the Nutcracker and Drummer, he did remark they would look nice in the window of his bungalow.......

Home, DB went for his siesta, I sorted through and ordered some bigger cello bags to put thie extra things in I have made.

Had a call from the hotel re the retreat, she has confirmed that we have the extra nights booked and also a ground floor room, we should get a discount on the two extra rooms, as I am a member of the Hilton Honors Club.

Supper will be rolls tonight, we do not need another meal, the scrambled egg was very filling. We had also had mince pies at the coffee morning, so do not really need another meal.

Snow

It started to snow last night and is lying this morning, trains cancelled and traffic apparently is horrendous. I am glad we do not have to go out today. Still hoping to get to the coffee morning tomorrow although the craft fair is in doubt, depends on the weather between now and Saturday. The hall it is being held in is up a steep hill.

Not too bad a night last night, almost 7 hours, sleep so getting better. I change over to the winter duvet yesterday, it was nice and warm in bed, did not want to get up. It was well past 9am before my foot touched the floor.

Load of laundry in, will have to put it in the dryer, no way it will dry on the whirly, I am going to take it out of the socket and store it in the garage until we get better weather.

Grocery order in for delivery on Thursday, it seems to get more expensive every week its running at £50 (64). this time last year it was quite a lot cheaper.

Supper tonight is salmon, new potatoes and peas. We are not having dessert at the present.

Another week

and according to the weather forecast we are due snow!! Brrrrr..... its very cold this morning, but clear as is often the case when its frosty.

DB woke with a dizzy, so just covered him up and left him, had visions of usd having to change the bed under him, but he came though just after 8.30. Clare the cleaner is here doing her usual sterling job.

Our lunch with DD2 yesterday was very nice, she came home with us and had a cup of tea. It became obvious that DD2 is not going to panda to DGD when the baby is born, she has arranged a schedule with DGS and his family to look after Little Miss when they are at work. She will be sleeping over a couple of nights a week to do the school run with Little Miss.

Bed Linen will have to go in the dryer, rain/sleet is forecast for later...

Not sure about supper tonight sausage and mash......no dessert.

NIce day

wonders will never cease, Ihad a decent nights sleep, just over 8.5 hours.

We just had fruit for breakfast as we were going out for lunch. It was a grey cold morning. I had to put my winter coat on.

Lunch was lovely, as usual I had the  beef, DB and DD2 had pork. At last I have got DB to just take what he can eat, I get very upset if good food is left.......as a child during the war meals tended to be rather sparten. It was eat it or go without. It would not be the first time I was presented  with the night befores supper for breakfast.

Not much sewing done today, I looked for the pattern for the scissor holders and founs three part completed. I have cut out another one, will make 6 in total, three with hangers and three without.

DD came back with us for an hour. DB went for his seista, she and I chatted about life in general, she then elected to walk home, I settles on the settee for a short while.

Supper tonight was poached egg on toast, just enough to fill a small gap.

So thats our Sunday, I will be going to bed early in the hopes of getting a decent nights sleep again, the cleaner is here tomorrow......so its bed change, will be putting the heavier duvet on the bed.

 

its getting colder

We did not get up too early, so a bit of a slow start. I have 2 bookmarks finished and 2 on the nachine, once I  have finished  them all will photograph them.

Its a very grey morning, it has rained, but it seems to have stopped for now. I really hate the dark days, so glad when the nights start to draw out again, just now we are putting the lamps on mid afternoon. draw the curtains before we have our supper.

So gammon, salad jacket spud for supper tonight. We are out for lunch with DD2 tomorrow, so no supper to get tomorrow night.

pot stands.

Bookmark with pen pocket.

Not sure why but the photos are not very good I have to do a repair on the top middle book mark, the tassel fell off the string!!

Another early start

 mobile library day, so up and out just after 9am, after choosing books we went into town to QD they were selling boxes of Christmas cards and I also wanted batteries and some bleach.

It was sunny first thing, but cold, my winter jacket came out, so I was warm and cosy.

Two more pot mats made yesterday, have one to clean off then I will post a photo of them. On to something else now. The sale is a week tomorrow 23rd November.

DB is taking his dizzy medication more regularly and it seems to be staving it off. He needs to be ok for next weekend. I am wondering how muchy the journey up to Newcastle in a car for almost 4 hours each way may have upset his ears........

I rang and booked the two extra nights for the retreat in March, forgot to tell them I am a Hilton member, need to ring about that. Reminded my friend and she messaged to say she had done hers too...

Fish and chips tonight......

Early doors

We had to get up early this morning, 7.45am The window cleaner was due and also a delivery from Morrison which came 40 minutes early, he was in the next road and did not see the point of going to the next call and then having to come back, so the shopping is put away half an hour brfore he was due.

Cooking belly pork for pork, with pineapple and rice for supper tonight.

Bright morning but down to 9, sun is out but its cold. I have turned the heating down a bit, the bungalow has warmed up, if its cooler we can put a jumper on.

Finished the 4 pot stands yesterday, going to cut out another 2, the Insul Brite and also some felt I had ordered came yesterday.  The pot stands are nice but they taken an hour to sew. Once I have sorted the sewing for the sale I am going to strip down the sewing room and move stuff around a bit, want to try and loose a bookcase, and give me a bit more room to move. The room is wider than the one at Hose but shorter......plus one bookcase was never in the sewing room, it was in the hall cupboard.

So need to drink my tea and get on..........